May 20th
145 Notable deaths
Wolfgang Gunkel
East german rower.
Born January 15th, 1948 in East Berlin.
Died May 20th, 2020 at 72 years old [ref]
Jaroslav Brabec
Czechoslovak shot-putter, olympic athlete and sports coach.
Born July 27th, 1949 in Litoměřice.
Died May 20th, 2018 at 68 years old [ref]
Eduard Brückner
Austrian scientist.
Born July 29th, 1862 in Jena. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1927 at 64 years old in Vienna.
Albert Bouvet
French racing cyclist (1930-2017).
Born February 28th, 1930 in Mellé. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2017 at 87 years old in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. [ref]
Zinaida Tusnolobova-Marchenko
Quadruple amputee veteran of wwii and heroine of the soviet union (1920-1980).
Born November 23rd, 1920 in Polotsky Uyezd.
Died May 20th, 1980 at 59 years old in Polotsk.
Björn Collinder
Swedish linguist.
Born July 22nd, 1894 in Sundsvall. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1983 at 88 years old in Vienna.
Marian Foik
Polish sprinter.
Born October 6th, 1933 in Bielszowice.
Died May 20th, 2005 at 71 years old in Warsaw.
Dick Been
Dutch footballer (1914-1978).
Born December 28th, 1914 in Amsterdam.
Died May 20th, 1978 at 63 years old in Amsterdam (cancer).
Enrico Gasparri
Catholic cardinal.
Born July 25th, 1871 in Ussita.
Died May 20th, 1946 at 74 years old in Rome.
Victor Găureanu
Romanian fencer.
Born November 15th, 1967 in Nicolae Bălcescu.
Died May 20th, 2017 at 49 years old in Craiova (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 145
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