May 20th
162 Notable deaths
Nick Cogley
American actor (1869-1936).
Born May 4th, 1869 in New York City.
Died May 20th, 1936 at 67 years old in Santa Monica (surgical complications).
Jean-Louis de Rambures
French journalist (1930-2006).
Died May 20th, 2006 at 76 years old in Vaudricourt.
Jean-Louis Vaudoyer
French novelist, poet, essayist, and art historian (1883–1963).
Born September 10th, 1883 in Le Plessis-Robinson.
Died May 20th, 1963 at 79 years old in Paris.
Nini Roll Anker
Norwegian novelist/playwright (1873-1942).
Died May 20th, 1942 at 69 years old in Asker.
Jozef Gregor-Tajovský
Slovak writer, poet, teacher, and politician (1874–1940).
Born October 18th, 1874 in Tajov. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1940 at 65 years old in Bratislava.
Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov
Former president of the udmurt republic (1951-2017).
Born December 25th, 1951 in Bryansk.
Died May 20th, 2017 at 65 years old in Germany (cancer). [ref]
Svenn Stray
Norwegian politician (1922-2012).
Born February 11th, 1922 in Arendal.
Died May 20th, 2012 at 90 years old in Moss.
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.
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As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci