May 20th
162 Notable deaths
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 (1933–2005).
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]
Joseph Levis
American fencer.
Born July 20th, 1905 in Boston.
Died May 20th, 2005 at 99 years old in Brighton.
Zdzisław Kostrzewa
Polish footballer (1955-1991).
Born October 26th, 1955 in Wrocław.
Died May 20th, 1991 at 35 years old in Melbourne.
Harald Hein
German fencer.
Born April 19th, 1950 in Tauberbischofsheim.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 58 years old in Tauberbischofsheim. [ref]
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