May 20th
224 Notable deaths
Sudha Shivpuri
Indian actress (1937-2015).
Born July 14th, 1937 in Indore.
Died May 20th, 2015 at 77 years old in Mumbai (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Anton Diffring
German actor (1916–1989).
Born October 19th, 1916 in Koblenz.
Died May 20th, 1989 at 72 years old in Châteauneuf-Grasse (cancer).
Tanguturi Prakasam
Indian politician and freedom fighter.
Born August 23rd, 1872 in Vinodarayunipalem.
Died May 20th, 1957 at 84 years old in Hyderabad. [ref]
Patricia Morison
American stage and film actress (1915-2018).
Born March 19th, 1915 in New York City. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2018 at 103 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
J. D. Cannon
American actor (1922-2005).
Born April 24th, 1922 in Idaho.
Died May 20th, 2005 at 83 years old in Hudson (disease).
Virgilio Barco Vargas
President of colombia (1986-1990).
Born September 17th, 1921 in Cúcuta.
Died May 20th, 1997 at 75 years old in Bogotá (cancer).
John Richard Hicks
British economist (1904-1989).
Born April 8th, 1904 in Leamington Spa, Warwick.
Died May 20th, 1989 at 85 years old in Blockley.
Hamilton Jordan
Chief of staff to president of the united states jimmy carter (1944-2008).
Born September 21st, 1944 in Charlotte.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 63 years old in Atlanta (mesothelioma). [ref]
Josip Jelačić
Austrian general (1801-1859).
Born October 16th, 1801 in Petrovaradin. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1859 at 57 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Barbara Murray
British screen actress (1929-2014).
Born September 27th, 1929 in London.
Died May 20th, 2014 at 84 years old in Alicante (myocardial infarction).
Peter Bull
British actor (1912-1984).
Born March 21st, 1912 in London.
Died May 20th, 1984 at 72 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Rudolf von Ribbentrop
German ss officer (1921–2019).
Born May 11th, 1921 in Wiesbaden.
Died May 20th, 2019 at 98 years old in Ratingen. [ref]
George-Étienne Cartier
Canadian politician and lawyer (1814-1873).
Born September 6th, 1814 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu.
Died May 20th, 1873 at 58 years old in London (nephritis).
Adolfo Nicolás
Superior general of the society of jesus (1936-2020).
Born April 29th, 1936 in Villamuriel de Cerrato.
Died May 20th, 2020 at 84 years old in Tokyo (disease). [ref]
Hector Guimard
French architect (1867–1942).
Born March 10th, 1867 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1942 at 75 years old in Manhattan.
Max Beerbohm
English writer (1872-1956).
Born August 24th, 1872 in London.
Died May 20th, 1956 at 83 years old in Rapallo.
Marina von Neumann Whitman
American economist.
Born March 6th, 1935 in New York City.
Died May 20th, 2025 at 90 years old in Concord. [ref]
Helen B. Taussig
Jewish-american cardiologist (1898-1986).
Born May 24th, 1898 in Cambridge.
Died May 20th, 1986 at 87 years old in Kennett Square (car collision).
Nino Benvenuti
Italian boxer.
Born April 26th, 1938 in Izola.
Died May 20th, 2025 at 87 years old in Rome. [ref]
Stanley Miller
American scientist (1930–2007).
Born March 7th, 1930 in Oakland.
Died May 20th, 2007 at 77 years old in National City (heart failure).
Alfred Schütz
American sociologist (1899–1959).
Born April 13th, 1899 in Vienna.
Died May 20th, 1959 at 60 years old in New York City.
Amalia of Oldenburg
Queen of greece (1818–1875).
Born December 21st, 1818 in Oldenburg.
Died May 20th, 1875 at 56 years old in Bamberg.
Jackie Basehart
American actor (1951-2015).
Born October 11th, 1951 in Santa Monica.
Died May 20th, 2015 at 63 years old in Milan (disease).
Walter Rudin
American mathematician (1921-2010).
Died May 20th, 2010 at 89 years old in Madison (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
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In my end is my beginning. Mary, Queen of Scots