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May 20th
143 Notable deaths
Mary Ellen Trainor
American actress (1952-2015).
Born July 8th, 1952 in San Francisco.
Died May 20th, 2015 at 62 years old in Montecito (cancer).
Barbara Hepworth
English sculptor.
Born January 10th, 1903 in Wakefield. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1975 at 72 years old in St Ives. [ref]
Bipin Chandra Pal
Indian academic and politician (1858–1932).
Born November 7th, 1858 in Habiganj District. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1932 at 73 years old in Kolkata. [ref]
Lucy Gordon
British actress and model (1980-2009).
Born May 22nd, 1980 in Oxford. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2009 at 28 years old in 10th arrondissement of Paris (hanging). [ref]
Philipp Lenard
German physicist (1862-1947).
Born June 7th, 1862 in Bratislava. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1947 at 84 years old in Messelhausen. [ref]
Malik Sealy
Basketball player (1970-2000).
Born February 1st, 1970 in The Bronx.
Died May 20th, 2000 at 30 years old in Minneapolis (traffic collision).
Billy Cannon
American football player (1937-2018).
Born August 2nd, 1937 in Philadelphia.
Died May 20th, 2018 at 80 years old in St. Francisville.
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi
Libyan mass murderer (1952-2012).
Born April 1st, 1952 in Tripoli.
Died May 20th, 2012 at 60 years old in Tripoli (prostate cancer). [ref]
Aleksandr Ulyanov
Russian revolutionary and activist.
Born April 12th, 1866 in Nizhny Novgorod.
Died May 20th, 1887 at 21 years old in Shlisselburg (hanging).
Paul Ricœur
French philosopher.
Born February 27th, 1913 in Valence. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2005 at 92 years old in Châtenay-Malabry. [ref]
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender