May 20th
224 Notable deaths
Cleve Moler
American mathematician specializing in numerical analysis (1939 - 2026).
Born August 17th, 1939 in Salt Lake City.
Died May 20th, 2026 at 86 years old in Saint Michaels. [ref]
George Eastman
Italian actor (1942-2026).
Born August 16th, 1942 in Genoa.
Died May 20th, 2026 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
Bobby Pearce
Australian rower (1905-1976).
Born September 30th, 1905 in Sydney.
Died May 20th, 1976 at 70 years old in Toronto.
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
German footballer (1939–2024).
Born March 31st, 1939 in Düren.
Died May 20th, 2024 at 85 years old in Milan. [ref]
Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller
German general (1897–1947).
Born August 29th, 1897 in Barmen.
Died May 20th, 1947 at 49 years old in Chaidari (gunshot wound).
Valentine Fleming
British politician.
Born February 17th, 1882 in Newport-on-Tay.
Died May 20th, 1917 at 35 years old in Guillemont.
Warren Magnuson
American politician (1905–1989).
Born April 12th, 1905 in Moorhead.
Died May 20th, 1989 at 84 years old in Seattle.
Charles Francis Adams Jr.
American author and historian (1835–1915).
Born May 27th, 1835 in Boston.
Died May 20th, 1915 at 79 years old in Washington, D.C..
Josef Priller
German world war ii fighter pilot (1915–1961).
Born July 27th, 1915 in Ingolstadt.
Died May 20th, 1961 at 45 years old in Böbing (myocardial infarction).
Renato Carosone
Italian musician; band leader, pianist, singer (1920–2001).
Born January 3rd, 1920 in Naples.
Died May 20th, 2001 at 81 years old in Rome.
Oleg Yankovsky
Soviet and russian actor (1944-2009).
Born February 23rd, 1944 in Karsakpay.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 65 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
Arthur Erickson
Canadian architect and urban planner (1924–2009).
Born June 14th, 1924 in Vancouver. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2009 at 84 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Jean-Pierre Rampal
French flutist.
Born January 7th, 1922 in Marseille.
Died May 20th, 2000 at 78 years old in Paris (heart failure).
Archbishop Damaskinos Papandreou
Politician and priest from greece (1891-1949).
Born March 15th, 1891 in Dorvitsa.
Died May 20th, 1949 at 58 years old in Athens.
Bill Gold
American graphic designer.
Born January 3rd, 1921 in New York City.
Died May 20th, 2018 at 97 years old in Greenwich (Alzheimer's disease).
Jarno Saarinen
Finnish motorcycle racer (1945-1973).
Born December 11th, 1945 in Turku.
Died May 20th, 1973 at 27 years old in Monza Circuit (falling, struck by vehicle).
Tetsuzō Iwamoto
Japanese flying ace (1916–1955).
Born June 15th, 1916 in Sakhalin.
Died May 20th, 1955 at 38 years old in Masuda (sepsis).
Gilbert Murray
Anglo-australian scholar (1866-1957).
Born January 2nd, 1866 in Sydney.
Died May 20th, 1957 at 91 years old in Oxford.
Jean Daniélou
French jesuit theologian and cardinal (1905–1974).
Born May 14th, 1905 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Died May 20th, 1974 at 69 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John David Jackson
American theoretical physicist and textbook author (1925–2016).
Born January 19th, 1925 in London.
Died May 20th, 2016 at 91 years old in Lansing.
Bruno Bräuer
German general (1893-1947).
Born February 4th, 1893 in Stanisławów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Died May 20th, 1947 at 54 years old in Chaidari (gunshot wound).
Sandra Bem
American psychologist.
Born June 22nd, 1944 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 20th, 2014 at 69 years old in Ithaca.
Gōgen Yamaguchi
Japanese karateka (1909-1989).
Born January 20th, 1909 in Shonai.
Died May 20th, 1989 at 80 years old in Tokyo.
Gadi Kinda
Ethiopian-israeli association football player (1994–2025).
Born March 23rd, 1994 in Addis Ababa. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2025 at 31 years old in Haifa. [ref]
Jürgen Ehlers
German physicist (1929–2008).
Born December 29th, 1929 in Hamburg.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 78 years old in Potsdam.
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin