May 20th
224 Notable deaths
Carlotta Grisi
Italian ballet dancer (1819–1899).
Born June 28th, 1819 in Vižinada.
Died May 20th, 1899 at 79 years old in Geneva.
Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
German prince.
Born January 31st, 1824 in Vienna.
Died May 20th, 1884 at 60 years old in Vienna.
Manuel Fal Conde
Spanish lawyer (1894-1975).
Born August 10th, 1894 in Higuera de la Sierra.
Died May 20th, 1975 at 80 years old in Seville.
Chhanda Gayen
A bengali mountaineer, martial artist, explorer, teacher of self-defense..
Died May 20th, 2014 at 34 years old
Varvara Stepanova
Russian artist (1894-1958).
Born November 5th, 1894 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1958 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Jean-Claude Gaudin
French politician (1939–2024).
Born October 8th, 1939 in Marseille.
Died May 20th, 2024 at 84 years old in Saint-Zacharie. [ref]
Giovanni Colombo
Catholic cardinal (1902-1992).
Born December 6th, 1902 in Caronno Pertusella.
Died May 20th, 1992 at 89 years old in Milan.
Verner von Heidenstam
Swedish writer (1859–1940).
Born July 6th, 1859 in Olshammar.
Died May 20th, 1940 at 80 years old in Övralid.
Ali Sadikin
Indonesian politician, former military officer, governor of jakarta (1966-1977).
Born July 7th, 1926 in Sumedang.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 81 years old in Singapore. [ref]
Sándor Puhl
Hungarian football referee (1955–2021).
Born July 14th, 1955 in Miskolc.
Died May 20th, 2021 at 65 years old in Budapest (COVID-19). [ref]
Trần Đức Lương
Vietnamese politician.
Born May 5th, 1937 in Quảng Ngãi.
Died May 20th, 2025 at 88 years old in Hanoi. [ref]
Henry S. Foote
American politician (1804-1880).
Born February 28th, 1804 in Fauquier County.
Died May 20th, 1880 at 76 years old in Nashville.
John Goodall
English footballer and manager (1863-1942).
Born June 19th, 1863 in Westminster.
Died May 20th, 1942 at 78 years old in Watford.
Michael B. Tretow
Swedish record producer and audio engineer.
Born August 20th, 1944 in Norrköping's Östra Eneby parish.
Died May 20th, 2025 at 80 years old in Stockholms Gustav Vasa. [ref]
Jean E. Sammet
American computer scientist (1928-2017).
Born March 23rd, 1928 in New York City.
Died May 20th, 2017 at 89 years old in Burtonsville. [ref]
M.R. Srinivasan
Former chairman of atomic energy commission india.
Born January 5th, 1930 in Bengaluru.
Died May 20th, 2025 at 95 years old
Koo Bon-moo
South korean business executive.
Born February 10th, 1945 in Jinju.
Died May 20th, 2018 at 73 years old in Seoul (brain tumor). [ref]
Jesse D. Bright
American politician (1812-1875).
Born December 18th, 1812 in Norwich.
Died May 20th, 1875 at 62 years old in Baltimore.
William S. Benson
American navy admiral; (1855-1932).
Born September 25th, 1855 in Macon.
Died May 20th, 1932 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Theodor Wilhelm Engelmann
German physiologist (1843–1909).
Born November 14th, 1843 in Leipzig.
Died May 20th, 1909 at 65 years old in Berlin.
Alessandro Pirzio Biroli
Italian fascist general, fencer (1877-1962).
Born July 23rd, 1877 in Campobasso.
Died May 20th, 1962 at 84 years old in Rome.
Prithipal Singh
Field hockey player (1932-1983).
Born January 28th, 1932 in Nankana Sahib.
Died May 20th, 1983 at 51 years old in Ludhiana.
Baruch Kimmerling
Israeli sociologist and historian (1939–2007).
Born October 10th, 1939 in Turda.
Died May 20th, 2007 at 67 years old in Israel (cancer). [ref]
Emma Amos
African american artist (1938-2020).
Born March 16th, 1937 in Atlanta.
Died May 20th, 2020 at 83 years old in Bedford (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 224
Losing is discovering, which is living. Maxime Lagacé