May 20th
162 Notable deaths
Walter Rudin
American mathematician (1921-2010).
Died May 20th, 2010 at 89 years old in Madison (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Jackie Basehart
American actor (1951-2015).
Born October 11th, 1951 in Santa Monica.
Died May 20th, 2015 at 63 years old in Milan (disease).
Helen B. Taussig
American cardiologist (1898-1986).
Born May 24th, 1898 in Cambridge.
Died May 20th, 1986 at 87 years old in Chester County (car collision).
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]
Renato Carosone
Italian musician; band leader, pianist, singer.
Born January 3rd, 1920 in Naples. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2001 at 81 years old in Rome. [ref]
Josef Priller
German world war ii fighter pilot.
Born July 27th, 1915 in Ingolstadt.
Died May 20th, 1961 at 45 years old in Böbing (myocardial infarction).
Friedrich-Wilhelm Müller
German general.
Born August 29th, 1897 in Barmen.
Died May 20th, 1947 at 49 years old in Chaidari (ballistic trauma).
Jean-Pierre Rampal
French flutist.
Born January 7th, 1922 in Marseille. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2000 at 78 years old in Paris (heart failure). [ref]
Arthur Erickson
Canadian architect and urban planner.
Born June 14th, 1924 in Vancouver. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2009 at 84 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
German footballer (1939–2024).
Born March 31st, 1939 in Düren.
Died May 20th, 2024 at 85 years old in Milan. [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 162
When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson