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May 20th
224 Notable deaths
Ben Weisman
American composer, songwriter (1921–2007).
Born November 16th, 1921 in Providence.
Died May 20th, 2007 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (stroke, pneumonia). [ref]
Charles Camoin
French painter (1879–1965).
Born September 23rd, 1879 in Marseille. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1965 at 85 years old in Paris.
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen
American lawyer and politician (1817–1885).
Born August 4th, 1817 in Millstone. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1885 at 67 years old in Newark.
Renzo Pasolini
Italian motorcycle racer (1938–1973).
Born July 18th, 1938 in Rimini.
Died May 20th, 1973 at 34 years old in Monza (collision, falling).
Eugene Polley
Engineer, inventor of remote control, 1915-2012.
Born November 29th, 1915 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2012 at 96 years old in Downers Grove. [ref]
Khiuaz Dospanova
Soviet po-2 navigator in wwii and hero of kazakhstan (1922-2008).
Born May 15th, 1922 in Kurmangazy.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 86 years old in Almaty. [ref]
Ottomar Anschütz
German photographer and inventor (1846–1907).
Born May 16th, 1846 in Leszno.
Died May 20th, 1907 at 61 years old in Friedenau.
Philipp von Ferrary
French philatelist, owner of the world's largest stamp collection (1850–1917).
Born January 11th, 1850 in Paris.
Died May 20th, 1917 at 67 years old in Lausanne.
Bob Belden
American musician (1956–2015).
Born October 31st, 1956 in Evanston.
Died May 20th, 2015 at 58 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction).
John Gould Fletcher
American writer (1886–1950).
Born January 3rd, 1886 in Little Rock.
Died May 20th, 1950 at 64 years old in Little Rock (drowning).
John Stone Stone
American electrical engineer (1869–1943).
Born September 24th, 1869 in Manakin-Sabot.
Died May 20th, 1943 at 73 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Leontine Sagan
Austrian-hungarian stage and film director.
Born February 13th, 1889 in Vienna, Budapest.
Died May 20th, 1974 at 85 years old in Pretoria.
Jacob Ellehammer
Danish aviator (1871–1946).
Born June 14th, 1871 in Vordingborg.
Died May 20th, 1946 at 74 years old in Gentofte.
Bill Holland
American racecar driver (1907-1984).
Born December 18th, 1907 in Philadelphia.
Died May 20th, 1984 at 76 years old in Tucson.
Gesang Martohartono
Indonesian singer-songwriter (1917–2010).
Born October 1st, 1917 in Surakarta.
Died May 20th, 2010 at 92 years old in Surakarta. [ref]
Nanni Balestrini
Italian poet, author and artist (1935–2019).
Died May 20th, 2019 at 83 years old in Rome.
Carl Heinrich Theodor Knorr
German entrepreneur (1800-1875).
Born May 15th, 1800 in Wendeburg.
Died May 20th, 1875 at 75 years old in Heilbronn.
Ramón Chao Rego
Spanish journalist and writer (1935-2018).
Born July 27th, 1935 in Vilalba.
Died May 20th, 2018 at 82 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Edgar Barth
German racing driver (1917–1965).
Born January 26th, 1917 in Herold.
Died May 20th, 1965 at 48 years old in Ludwigsburg (cancer).
Kang Sok-ju
Vice premier of north korea (1939-2016).
Born August 29th, 1939 in Pyongwon County.
Died May 20th, 2016 at 76 years old in Pyongyang (esophageal cancer). [ref]
David Raziel
One of the founder of irgun (1910–1941).
Born December 19th, 1910 in Smarhon.
Died May 20th, 1941 at 30 years old in Baghdad.
Alan Kelly
Irish footballer and manager (1936-2009).
Born July 5th, 1936 in Dublin.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 72 years old in Rockville (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Ivan Franjo Jukić
Bosnian francisca and writer (1818–1857).
Born July 8th, 1818 in Banja Luka.
Died May 20th, 1857 at 38 years old in Vienna.
Santiago Álvarez
Cuban filmmaker (1919-1998).
Born March 18th, 1919 in Havana.
Died May 20th, 1998 at 79 years old in Havana (Parkinson's disease).
Leonard Ornstein
Dutch physicist (1880-1941).
Born November 12th, 1880 in Nijmegen.
Died May 20th, 1941 at 60 years old in Utrecht.
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