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May 20th
169 Notable deaths
Alfred Schütz
American sociologist.
Born April 13th, 1899 in Vienna. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1959 at 60 years old in New York City. [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).
Walter Rudin
American mathematician (1921-2010).
Died May 20th, 2010 at 89 years old in Madison (Parkinson's disease). [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.
Born August 29th, 1897 in Barmen.
Died May 20th, 1947 at 49 years old in Chaidari (ballistic trauma).
Warren Grant Magnuson
American politician (1905-1989).
Born April 12th, 1905 in Moorhead.
Died May 20th, 1989 at 84 years old in Seattle.
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).
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.
Born February 23rd, 1944 in Karsakpay.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 65 years old in Moscow (pancreatic cancer).
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