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May 20th
145 Notable deaths
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 (ballistic trauma).
Gōgen Yamaguchi
Japanese karateka (1909-1989).
Born January 20th, 1909 in Kagoshima.
Died May 20th, 1989 at 80 years old in Tokyo.
Tetsuzō Iwamoto
Japanese flying ace.
Born June 15th, 1916 in Japan.
Died May 20th, 1955 at 38 years old in Masuda (sepsis).
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.
Jean Daniélou
French jesuit theologian and cardinal (1905–1974).
Born May 14th, 1905 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1974 at 69 years old in Paris, 17th arrondissement of Paris (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Varvara Stepanova
Russian artist (1894-1958).
Born November 5th, 1894 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1958 at 63 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jean-Claude Gaudin
French politician (1939-2024).
Born October 8th, 1939 in Marseille. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2024 at 84 years old in Saint-Zacharie. [ref]
Jürgen Ehlers
German physicist.
Born December 29th, 1929 in Hamburg.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 78 years old in Potsdam.
Ali Sadikin
Indonesian politician (1927-2008).
Born July 7th, 1927 in West Java.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 80 years old in Singapore. [ref]
Verner von Heidenstam
Swedish writer (1859-1940).
Born July 6th, 1859 in Olshammar. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1940 at 80 years old in Övralid. [ref]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 145
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan