May 20th
155 Notable deaths
Gilbert Murray
Anglo-australian scholar (1866-1957).
Born January 2nd, 1866 in Sydney.
Died May 20th, 1957 at 91 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Jarno Saarinen
Finnish motorcycle racer (1945-1973).
Born December 11th, 1945 in Turku.
Died May 20th, 1973 at 27 years old in Monza Circuit, Monza.
Sandra Bem
American psychologist.
Born June 22nd, 1944 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 20th, 2014 at 69 years old in Ithaca.
Ana Aslan
Romanian biologist and physician.
Born January 1st, 1897 in Brăila.
Died May 20th, 1988 at 91 years old in Polonia.
John David Jackson
American theoretical physicist and textbook author.
Born January 19th, 1925 in London.
Died May 20th, 2016 at 91 years old in Lansing.
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]
Deaths 51 to 60 of 155
I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner