May 20th
224 Notable deaths
Vera Kashcheyeva
Hero of the soviet union (1922–1975).
Born September 15th, 1922 in Troitsky District, Altai Krai.
Died May 20th, 1975 at 52 years old in Apsheronsk (traffic collision).
Lucia Fairchild Fuller
American painter (1872-1924).
Born December 6th, 1872 in Boston.
Died May 20th, 1924 at 51 years old in Madison.
Paul Hagen
Actor (1920-2003).
Born March 19th, 1920 in Copenhagen.
Died May 20th, 2003 at 83 years old in Langø.
Sándor Kónya
Hungarian singer (1923–2002), tenor.
Born September 23rd, 1923 in Sarkad.
Died May 20th, 2002 at 78 years old in Ibiza.
Jean-Baptiste Weckerlin
French composer and music publisher (1821–1910).
Born November 9th, 1821 in Guebwiller.
Died May 20th, 1910 at 88 years old in Guebwiller.
Francisco Brines
Spanish poet.
Born January 22nd, 1932 in Oliva.
Died May 20th, 2021 at 89 years old in Gandia.
Jiří Pešek
Czech footballer (1927-2011).
Born June 4th, 1927 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2011 at 83 years old in Czech Republic.
Euphrasia Donnelly
American swimmer.
Born June 6th, 1905 in Indianapolis.
Died May 20th, 1963 at 57 years old in Warsaw.
Gert Bals
Dutch football player (1936-2016).
Born October 18th, 1936 in Utrecht.
Died May 20th, 2016 at 79 years old in Veenendaal. [ref]
Erzsébet Galgóczi
Hungarian writer, journalist, screenwriter, politician (1930-1989).
Born August 27th, 1930 in Győr. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1989 at 58 years old in Győr (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Michel Gauquelin
French psychologist (1928–1991).
Born November 13th, 1928 in Paris.
Died May 20th, 1991 at 62 years old in Paris.
Paul Falk
German figure skater (1921–2017).
Born December 21st, 1921 in Dortmund.
Died May 20th, 2017 at 95 years old in Queidersbach. [ref]
Konstantin Staniukovich
Russian writer (1843–1903).
Born March 30th, 1843 in Sevastopol.
Died May 20th, 1903 at 60 years old in Naples.
Bjarne Brustad
Norwegian musician (1895-1978).
Born March 4th, 1895 in Christiania.
Died May 20th, 1978 at 83 years old in Oslo.
Zinaida Tusnolobova-Marchenko
Quadruple amputee veteran of wwii and heroine of the soviet union (1920-1980).
Born November 23rd, 1920 in Polotsky Uyezd.
Died May 20th, 1980 at 59 years old in Polatsk.
Fiame Mata'afa Faumuina Mulinu'u II
Samoan politician (1921-1975).
Born August 5th, 1921 in Samoa, Lotofaga.
Died May 20th, 1975 at 53 years old
Ernst von Dobschütz
German theologian (1870–1934).
Born October 9th, 1870 in Halle (Saale).
Died May 20th, 1934 at 63 years old in Halle (Saale).
Gianfranco Terenzi
Captain regent of san marino (1941-2020).
Born January 2nd, 1941 in San Marino.
Died May 20th, 2020 at 79 years old in Serravalle (struck by vehicle). [ref]
Carl Robert Osten-Sacken
Russian entomologist and diplomat (1828–1906).
Born August 21st, 1828 in Saint Petersburg.
Died May 20th, 1906 at 77 years old in Heidelberg.
Jozef Gregor-Tajovský
Slovak writer, poet, teacher, and politician (1874–1940).
Born October 14th, 1874 in Tajov. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1940 at 65 years old in Bratislava.
Roman Steinberg
Estonian wrestler (1900–1939).
Born April 5th, 1900 in Massu Rural Municipality.
Died May 20th, 1939 at 39 years old in Tallinn (tuberculosis).
Jean-Louis Vaudoyer
French novelist, poet, essayist, and art historian (1883–1963).
Born September 10th, 1883 in Le Plessis-Robinson.
Died May 20th, 1963 at 79 years old in Paris.
Nick Cogley
American actor (1869-1936).
Born May 4th, 1869 in New York City.
Died May 20th, 1936 at 67 years old in Santa Monica (surgical complications).
Alexander Keyserling
Baltic german scientist (1815-1891).
Born August 27th, 1815 in Kabile Manor.
Died May 20th, 1891 at 75 years old in Raikküla manor.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 224
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi