May 20th
167 Notable deaths
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 9th, 1894 in Kaunas. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1958 at 63 years old in Moscow.
Jean-Claude Gaudin
French politician (1939–2024).
Born October 8th, 1939 in Marseille.
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]
Manuel Fal Conde
Spanish lawyer (1894-1975).
Born August 10th, 1894 in Higuera de la Sierra.
Died May 20th, 1975 at 80 years old in Seville.
Jean E. Sammet
American computer scientist (1928-2017).
Born March 23rd, 1928 in New York City.
Died May 20th, 2017 at 89 years old in Burtonsville. [ref]
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare