May 20th
155 Notable deaths
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]
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]
Sándor Puhl
Hungarian football referee (1955-2021).
Born July 14th, 1955 in Miskolc.
Died May 20th, 2021 at 65 years old (COVID-19). [ref]
Trần Đức Lương
Vietnamese politician.
Born May 5th, 1937 in Quảng Ngãi.
Died May 20th, 2025 at 88 years old in Hanoi. [ref]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 155
I discovered to my joy, that it is life, not death, that has no limits. Gabriel García Márquez