May 20th
174 Notable deaths
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]
Ali Sadikin
Indonesian politician (1927-2008).
Born July 7th, 1927 in West Java.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 80 years old in Singapore. [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]
John Goodall
English footballer and manager (1863-1942).
Born June 19th, 1863 in Westminster.
Died May 20th, 1942 at 78 years old in Watford.
Michael B. Tretow
Swedish record producer and audio engineer.
Born August 20th, 1944 in Norrköping's Östra Eneby parish.
Died May 20th, 2025 at 80 years old in Stockholms Gustav Vasa. [ref]
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]
M.R. Srinivasan
Former chairman of atomic energy commission india.
Born January 5th, 1930 in Bengaluru.
Died May 20th, 2025 at 95 years old
Koo Bon-moo
South korean business executive.
Born February 10th, 1945 in Jinju.
Died May 20th, 2018 at 73 years old in Seoul (brain tumor). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 174
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche