May 20th
145 Notable deaths
Edgar Barth
German racing driver.
Born January 26th, 1917 in Herold.
Died May 20th, 1965 at 48 years old in Ludwigsburg (cancer).
Santiago Álvarez
Cuban filmmaker (1919-1998).
Born March 18th, 1919 in Havana.
Died May 20th, 1998 at 79 years old in Havana (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Ramón Chao Rego
Spanish journalist and writer (1935-2018).
Born July 21st, 1935 in Vilalba.
Died May 20th, 2018 at 82 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
David Raziel
One of the founder of irgun.
Born December 19th, 1910 in Smarhoń.
Died May 20th, 1941 at 30 years old in Baghdad.
Leonard Ornstein
Dutch physicist (1880-1941).
Born November 12th, 1880 in Nijmegen. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1941 at 60 years old in Utrecht. [ref]
Zoltán Halmay
Hungarian olympic swimmer (1881-1956).
Born June 18th, 1881 in Vysoká pri Morave.
Died May 20th, 1956 at 74 years old in Budapest.
Alan Kelly
Irish footballer and manager (1936-2009).
Born July 5th, 1936 in Dublin.
Died May 20th, 2009 at 72 years old in Rockville (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Ricardo Franco
Spanish film director (1949-1998).
Born May 24th, 1949 in Madrid. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1998 at 48 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).
Ólafur Jóhannesson
Prime minister of iceland (1913-1984).
Born March 1st, 1913 in Stóra-Holt.
Died May 20th, 1984 at 71 years old
Lauri Pihkala
Finnish sportsman (1888-1981).
Born January 5th, 1888 in Pihtipudas.
Died May 20th, 1981 at 93 years old in Helsinki.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 145
Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom