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May 20th
224 Notable deaths
László Somogyi
(1907–1988) hungarian conductor.
Born June 25th, 1907 in Budapest.
Died May 20th, 1988 at 80 years old in Geneva.
Burton Jastram
American rower (1910-1995).
Born June 5th, 1910 in San Francisco.
Died May 20th, 1995 at 84 years old in Oakland.
Víctor Unamuno
Spanish footballer (1909–1988).
Born May 21st, 1909 in Bergara.
Died May 20th, 1988 at 78 years old in Durango.
Bogumił Šwjela
German parson (1873–1948).
Born September 5th, 1873 in Schorbus.
Died May 20th, 1948 at 74 years old in Naumburg.
Kenji Imai
Japanese architect (1895-1987).
Born January 11th, 1895 in Tokyo.
Died May 20th, 1987 at 92 years old in Tokyo.
Alfred Neveu
Bobsledder (1890-1975).
Born December 24th, 1890 in Leysin.
Died May 20th, 1975 at 84 years old in Leysin.
Kristian Middelboe
Danish footballer (1881-1965).
Born March 24th, 1881 in Brunnby church parish.
Died May 20th, 1965 at 84 years old in Frederiksberg.
Philippe Édouard Foucaux
French tibetologist (1811-1894).
Born September 15th, 1811 in Angers.
Died May 20th, 1894 at 82 years old in Paris.
Franz Albert Amrhein
German rugby union player.
Born December 29th, 1870 in Frankfurt.
Died May 20th, 1945 at 74 years old in Frankfurt.
Sante Ranucci
Italian cyclist.
Born October 31st, 1933 in Montefiascone. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2023 at 89 years old in Scandicci.
Harald Eriksson
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born September 22nd, 1921 in Lycksele Municipality.
Died May 20th, 2015 at 93 years old in Umeå. [ref]
Martin Kargl
Austrian footballer (1912-1946).
Born December 30th, 1912.
Died May 20th, 1946 at 33 years old
Prince Georg Wilhelm, Hereditary Prince of Hanover
Hanovarian royal (1880–1912).
Born October 28th, 1880 in Gmunden.
Died May 20th, 1912 at 31 years old in Nackel (traffic collision).
Joseph Timchenko
Ukrainian inventor (1852–1924).
Born April 26th, 1852 in Okip.
Died May 20th, 1924 at 72 years old in Odesa.
Johann Heinrich Kaltenbach
German botanist and entomologist (1807–1876).
Born October 30th, 1807 in Cologne.
Died May 20th, 1877 at 69 years old in Aachen.
Karl von Kirchbach auf Lauterbach
Austrian general.
Born May 20th, 1856 in Gyöngyös.
Died May 20th, 1939 at 83 years old in Scharnstein.
Vittorio Gliubich
Italian rower.
Born April 18th, 1902 in Šibenik.
Died May 20th, 1984 at 82 years old in Fidenza.
Joaquín Pérez
Mexican equestrian (1936–2011).
Born October 25th, 1936 in Jalisco.
Died May 20th, 2011 at 74 years old in El Paso. [ref]
Ricardo Franco
Spanish film director (1949-1998).
Born May 24th, 1949 in Madrid.
Died May 20th, 1998 at 48 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction).
Richard Gregg
Field hockey player (1883–1945).
Born December 9th, 1883 in Portsmouth.
Died May 20th, 1945 at 61 years old in Dublin.
Włodzimierz Antoniewicz
Polish archaeologist.
Born July 15th, 1893 in Sambir.
Died May 20th, 1973 at 79 years old in Warsaw.
Joseph Howard
Maltese politician (1862-1925).
Born December 4th, 1862 in Valletta.
Died May 20th, 1925 at 62 years old in Malta.
Zofia Chomętowska
Polish photographer.
Born December 8th, 1902 in Parachonsk.
Died May 20th, 1991 at 88 years old in Buenos Aires.
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson