May 20th
169 Notable deaths
Ben Weisman
American composer, songwriter (1921–2007).
Born November 16th, 1921 in Providence.
Died May 20th, 2007 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia, stroke). [ref]
Charles Camoin
French painter (1879–1965).
Born September 23rd, 1879 in Marseille. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1965 at 85 years old in Paris.
Renzo Pasolini
Italian motorcycle racer.
Born July 18th, 1938 in Rimini.
Died May 20th, 1973 at 34 years old in Monza.
Eugene Polley
Engineer, inventor of remote control, 1915-2012.
Born November 29th, 1915 in Chicago. [ref]
Died May 20th, 2012 at 96 years old in Downers Grove. [ref]
Khiuaz Dospanova
Soviet po-2 navigator in wwii and hero of kazakhstan (1922-2008).
Born May 15th, 1922 in Atyrau, Kurmangazy District.
Died May 20th, 2008 at 86 years old in Almaty.
Philipp von Ferrary
French philatelist.
Born January 11th, 1850 in Paris.
Died May 20th, 1917 at 67 years old in Lausanne.
Bob Belden
American musician (1956–2015).
Born October 31st, 1956 in Evanston.
Died May 20th, 2015 at 58 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction).
John Gould Fletcher
American writer (1886–1950).
Born January 3rd, 1886 in Little Rock.
Died May 20th, 1950 at 64 years old in Little Rock (drowning).
John Stone Stone
American electrical engineer (1869–1943).
Born September 24th, 1869 in Manakin-Sabot.
Died May 20th, 1943 at 73 years old in San Diego. [ref]
Leontine Sagan
Austrian-hungarian stage and film director.
Born February 13th, 1889 in Budapest. [ref]
Died May 20th, 1974 at 85 years old in Pretoria. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 169
For some moments in life there are no words. David Seltzer