June 20th
158 Notable deaths
Benoîte Groult
French writer (1920–2016).
Born January 31st, 1920 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 20th, 2016 at 96 years old in Hyères. [ref]
Saadallah al-Jabiri
Prime minister of syria (1893-1947).
Born October 14th, 1892 in Aleppo. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1947 at 54 years old in Aleppo.
V. Volodarsky
Russian revolutionary (1891-1918).
Born December 11th, 1891 in Staryi Ostropil.
Died June 20th, 1918 at 26 years old in Saint Petersburg (attempted murder).
Sidney Lanfield
American film director (1898-1972).
Born April 20th, 1898 in Chicago. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1972 at 74 years old in Marina del Rey (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Wálter Guevara
54th president of bolivia (august-november 1979).
Born March 11th, 1912 in Cochabamba.
Died June 20th, 1996 at 84 years old in La Paz.
Michael Westphal
West german tennis player (1965–1991).
Born February 19th, 1965 in Hamburg.
Died June 20th, 1991 at 26 years old in Hamburg (death from AIDS-related complications).
Yisrael Yeshayahu
Israeli politician (1908-1979).
Born April 20th, 1908 in Sa'dah. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1979 at 71 years old in Jerusalem.
Francis Graham-Smith
British astronomer.
Born April 25th, 1923 in Lancashire.
Died June 20th, 2025 at 102 years old [ref]
Angelo Niculescu
Romanian footballer and manager (1921-2015).
Born October 1st, 1921 in Craiova.
Died June 20th, 2015 at 93 years old in Bucharest.
Rong Guotuan
Chinese table tennis player (1937-1968).
Born August 10th, 1937 in British Hong Kong.
Died June 20th, 1968 at 30 years old in Beijing (hanging).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 158
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde