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June 20th
129 Notable deaths
Hiro Saga
Japanese noblewoman.
Born April 16th, 1914 in Tokyo.
Died June 20th, 1987 at 73 years old in Beijing.
Voltairine de Cleyre
American anarchist writer and feminist.
Born November 17th, 1866 in Leslie.
Died June 20th, 1912 at 45 years old in Chicago (meningitis).
Andrew Sarris
American film critic (1928-2012).
Born October 31st, 1928 in New York City.
Died June 20th, 2012 at 83 years old in New York City (fall). [ref]
Dmitri Ivanovsky
Russian virologist (1864-1920).
Born November 9th, 1864 in Gdov.
Died June 20th, 1920 at 55 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
Gordon Jones
American actor.
Born April 5th, 1912 in Alden.
Died June 20th, 1963 at 51 years old in Tarzana (myocardial infarction).
Alberto Rivera
Spanish activist (1935-1997).
Born September 19th, 1935 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Died June 20th, 1997 at 61 years old in Broken Arrow (colorectal cancer).
Charles David Keeling
American scientist (1928-2005).
Born April 20th, 1928 in Scranton.
Died June 20th, 2005 at 77 years old in Hamilton (myocardial infarction).
Mostafa Chamran
Iranian politician (1932-1981).
Born March 8th, 1932 in Tehran.
Died June 20th, 1981 at 49 years old in Dehlaviyeh.
Godfrey Rampling
British athlete (1909-2009).
Born May 14th, 1909 in London.
Died June 20th, 2009 at 100 years old in Bushey. [ref]
Clifton Fadiman
American editor (1904-1999).
Born May 15th, 1904 in Brooklyn.
Died June 20th, 1999 at 95 years old in Florida (pancreatic cancer).
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon