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June 20th
133 Notable deaths
Peter Thomson
Australian professional golfer.
Born August 23rd, 1929 in Brunswick.
Died June 20th, 2018 at 88 years old in Melbourne (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Empress Wanrong
Wife of puyi, empress of china (1906-1946).
Born November 13th, 1906 in Beijing.
Died June 20th, 1946 at 39 years old in Yanji (drug withdrawal).
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.
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel