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June 20th
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204 Notable deaths
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).
Israel Yeshayahu
Israeli politician (1908-1979).
Born April 20th, 1908 in Saada. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1979 at 71 years old in Jerusalem.
Jules de Goncourt
French writer (1830–1870).
Born December 17th, 1830 in Paris.
Died June 20th, 1870 at 39 years old in Paris (syphilis).
Japetus Steenstrup
Danish zoologist (1813–1897).
Died June 20th, 1897 at 84 years old in Copenhagen.
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 to death).
Dante Caputo
Argentine politician (1943-2018).
Born November 25th, 1943 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 20th, 2018 at 74 years old in Buenos Aires (pancreatic cancer).
Raphaël Salem
French mathematician of greek origin (1898-1963).
Born November 7th, 1898 in Thessaloniki.
Died June 20th, 1963 at 64 years old in Paris.
Élie Frédéric Forey
Marshal of france (1804-1872).
Born January 10th, 1804 in former 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1872 at 68 years old in Paris. [ref]
Regimantas Adomaitis
Actor.
Born January 31st, 1937 in Šiauliai.
Died June 20th, 2022 at 85 years old in Vilnius.
Sergei Mylnikov
Russian ice hockey player (1958–2017).
Born October 6th, 1958 in Chelyabinsk.
Died June 20th, 2017 at 58 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Markus Fierz
Swiss physicist (1912-2006).
Born June 20th, 1912 in Basel.
Died June 20th, 2006 at 94 years old in Küsnacht.
Sándor Kányádi
Hungarian poet and translator (1929-2018).
Born May 10th, 1929 in Porumbeni. [ref]
Died June 20th, 2018 at 89 years old in Budapest.
George Loane Tucker
American film director, actor and screenwriter (1880–1921).
Born June 12th, 1880 in Chicago.
Died June 20th, 1921 at 41 years old in Los Angeles (disease).
Harry B. Whittington
British paleontologist (1916–2010).
Born March 24th, 1916 in Birmingham.
Died June 20th, 2010 at 94 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Henning Carlsen
Danish film director, producer, screenwriter and film editor (1927-2014).
Born June 4th, 1927 in Aalborg.
Died June 20th, 2014 at 87 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Wilhelm Busch
German protestant pastor and writer (1897-1966).
Born March 27th, 1897 in Elberfeld.
Died June 20th, 1966 at 69 years old in Lübeck.
Malcolm Frager
American pianist (1935–1991).
Born January 15th, 1935 in St. Louis.
Died June 20th, 1991 at 56 years old in Lenox.
Ludwig Gattermann
German chemist (1860–1920).
Born April 20th, 1860 in Goslar.
Died June 20th, 1920 at 60 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Wilhelm Hallwachs
Physicist, photoelectric effect (1859-1922).
Born July 9th, 1859 in Darmstadt.
Died June 20th, 1922 at 62 years old in Dresden.
Frank Chapot
American equestrian.
Born February 24th, 1932 in Camden. [ref]
Died June 20th, 2016 at 84 years old in Bound Brook. [ref]
Helge Rosvaenge
Danish opera singer (1897–1972).
Born August 29th, 1897 in Copenhagen.
Died June 20th, 1972 at 74 years old in Munich.
Zygmunt Bohusz-Szyszko
Polish general (1893-1982).
Born January 18th, 1893 in Chełm.
Died June 20th, 1982 at 89 years old in London.
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride! Hunter S. Thompson