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208 Notable deaths
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.
Leonid Vladimirovich Kharitonov
Soviet actor (1930-1987).
Born May 19th, 1930 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 20th, 1987 at 57 years old in Moscow (stroke).
Sture Allén
Professor of computational linguistics, permanent secretary of the swedish academy (1928–2022).
Born December 31st, 1928 in Lundby church parish.
Died June 20th, 2022 at 93 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Vladimír Dlouhý
Czech actor (1958-2010).
Born June 10th, 1958 in Prague. [ref]
Died June 20th, 2010 at 52 years old in Prague (stomach cancer). [ref]
Gustave Aimard
French author (1818–1883).
Born September 13th, 1818 in Paris.
Died June 20th, 1883 at 64 years old in Paris, 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Mary Benson
South african activist and author.
Born December 8th, 1919 in Pretoria. [ref]
Died June 20th, 2000 at 80 years old in London. [ref]
Nikolai Yadrintsev
Russian explorer (1842-1894).
Born October 30th, 1842 in Omsk.
Died June 20th, 1894 at 51 years old in Barnaul (intoxication).
Esther Brand
South african former athlete (1922–2015).
Born September 29th, 1924 in Springbok.
Died June 20th, 2015 at 90 years old in Bloemfontein (falling from height). [ref]
Ernest Bour
French conductor (1913–2001).
Born April 20th, 1913 in Thionville.
Died June 20th, 2001 at 88 years old in Strasbourg.
Valentí Almirall i Llozer
Politician (1841-1904).
Born March 8th, 1841 in Barcelona.
Died June 20th, 1904 at 63 years old in Barcelona.
Rubén Suñé
Argentine footballer (1947-2019).
Born March 7th, 1947 in Buenos Aires.
Died June 20th, 2019 at 72 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Wibke Bruhns
German journalist and news presenter (1938–2019).
Born September 8th, 1938 in Halberstadt.
Died June 20th, 2019 at 80 years old in Hamburg.
Toni Merkens
German racing cyclist (1912–1944).
Born June 21st, 1912 in Cologne.
Died June 20th, 1944 at 31 years old in Bad Wildbad.
Mahlon Hamilton
Actor (1880-1960).
Born June 15th, 1880 in Baltimore.
Died June 20th, 1960 at 80 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Zdeněk Štěpánek
Czech actor.
Born September 22nd, 1896 in Tvoršovice. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1968 at 71 years old in Prague. [ref]
Samuel Robbins Brown
American missionary (1810–1880).
Born June 16th, 1810 in East Windsor.
Died June 20th, 1880 at 70 years old in Stockbridge.
Fedor Ozep
Russian-soviet-american film director and screenwriter.
Born February 9th, 1895 in Moscow.
Died June 20th, 1949 at 54 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
David Sarajishvili
Georgian philanthropist (1848-1911).
Born October 28th, 1848 in Tbilisi.
Died June 20th, 1911 at 62 years old in Tbilisi.
André Abbal
French sculptor (1876–1953).
Born November 16th, 1876 in Montech. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1953 at 76 years old in Carbonne.
Pauli Nevala
Finnish athletics competitor (1940–2025).
Born November 30th, 1940 in Pojo.
Died June 20th, 2025 at 84 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Wu Zhengyi
Chinese botanist (1916-2013).
Born June 13th, 1916 in Jiujiang.
Died June 20th, 2013 at 97 years old in Kunming.
Geoff Brown
Australian tennis player (1924–2001).
Born April 4th, 1924 in Euroa.
Died June 20th, 2001 at 77 years old in Euroa. [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 208
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes