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June 20th
149 Notable deaths
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]
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).
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).
Yisrael Yeshayahu
Israeli politician (1908-1979).
Born April 20th, 1908 in Sa'dah. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1979 at 71 years old in Jerusalem.
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]
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.
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]
Regimantas Adomaitis
Actor.
Born January 31st, 1937 in Šiauliai.
Died June 20th, 2022 at 85 years old in Vilnius.
Markus Fierz
Swiss physicist (1912-2006).
Born June 20th, 1912 in Basel.
Died June 20th, 2006 at 94 years old in Küsnacht.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 149
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