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208 Notable deaths
Veikko Lommi
Finnish rower.
Born November 7th, 1917 in Vehkalahti.
Died June 20th, 1989 at 71 years old in Kotka.
Zygmunt Pawlas
Polish fencer (1930–2001).
Born October 28th, 1930 in Gmina Jasienica.
Died June 20th, 2001 at 70 years old in Katowice.
Albert Wyckmans
Belgian cyclist.
Born September 12th, 1897 in Antwerp. [ref]
Died June 20th, 1995 at 97 years old in Merksem. [ref]
Heinz Bigler
Swiss football midfielder (1925-2002).
Born December 21st, 1925 in Bern.
Died June 20th, 2002 at 76 years old
Yevhen Chykalenko
Ukrainian journalist (1861-1929).
Born December 21st, 1861 in Pereshory.
Died June 20th, 1929 at 67 years old in New Town. [ref]
Habib Abdullayev
Soviet geologist and politician (1912-1962).
Born July 31st, 1912 in Aravan.
Died June 20th, 1962 at 49 years old in Tashkent.
Kitty ter Braake
Dutch hurdler and sprinter (1913-1991).
Born December 19th, 1913 in Amsterdam.
Died June 20th, 1991 at 77 years old in Amsterdam.
Pak Chesoon
Korean politician, regarded as one of the five eulsa traitors (1858–1916).
Born December 7th, 1858 in Yongin.
Died June 20th, 1916 at 57 years old in Seoul (disease).
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Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte