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July 20th
175 Notable deaths
Norah Borges
Argentine illustrator (1901-1998).
Born March 4th, 1901 in Buenos Aires.
Died July 20th, 1998 at 97 years old in Buenos Aires.
Jan Czekanowski
Polish anthropologist, ethnographer, statistician and linguist (1882–1965).
Born October 6th, 1882 in Głuchów.
Died July 20th, 1965 at 82 years old in Szczecin.
Joseph Keilberth
German conductor.
Born April 19th, 1908 in Karlsruhe. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1968 at 60 years old in Munich. [ref]
Charles Hazelius Sternberg
American paleontologist (1850-1943).
Born June 15th, 1850 in Cooperstown.
Died July 20th, 1943 at 93 years old in Toronto.
Dmitry Lelyushenko
Soviet general (1901–1987).
Born November 2nd, 1901.
Died July 20th, 1987 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Doug Rogers
Canadian judoka (1941-2020).
Born January 26th, 1941 in Truro.
Died July 20th, 2020 at 79 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Abram Kardiner
American anthropologist.
Born August 17th, 1891 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1981 at 89 years old in Easton. [ref]
Bruno Frank
German author, poet, dramatist, and humanist.
Born June 13th, 1887 in Stuttgart. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1945 at 58 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Peter Vilhelm Glob
Danish archaeologist and bog body scientist (1911–1985).
Born February 20th, 1911 in Kalundborg.
Died July 20th, 1985 at 74 years old in Djursland.
Lado Gudiashvili
Georgian artist (1896-1980).
Born March 30th, 1896 in Tbilisi. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1980 at 84 years old in Tbilisi. [ref]
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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson