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July 20th
175 Notable deaths
Ramón Montoya
Spanish musician (1879–1949).
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Madrid.
Died July 20th, 1949 at 69 years old
Drummond Matthews
British geophysicist (1931–1997).
Born February 5th, 1931 in Porlock.
Died July 20th, 1997 at 66 years old in Taunton.
Margaret Haig Thomas, 2nd Viscountess Rhondda
Essayist, autobiographer, suffragette (1883-1958).
Born June 12th, 1883 in Bayswater.
Died July 20th, 1958 at 75 years old in London.
Robert Smythe Hichens
English journalist, novelist and short story writer (1864–1950).
Born November 14th, 1864 in Speldhurst.
Died July 20th, 1950 at 85 years old in Zurich.
René Bazin
French novelist (1853–1932).
Born December 26th, 1853 in Angers. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1932 at 78 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Julien Carette
Actor (1897–1966).
Born December 23rd, 1897 in Paris.
Died July 20th, 1966 at 68 years old in Le Vésinet.
Valentine Bargmann
German-american physicist.
Born April 6th, 1908 in Berlin.
Died July 20th, 1989 at 81 years old in Princeton.
Aharon Dolgopolsky
Russian-israeli linguist (1930-2012).
Born November 18th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died July 20th, 2012 at 81 years old in Haifa.
Ferdinand Lot
French historian and medievalist (1866–1952).
Born September 20th, 1866 in Le Plessis-Robinson.
Died July 20th, 1952 at 85 years old in Fontenay-aux-Roses.
Rachid Sfar
Tunisian politician (1933–2023).
Born September 11th, 1933 in Mahdia.
Died July 20th, 2023 at 89 years old in Mahdia. [ref]
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