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July 20th
152 Notable deaths
Lauri Aus
Estonian cyclist (1970-2003).
Born November 4th, 1970 in Tartu.
Died July 20th, 2003 at 32 years old in Tartu County (bicycle accident).
Reinhard Sorge
German poet (1892-1916).
Born January 29th, 1892 in Neukölln. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1916 at 24 years old in Ablaincourt-Pressoir. [ref]
Valentine Bargmann
German-american physicist.
Born April 6th, 1908 in Berlin.
Died July 20th, 1989 at 81 years old in Princeton.
Ferdinand Lot
French historian and medievalist.
Born September 20th, 1866 in Le Plessis-Robinson. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1952 at 85 years old in Fontenay-aux-Roses. [ref]
Rachid Sfar
Tunisian politician.
Born September 11th, 1933 in Mahdia.
Died July 20th, 2023 at 89 years old [ref]
Liane Russell
American geneticist.
Born August 27th, 1923 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 20th, 2019 at 95 years old in Oak Ridge. [ref]
Vsevolod Rudnev
Russian admiral.
Born August 31st, 1855 in Daugavgrīva.
Died July 20th, 1913 at 57 years old in Zaoksky District.
Rodney Baxter
Australian physicist.
Born February 8th, 1940 in London.
Died July 20th, 2025 at 85 years old in Canberra. [ref]
Lone Dybkjær
Danish politician (1940-2020).
Born May 23rd, 1940 in Frederiksberg.
Died July 20th, 2020 at 80 years old in Bispebjerg Hospital (cancer). [ref]
Tuomo Ylipulli
Finnish ski jumper.
Born March 3rd, 1965 in Rovaniemi.
Died July 20th, 2021 at 56 years old [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 152
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