July 20th
223 Notable deaths
Akhtar Raza Khan
Grand mufti of india.
Born November 23rd, 1943 in Bareilly.
Died July 20th, 2018 at 74 years old in Bareilly.
Ashraf Ali Thanwi
Indian muslim scholar (1863–1943).
Born August 19th, 1863 in Thana Bhawan.
Died July 20th, 1943 at 79 years old [ref]
Jim Fixx
American fitness advocate and author (1932–1984).
Born April 23rd, 1932 in New York City.
Died July 20th, 1984 at 52 years old in Hardwick (myocardial infarction).
Sandra Gould
American actress and writer (1916-1999).
Born July 23rd, 1916 in Brooklyn.
Died July 20th, 1999 at 82 years old in Burbank (stroke).
Calouste Gulbenkian
Armenian businessman, art collector and philanthropist (1869-1955).
Born March 23rd, 1869 in Üsküdar. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1955 at 86 years old in Lisbon.
Batukeshwar Dutt
Indian revolutionary (1910-1965).
Born November 18th, 1910 in Kanpur.
Died July 20th, 1965 at 54 years old in New Delhi (disease).
Estelle Evans
American actress (1906-1985).
Born October 1st, 1906 in Nassau.
Died July 20th, 1985 at 78 years old in New York City.
Paul Valéry
French poet, essayist, and philosopher (1871–1945).
Born October 30th, 1871 in Sète. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1945 at 73 years old in Paris.
Andrey Markov
Russian mathematician.
Born June 14th, 1856 in Ryazan.
Died July 20th, 1922 at 66 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Joseph Rochefort
American cryptographer (1900–1976).
Born May 12th, 1900 in Dayton. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1976 at 76 years old in Torrance. [ref]
José Sanjurjo
Spanish military officer and 1936 coup leader (1872–1936).
Born March 18th, 1872 in Pamplona. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1936 at 64 years old in Estoril (aviation accident).
Edward T. Hall
American anthropologist (1914–2009).
Born May 16th, 1914 in Webster Groves.
Died July 20th, 2009 at 95 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]
Andrew Lang
Scottish poet, novelist and literary critic (1844–1912).
Born March 31st, 1844 in Selkirk.
Died July 20th, 1912 at 68 years old in Banchory (disease).
Robert Smithson
American sculptor and conceptual artist (1938-1973).
Born January 2nd, 1938 in Passaic.
Died July 20th, 1973 at 35 years old in Amarillo (aviation accident).
Mirabehn
English activist of the indian independence movement (1892-1982).
Born November 22nd, 1898 in Surrey.
Died July 20th, 1982 at 83 years old in Vienna.
Masanobu Tsuji
Japanese officer in wwii, war criminal.
Born October 11th, 1902 in Higashitanioku.
Died July 20th, 1968 at 65 years old
Iain Macleod
British politician, cabinet minister and contract bridge player (1913-1970).
Born November 11th, 1913 in Skipton.
Died July 20th, 1970 at 56 years old in London.
Allen Jenkins
Film, stage and television actor (1900–1974).
Born April 9th, 1900 in Staten Island.
Died July 20th, 1974 at 74 years old in Santa Monica (lung cancer).
Mary Treen
American actress (1907-1989).
Born March 27th, 1907 in St. Louis.
Died July 20th, 1989 at 82 years old in Newport Beach (cancer).
Bruce Henderson
Founder of the boston consulting group (1914–1992).
Born April 30th, 1914 in Nashville.
Died July 20th, 1992 at 78 years old in Nashville.
Tom Troupe
American actor and writer.
Born July 15th, 1928 in North Kansas City.
Died July 20th, 2025 at 97 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Anna Vyrubova
Friend of tsarina alexandra fyodorovna of russia; author of memoirs about the romanovs (1884–1964).
Born July 16th, 1884 in Lomonosov.
Died July 20th, 1964 at 80 years old in Helsinki.
Dinko Šakić
Croatian war criminal (1921-2008).
Born September 8th, 1921 in Imotski.
Died July 20th, 2008 at 86 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Klaus Schmidt
German archaeologist (1953–2014).
Born December 11th, 1953 in Feuchtwangen.
Died July 20th, 2014 at 60 years old in Usedom (myocardial infarction).
Ernest Mandel
Belgian economist and marxist philosopher (1923–1995).
Born April 5th, 1923 in Frankfurt.
Died July 20th, 1995 at 72 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan