July 20th
223 Notable deaths
Richard Gaines
American actor (1904-1975).
Born July 23rd, 1904 in Oklahoma City.
Died July 20th, 1975 at 70 years old in North Hollywood.
Sandy Posey
American pop singer (1944–2024).
Born June 18th, 1944 in Jasper.
Died July 20th, 2024 at 80 years old in Lebanon (dementia). [ref]
Mark Takai
American politician.
Born July 1st, 1967 in Honolulu.
Died July 20th, 2016 at 49 years old in Honolulu, Aiea (pancreatic cancer).
Anna Chandy
Indian judge (1905-1996).
Born May 4th, 1905 in Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor.
Died July 20th, 1996 at 91 years old in Kerala.
Franklin Pangborn
American actor (1889–1958).
Born January 23rd, 1889 in Newark.
Died July 20th, 1958 at 69 years old in Laguna Beach (cancer).
Preta Gil
Brazilian actress and singer (1974–2025).
Born August 8th, 1974 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died July 20th, 2025 at 50 years old in New York City (intestinal cancer). [ref]
Lewis Hyde Brereton
United states army general (1890-1967).
Born June 21st, 1890 in Pittsburgh.
Died July 20th, 1967 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C..
Peter Inge, Baron Inge
Chief of the general staff and defence staff; head of the british army (1935–2022).
Born August 5th, 1935 in Ludlow.
Died July 20th, 2022 at 86 years old [ref]
Peter McNamara
Australian tennis player (1955-2019).
Born July 5th, 1955 in Melbourne.
Died July 20th, 2019 at 64 years old in Sonthofen (prostate cancer). [ref]
Randy Stuart
American actress (1924–1996).
Born October 12th, 1924 in Iola.
Died July 20th, 1996 at 71 years old in Bakersfield (lung cancer).
Paul Delvaux
Belgian painter (1897-1994).
Born September 23rd, 1897 in Huy, Antheit. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1994 at 96 years old in Veurne. [ref]
Panna Rittikrai
Thai actor and director (1961–2014).
Born February 17th, 1961 in Khon Kaen.
Died July 20th, 2014 at 53 years old in Bangkok (kidney failure).
Friedrich Flick
German businessperson, convicted of wwii war crimes (1883-1972).
Born July 10th, 1883 in Kreuztal, Ernsdorf.
Died July 20th, 1972 at 89 years old in Constance.
Robert Cornthwaite
American actor.
Born April 28th, 1917 in Columbia County.
Died July 20th, 2006 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills.
Dieter Moebius
Swiss musician (1944-2015).
Born January 16th, 1944 in St. Gallen.
Died July 20th, 2015 at 71 years old in Germany (cancer).
Alexander Kartveli
American aerospace engineer (1896–1974).
Born September 9th, 1896 in Tbilisi.
Died July 20th, 1974 at 77 years old in New York City.
Herbert Butterfield
British historian (1900 – 1979).
Born October 7th, 1900 in Oxenhope.
Died July 20th, 1979 at 78 years old in Sawston.
Carlo Giuliani
Italian anti-globalization protester (1978-2001).
Born March 14th, 1978 in Rome.
Died July 20th, 2001 at 23 years old in Genoa (gunshot wound).
Claude Rich
French actor (1929-2017).
Born February 8th, 1929 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died July 20th, 2017 at 88 years old in Orgeval (cancer). [ref]
Gérard Oury
French director and actor.
Born April 29th, 1919 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 20th, 2006 at 87 years old in Saint-Tropez. [ref]
Dumarsais Estimé
President of haiti (1900-1953).
Born April 21st, 1900 in Verrettes.
Died July 20th, 1953 at 53 years old in NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital (kidney disease). [ref]
Andrea Jürgens
German singer (1967–2017).
Born May 15th, 1967 in Wanne-Eickel.
Died July 20th, 2017 at 50 years old in Recklinghausen (acute kidney injury). [ref]
Victor G. Atiyeh
American politician (1923-2014).
Born February 20th, 1923 in Portland.
Died July 20th, 2014 at 91 years old in Portland (kidney failure).
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown