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July 20th
146 Notable deaths
José Sanjurjo
Spanish military officer (1872-1936).
Born March 18th, 1872 in Pamplona. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1936 at 64 years old in Estoril (aviation accident).
Masanobu Tsuji
Japanese war criminal.
Born October 11th, 1903 in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Died July 20th, 1961 at 57 years old
Allen Jenkins
Film, stage and television actor.
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).
Anna Vyrubova
Friend of tsarina alexandra fyodorovna of russia; author of memoirs about the romanovs.
Born July 16th, 1884 in Oranienbaum. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1964 at 80 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
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.
Mark Takai
American politician.
Born July 1st, 1967 in Honolulu.
Died July 20th, 2016 at 49 years old in Honolulu, Aiea (pancreatic cancer).
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]
Ernest Mandel
Belgian economist and marxist philosopher (1923-1995).
Born April 5th, 1923 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1995 at 72 years old in Brussels metropolitan area (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Dinko Šakić
Croatian war criminal (1921-2008).
Born September 8th, 1921 in Imotski.
Died July 20th, 2008 at 86 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
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