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July 20th
223 Notable deaths
Joseph Keilberth
German conductor (1908–1968).
Born April 19th, 1908 in Karlsruhe.
Died July 20th, 1968 at 60 years old in Munich.
Johanna Loisinger
Austrian opera singer (1865–1951).
Born April 18th, 1865 in Bratislava.
Died July 20th, 1951 at 86 years old in Vienna.
Charles Hazelius Sternberg
American paleontologist (1850-1943).
Born June 15th, 1850 in Cooperstown.
Died July 20th, 1943 at 93 years old in Toronto.
Dmitry Lelyushenko
Soviet general (1901–1987).
Born November 2nd, 1901.
Died July 20th, 1987 at 85 years old in Moscow.
Doug Rogers
Canadian judoka (1941-2020).
Born January 26th, 1941 in Truro.
Died July 20th, 2020 at 79 years old in Vancouver. [ref]
Abram Kardiner
American anthropologist (1891-1981).
Born August 17th, 1892 in New York City.
Died July 20th, 1981 at 88 years old in Easton.
Bruno Frank
German author, poet, dramatist, and humanist (1887–1945).
Born June 13th, 1887 in Stuttgart.
Died July 20th, 1945 at 58 years old in Beverly Hills.
Peter Vilhelm Glob
Danish archaeologist and bog body scientist (1911–1985).
Born February 20th, 1911 in Kalundborg.
Died July 20th, 1985 at 74 years old in Djursland.
Pierre Fabre
French businessman, pharmacist and pharmaceutical cosmetics executive (1926-2013).
Born April 16th, 1926 in Castres.
Died July 20th, 2013 at 87 years old in Lavaur.
Lado Gudiashvili
Georgian artist (1896-1980).
Born March 30th, 1896 in Tbilisi.
Died July 20th, 1980 at 84 years old in Tbilisi.
Gustav Lange
German composer (1830–1889).
Born August 13th, 1830 in Schwerstedt.
Died July 20th, 1889 at 58 years old in Wernigerode.
Ramón Montoya
Spanish musician (1879–1949).
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Madrid.
Died July 20th, 1949 at 69 years old in Madrid.
Forrest H. Anderson
American politician (1913-1989).
Born January 30th, 1913 in Helena.
Died July 20th, 1989 at 76 years old in Helena.
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.
Federico Chueca
Spanish composer (1846–1908).
Born May 5th, 1846 in Madrid. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1908 at 62 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Federico Errázuriz Zañartu
Chilean politician (1825-1877).
Born April 25th, 1825 in Santiago.
Died July 20th, 1877 at 52 years old in Santiago (myocardial infarction).
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]
Alexander Wood
American soccer player (1907-1987).
Born June 12th, 1907 in Lochgelly.
Died July 20th, 1987 at 80 years old in Gary.
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