July 20th
223 Notable deaths
Boswell Williams
Saint lucian politician (1926–2014).
Born May 16th, 1926 in Vieux Fort.
Died July 20th, 2014 at 88 years old in Castries.
Albrecht von Graefe
German ophthalmologist (1828–1870).
Born May 22nd, 1828 in Berlin.
Died July 20th, 1870 at 42 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
Yoro Diakité
Malian politician and military figure (1932–1973).
Born October 17th, 1932 in Mali.
Died July 20th, 1973 at 40 years old in Taoudenni.
Dominique Arnaud
French cyclist (1955–2016).
Born September 19th, 1955 in Tarnos.
Died July 20th, 2016 at 60 years old in Dax (cancer). [ref]
Johanna Mestorf
German prehistoric archaeologist and professor (1828–1909).
Born April 17th, 1828 in Bad Bramstedt.
Died July 20th, 1909 at 81 years old in Kiel.
Lev Karsavin
Russian religious philosopher, historian-medievalist, and poet.
Born December 13th, 1882 in Saint Petersburg.
Died July 20th, 1952 at 69 years old in Abez.
Urszula Kozioł
Polish poet.
Born June 20th, 1931 in Rakówka, Lublin Voivodeship.
Died July 20th, 2025 at 94 years old in Wrocław. [ref]
Joe Martinelli
American soccer player (1916-1991).
Born August 22nd, 1916 in United States.
Died July 20th, 1991 at 74 years old
Alfred Bowerman
Cricketer (1873-1947).
Born November 22nd, 1873 in Bridgwater.
Died July 20th, 1947 at 73 years old in Brisbane.
Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek
Hungarian discus thrower (1939–2022).
Born August 29th, 1939 in Budapest.
Died July 20th, 2022 at 82 years old in Budapest. [ref]
José Augusto Brandão
Brazilian footballer (1911-1989).
Born April 21st, 1911 in Taubaté.
Died July 20th, 1989 at 78 years old in Taubaté.
André Grobéty
Swiss footballer (1933-2013).
Born June 22nd, 1933 in Ballaigues.
Died July 20th, 2013 at 80 years old [ref]
Erwin Sietas
Swimmer (1910-1989).
Born July 24th, 1910 in Hamburg.
Died July 20th, 1989 at 78 years old in Hamburg.
Michael Lapage
British rower and christian missionary (1923-2018).
Born November 15th, 1923 in Shaftesbury.
Died July 20th, 2018 at 94 years old
Alexander Bazhbeuk-Melikyan
Armenian-georgian artist (1891–1966).
Born September 11th, 1891 in Tbilisi.
Died July 20th, 1966 at 74 years old in Tbilisi.
Choi Yung-keun
South korean footballer (1923-1994).
Born February 8th, 1923 in Korea under Japanese rule.
Died July 20th, 1994 at 71 years old in Seoul.
Bernard Labourdette
French road bicycle racer (1946–2022).
Born August 13th, 1946 in Lurbe-Saint-Christau.
Died July 20th, 2022 at 75 years old in Lurbe-Saint-Christau. [ref]
Aleksey Konsovsky
Russian soviet actor (1912–1991).
Born January 28th, 1912 in Moscow.
Died July 20th, 1991 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Ernesto Chaparro
Chilean footballer (1901-1958).
Born January 4th, 1901 in Santiago. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1958 at 57 years old in Santiago. [ref]
Moacir Rodrigues Santos
Brazilian association football player (1970–2024).
Born March 21st, 1970 in São Paulo.
Died July 20th, 2024 at 54 years old in Belo Horizonte. [ref]
Joaquín Albareda y Ramoneda
Spanish cardinal and theologian (1892-1966).
Born February 16th, 1892 in Barcelona.
Died July 20th, 1966 at 74 years old in Barcelona.
Mary Agard Pocock
South african phycologist (1886-1977).
Born December 31st, 1886 in Rondebosch. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1977 at 90 years old in Makhanda.
Henning Wind
Danish yacht racer.
Born January 19th, 1937 in Copenhagen.
Died July 20th, 2025 at 88 years old [ref]
Jack Davis
American athlete (1930–2012).
Born September 11th, 1931 in Amarillo.
Died July 20th, 2012 at 80 years old in San Diego. [ref]
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It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius