July 20th
152 Notable deaths
Morris Swadesh
American linguist (1909-1967).
Born January 22nd, 1909 in Holyoke.
Died July 20th, 1967 at 58 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Joaquín Pardavé
Mexican actor and director (1900-1955).
Born September 30th, 1900 in Pénjamo.
Died July 20th, 1955 at 54 years old in Mexico City.
Radu Beligan
Romanian actor (1918-2016).
Born December 14th, 1918 in Galbeni.
Died July 20th, 2016 at 97 years old in Bucharest. [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).
Edmund Glaise-Horstenau
Austrian officer in the austro-hungarian army, last vice-chancellor of austria before the 1938 anschluss, a military historian and archivist, and general in the german wehrmacht during the second world war.
Born February 27th, 1882 in Braunau am Inn. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1946 at 64 years old in Langwasser.
Raphael Patai
Hungarian academic.
Born November 22nd, 1910 in Budapest.
Died July 20th, 1996 at 85 years old in Tucson.
Álex Angulo
Spanish actor (1953-2014).
Born April 12th, 1953 in Erandio. [ref]
Died July 20th, 2014 at 61 years old in Fuenmayor (car collision). [ref]
František Plánička
Czech association football player (1904-1996).
Born June 2nd, 1904 in Prague.
Died July 20th, 1996 at 92 years old in Prague.
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]
Yannis Tsarouchis
Greek painter (1910-1989).
Born January 13th, 1910 in Piraeus. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1989 at 79 years old in Athens. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 152
Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus