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July 20th
223 Notable deaths
Alfred de Rauch
French ice hockey player (1887–1985).
Born June 1st, 1887 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1948 at 61 years old [ref]
Piet Bouman
Dutch footballer (1892–1980).
Born October 14th, 1892 in Dordrecht.
Died July 20th, 1980 at 87 years old in Tytsjerksteradiel.
Berndt Katter
Finnish modern pentathlete (1932-2014).
Born October 15th, 1932 in Espoo.
Died July 20th, 2014 at 81 years old in Turku (cerebral infarction).
Karl Ansén
Swedish association football player (1887-1959).
Born July 26th, 1887 in Stockholm.
Died July 20th, 1959 at 71 years old in Morgongåva.
Aadu Must
Estonian historian and politician (1951-2023).
Born March 25th, 1951 in Pärnu.
Died July 20th, 2023 at 72 years old [ref]
Frederick Hanley Seares
American astronomer (1873-1964).
Born May 17th, 1873 in Michigan.
Died July 20th, 1964 at 91 years old in Honolulu.
Salomon Zeldenrust
Dutch fencer (1884–1958).
Born February 17th, 1884 in Amsterdam.
Died July 20th, 1958 at 74 years old in Knokke-Heist.
Åke Andersson
Swedish footballer (1917–1983).
Born April 22nd, 1917 in Gothenburg.
Died July 20th, 1983 at 66 years old in Gothenburg.
Carlo Cavagnoli
Boxer.
Born January 21st, 1907 in Milan. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1990 at 83 years old [ref]
William Wallace
Canadian rower (1904–1967).
Born April 12th, 1904 in Toronto.
Died July 20th, 1967 at 63 years old in Otonabee–South Monaghan.
Adelmo Bulgarelli
Olympic wrestler (1932-1984).
Born March 23rd, 1932.
Died July 20th, 1984 at 52 years old in Turin.
Henry Hoobin
Canadian lacrosse player (1879–1921).
Born February 15th, 1879 in Montreal.
Died July 20th, 1921 at 42 years old in Montreal.
Olaf Ingebretsen
Gymnast (1892–1971).
Born May 24th, 1892 in Christiania.
Died July 20th, 1971 at 79 years old in Bærum Municipality.
René Thomas
French sport shooter (1865–1925).
Born August 20th, 1865 in Breux-sur-Avre. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1925 at 59 years old
Johann Friedrich Kittl
Czech composer (1806–1868).
Born May 8th, 1806 in Orlík nad Vltavou. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1868 at 62 years old in Leszno. [ref]
John Sturrock
English rower.
Born March 20th, 1915 in Weymouth.
Died July 20th, 1974 at 59 years old in Weymouth.
Ilmari Pernaja
Gymnast (1892-1963).
Born February 10th, 1892.
Died July 20th, 1963 at 71 years old in Rauma.
Ernst Krebs
German sprint canoeist (1906–1970).
Born November 4th, 1906 in Munich.
Died July 20th, 1970 at 63 years old in Gauting.
Tinatin Asatiani
Georgian physicist (1918–2011).
Born March 12th, 1918 in Tbilisi.
Died July 20th, 2011 at 93 years old in Yerevan.
Mirasadulla Mirgasimov
Azerbaijani and soviet surgeon and scientist, the first president of azerbaijan national academy of sciences (1945-1947).
Born November 17th, 1883 in Baku.
Died July 20th, 1958 at 74 years old in Baku.
Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal
Icelandic politician (1924-2010).
Born July 7th, 1924 in Ísafjarðarbær.
Died July 20th, 2010 at 86 years old in Reykjavík. [ref]
Anatoly Konstantinovich Rozhdestvensky
Russian paleontologist (1920-1983).
Born March 21st, 1920 in Znamenka, Znamensky District, Tambov Oblast.
Died July 20th, 1983 at 63 years old
Yūzō Nakamura
Japanese volleyball player (1942-2010).
Born April 24th, 1942 in Himeji.
Died July 20th, 2010 at 68 years old in Sakai. [ref]
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