August 20th
150 Notable deaths
Velichko Cholakov
Bulgarian weightlifter (1982-2017).
Born January 12th, 1982 in Smolyan.
Died August 20th, 2017 at 35 years old in Smolyan.
Winifred Bryson
Actress (1892-1987).
Born December 20th, 1892 in Los Angeles.
Died August 20th, 1987 at 94 years old in Los Angeles.
Atsuko Tanaka
Japanese voice actress (1962–2024).
Born November 14th, 1962 in Maebashi.
Died August 20th, 2024 at 61 years old
Vladimir Zakharov
Soviet and russian physicist.
Born August 1st, 1939 in Kazan.
Died August 20th, 2023 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Costică Ștefănescu
Romanian footballer (1951-2013).
Born March 26th, 1951 in Bucharest.
Died August 20th, 2013 at 62 years old in Bucharest (falling).
Margot Hielscher
German singer and film actress (1919-2017).
Born September 29th, 1919 in Berlin.
Died August 20th, 2017 at 97 years old in Munich. [ref]
Edward Ludwig
Film director, screenwriter (1899–1982).
Born October 7th, 1899 in Balta.
Died August 20th, 1982 at 82 years old in Santa Monica.
Maurice Gendron
French musician (1920–1990).
Born December 26th, 1920 in Grez-sur-Loing.
Died August 20th, 1990 at 69 years old in Grez-sur-Loing.
Józef Kowalczyk
Archbishop of gniezno, primate of poland.
Born August 28th, 1938 in Jadowniki Mokre.
Died August 20th, 2025 at 86 years old in Tarnów. [ref]
Bernard Griffin
Catholic cardinal (1899–1956).
Born February 21st, 1899 in Birmingham.
Died August 20th, 1956 at 57 years old in Cornwall (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 81 to 90 of 150
I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. Gilda Radner