August 20th
150 Notable deaths
Mickey Daniels
American actor (1914–1970).
Born October 11th, 1914 in Rock Springs.
Died August 20th, 1970 at 55 years old in San Diego (liver cirrhosis).
Marian McPartland
British pianist, composer, writer and radio host.
Born March 20th, 1918 in Slough. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2013 at 95 years old in Port Washington (disease). [ref]
Colin Meads
New zealand rugby union player (1936-2017).
Born June 3rd, 1936 in Cambridge.
Died August 20th, 2017 at 81 years old in Te Kuiti (pancreatic cancer).
Dom Mintoff
Maltese politician (1916-2012).
Born August 6th, 1916 in Cospicua.
Died August 20th, 2012 at 96 years old in Tarxien (disease). [ref]
Ilona Massey
Hungarian actress (1910-1974).
Born June 16th, 1910 in Budapest.
Died August 20th, 1974 at 64 years old in Bethesda (cancer). [ref]
Nayyara Noor
Pakistani singer.
Born November 3rd, 1950 in Guwahati.
Died August 20th, 2022 at 71 years old in Karachi.
Ted Post
American director (1918-2013).
Born March 31st, 1918 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2013 at 95 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Hugo Pratt
Italian comic book creator (1927-1995).
Born June 15th, 1927 in Rimini. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1995 at 68 years old in Pully (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Kurt Schumacher
German politician (1895-1952).
Born October 13th, 1895 in Chełmno. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1952 at 56 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Aleksandar Ranković
Yugoslav politician (1909-1983).
Born November 28th, 1909 in Draževac.
Died August 20th, 1983 at 73 years old in Dubrovnik.
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What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved