August 20th

150 Notable deaths

Uri Avnery

Israeli politician, journalist and author (1923-2018).

Born September 10th, 1923 in Beckum. [ref]

Died August 20th, 2018 at 94 years old in Tel Aviv (cerebrovascular disease).

Percy Williams Bridgman

American physicist.

Born April 21st, 1882 in Cambridge.

Died August 20th, 1961 at 79 years old in Randolph (ballistic trauma).

Norris Bradbury

American physicist.

Born May 30th, 1909 in Santa Barbara.

Died August 20th, 1997 at 88 years old in Los Alamos (infectious disease). [ref]

Stephanie Tubbs Jones

American politician (1949–2008).

Born September 10th, 1949 in Cleveland. [ref]

Died August 20th, 2008 at 58 years old in Cleveland, East Cleveland (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]

István Horthy

Hungarian politician (1904–1942).

Born September 12th, 1904 in Pula.

Died August 20th, 1942 at 37 years old in Alexeyevka.

Tony Barton

English footballer and manager (1937-1993).

Born April 8th, 1937 in Sutton.

Died August 20th, 1993 at 56 years old in Hampshire (myocardial infarction).

Walter Brooke

American actor (1914-1986).

Born October 23rd, 1914 in New York City.

Died August 20th, 1986 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).

Gopinath Mohanty

Indian (odia) writer (1914-1991).

Born April 20th, 1914 in Cuttack district.

Died August 20th, 1991 at 77 years old in San Jose.

Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans

Royal navy admiral (1881–1957).

Born October 28th, 1881 in London.

Died August 20th, 1958 at 76 years old in Norway. [ref]

Jimmy McIlroy

Northern irish footballer (1931-2018).

Born October 25th, 1931 in Northern Ireland.

Died August 20th, 2018 at 86 years old [ref]

Deaths 41 to 50 of 150

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