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August 20th
150 Notable deaths
Nichifor Crainic
Romanian writer.
Born December 22nd, 1889 in Bulbucata.
Died August 20th, 1972 at 82 years old in Mogoșoaia.
Edward Weston
United states chemist.
Born May 9th, 1850 in Oswestry.
Died August 20th, 1936 at 86 years old in Montclair.
Edmund Szoka
Catholic cardinal (1927–2014).
Born September 14th, 1927 in Grand Rapids.
Died August 20th, 2014 at 86 years old in Novi. [ref]
Aleksandar Petrović
Film director (1929–1994).
Born January 14th, 1929 in Paris.
Died August 20th, 1994 at 65 years old in Paris.
Franz Cumont
Belgian archaeologist, historian, philologist and epigrapher (1868–1947).
Born January 3rd, 1868 in Aalst.
Died August 20th, 1947 at 79 years old in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre.
Gwen Lee
Actress, model (1904-1961).
Born November 12th, 1904 in Hastings.
Died August 20th, 1961 at 56 years old in Reno.
Alexander Radó
Hungarian cartographer, communist activist, spy (1899-1981).
Born November 5th, 1899 in Újpest.
Died August 20th, 1981 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Lev Durov
Soviet/russian theatre and film actor, theatrical director, drama teacher (1931—2015).
Born December 23rd, 1931 in Moscow.
Died August 20th, 2015 at 83 years old in Moscow (disease).
Gérard Chaliand
French political scientist and historian (1934–2025).
Born February 15th, 1934 in Etterbeek. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2025 at 91 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 150
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe