August 20th
133 Notable deaths
André-Georges Haudricourt
French academic (1911-1996).
Born January 17th, 1911 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1996 at 85 years old in Paris. [ref]
Rudolf Hundstorfer
Austrian politician and trade unionist (1951-2019).
Born September 19th, 1951 in Vienna. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2019 at 67 years old in Brač (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Julio Lozano Díaz
President of honduras (1885-1957).
Born March 27th, 1885 in British Hong Kong.
Died August 20th, 1957 at 72 years old in Miami.
Sergey Mergelyan
Armenian mathematician.
Born May 19th, 1928 in Simferopol.
Died August 20th, 2008 at 80 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Lazarus Salii
President of palau (1936-1988).
Born November 17th, 1936 in Angaur.
Died August 20th, 1988 at 51 years old in Koror (ballistic trauma).
Moshe Shamir
Israeli writer (1921-2004).
Born September 15th, 1921 in Safed. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2004 at 82 years old in Rishon LeZion. [ref]
Beverley Whitfield
Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist (1954-1996).
Born June 15th, 1954 in Wollongong.
Died August 20th, 1996 at 42 years old in Shellharbour.
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]
Alexander Roda Roda
Austrian writer.
Born April 13th, 1872 in Drnovice. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1945 at 73 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Anna Záborská
Slovak politician.
Born June 7th, 1948 in Zurich. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2025 at 77 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 133
The meaning of life is that it stops. Franz Kafka