August 20th
145 Notable deaths
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 (gunshot wound).
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]
Semyon Farada
Soviet and russian actor (1933-2009).
Born December 31st, 1933 in Nikolsky.
Died August 20th, 2009 at 75 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Teofilius Matulionis
A lithuanian prelate of the roman catholic church.
Born June 20th, 1873 in Kudariškės.
Died August 20th, 1962 at 89 years old in Šeduva.
Tiberio Murgia
Italian actor (1929-2010).
Born February 5th, 1929 in Oristano.
Died August 20th, 2010 at 81 years old in Tolfa. [ref]
Deaths 101 to 110 of 145
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach