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August 20th
150 Notable deaths
André-Georges Haudricourt
French academic (1911-1996).
Born January 17th, 1911 in Paris.
Died August 20th, 1996 at 85 years old in Paris.
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.
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]
Ignacio Padilla
Mexican writer (1968-2016).
Born November 7th, 1968 in Mexico City.
Died August 20th, 2016 at 47 years old in Queretaro Municipality (traffic collision). [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.
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]
Tiberio Murgia
Italian actor (1929-2010).
Born February 5th, 1929 in Oristano.
Died August 20th, 2010 at 81 years old in Tolfa. [ref]
Levan Gachechiladze
Georgian politician.
Born July 20th, 1964 in Tbilisi.
Died August 20th, 2025 at 61 years old in Tbilisi.
Devorah Baron
Jewish writer, editor and translator (1887–1956).
Born December 9th, 1887 in Uzda.
Died August 20th, 1956 at 68 years old in Tel Aviv.
Alexander Nikolayevich Samokhvalov
Soviet russian artist.
Born August 20th, 1894 in Bezhetsk. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1971 at 77 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
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