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August 20th
133 Notable deaths
Otakar Ostrčil
Czech conductor and composer (1879-1935).
Born February 25th, 1879 in Prague. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1935 at 56 years old in Prague. [ref]
Levan Gachechiladze
Georgian politician.
Born July 20th, 1964 in Tbilisi.
Died August 20th, 2025 at 61 years old in Tbilisi.
Shahan Shahnour
Armenian writer.
Born August 3rd, 1903 in Üsküdar. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1974 at 71 years old in Saint-Raphaël. [ref]
Etelka Gerster
Hungarian soprano and voice teacher.
Born June 27th, 1855 in Košice.
Died August 20th, 1920 at 65 years old in Sasso Marconi.
Rudolf Gellesch
German footballer (1914-1990).
Born May 1st, 1914 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died August 20th, 1990 at 76 years old in Kassel.
Benjamin Jones
English racing cyclist (1882-1963).
Born January 2nd, 1882 in Wigan.
Died August 20th, 1963 at 81 years old in Johannesburg.
Detlev Blanke
German interlinguistics lecturer.
Born May 30th, 1941 in Neumünster.
Died August 20th, 2016 at 75 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Amélie Lundahl
Finnish artist (1850–1914).
Born May 26th, 1850 in Oulu. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1914 at 64 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Haydée Tamzali
Tunisian actress (1906-1998).
Born August 23rd, 1906 in Tunis.
Died August 20th, 1998 at 91 years old in Tunis.
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