August 20th
138 Notable deaths
Nati Mistral
Spanish actress.
Born December 13th, 1928 in Madrid.
Died August 20th, 2017 at 88 years old in Madrid (cerebral infarction).
Katti Anker Møller
Norwegian women's rights activist (1868-1945).
Born October 23rd, 1868 in Hamar Municipality.
Died August 20th, 1945 at 76 years old in Torsnes Municipality.
Kalman Kahana
Israeli politician (1910-1991).
Born May 31st, 1910 in Brody. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1991 at 81 years old in Jerusalem.
Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez
Colombian politician (1890-1972).
Born June 27th, 1890 in Bogotá.
Died August 20th, 1972 at 82 years old in Bogotá.
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.
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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker