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August 20th
145 Notable deaths
George Oliver
Professional golfer (1883-1965).
Born January 18th, 1883 in Tampa.
Died August 20th, 1965 at 82 years old in Tampa.
Thomas Butler
British tug of war olympian (1871–1928).
Born December 10th, 1871 in County Waterford. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1928 at 56 years old [ref]
Aivars Lazdenieks
Latvian rower (1954–2023).
Born February 26th, 1954 in Skrunda.
Died August 20th, 2023 at 69 years old [ref]
Henri Wijnoldy Daniëls
Dutch fencer (1889-1932).
Born November 26th, 1889 in Sliedrecht.
Died August 20th, 1932 at 42 years old in Cabourg.
Ivan Łuckievič
Famous belarusian leader (1881-1919).
Born June 9th, 1881 in Šiauliai.
Died August 20th, 1919 at 38 years old in Zakopane (tuberculosis).
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel