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August 20th
186 Notable deaths
George Adamson
British naturalist, writer and wildlife conservationist (1906–1989).
Born February 3rd, 1906 in Etawah.
Died August 20th, 1989 at 83 years old in Kora National Park.
Joe Rosenthal
American photographer (1911–2006).
Born October 9th, 1911 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 20th, 2006 at 94 years old in Novato.
H. B. Halicki
American actor and director (1940-1989).
Born October 18th, 1940 in Dunkirk.
Died August 20th, 1989 at 48 years old in Tonawanda (work accident).
Alfred Kubin
Austrian illustrator, cartoonist and writer (1877-1959).
Born April 10th, 1877 in Litoměřice. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1959 at 82 years old in Wernstein am Inn. [ref]
Ulla Jacobsson
Swedish actress (1929-1982).
Born May 23rd, 1929 in Mölndal.
Died August 20th, 1982 at 53 years old in Vienna (bone cancer).
Ian MacDonald
English classical and rock music critic (1948–2003).
Born October 3rd, 1948 in England.
Died August 20th, 2003 at 54 years old in Wotton-under-Edge.
Adolf von Baeyer
German chemist (1835-1917).
Born October 31st, 1835 in Berlin.
Died August 20th, 1917 at 81 years old in Munich, Starnberg.
Donald O. Hebb
Canadian neuroscientist (1904–1985).
Born July 22nd, 1904 in Chester.
Died August 20th, 1985 at 81 years old in Chester.
Mickey Daniels
American actor (1914–1970).
Born October 11th, 1914 in Rock Springs.
Died August 20th, 1970 at 55 years old in San Diego (liver cirrhosis).
Marian McPartland
British pianist, composer, writer and radio host (1918–2013).
Born March 20th, 1918 in Slough.
Died August 20th, 2013 at 95 years old in Port Washington (disease).
Colin Meads
New zealand rugby union player (1936-2017).
Born June 3rd, 1936 in Cambridge.
Died August 20th, 2017 at 81 years old in Te Kūiti (pancreatic cancer).
Dom Mintoff
Maltese politician (1916-2012).
Born August 6th, 1916 in Cospicua. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2012 at 96 years old in Tarxien (disease). [ref]
Ilona Massey
Hungarian actress (1910-1974).
Born July 5th, 1912 in Budapest.
Died August 20th, 1974 at 62 years old in Bethesda (cancer).
Nayyara Noor
Pakistani singer.
Born November 3rd, 1950 in Guwahati.
Died August 20th, 2022 at 71 years old in Karachi.
Ted Post
American director (1918-2013).
Born March 31st, 1918 in Brooklyn.
Died August 20th, 2013 at 95 years old in Santa Monica.
Hugo Pratt
Italian comic book creator (1927-1995).
Born June 15th, 1927 in Rimini.
Died August 20th, 1995 at 68 years old in Pully (colorectal cancer).
Kurt Schumacher
German politician (1895-1952).
Born October 13th, 1895 in Chełmno. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1952 at 56 years old in Bonn. [ref]
Aleksandar Ranković
Yugoslav politician (1909-1983).
Born November 28th, 1909 in Draževac.
Died August 20th, 1983 at 73 years old in Dubrovnik.
Uri Avnery
Israeli politician, journalist and author (1923-2018).
Born September 10th, 1923 in Beckum. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2018 at 94 years old in Tel Aviv (cerebrovascular disease).
Carlos Juan Finlay
Cuban physician discoverer of means of transmission of yellow fever through biological vector (1833–1915).
Born December 3rd, 1833 in Camagüey.
Died August 20th, 1915 at 81 years old in Havana (stroke).
Percy Williams Bridgman
American physicist.
Born April 21st, 1882 in Cambridge.
Died August 20th, 1961 at 79 years old in Randolph.
Barry Boehm
American software engineer (1935–2022).
Born May 16th, 1935 in Santa Monica.
Died August 20th, 2022 at 87 years old [ref]
Norris Bradbury
American physicist.
Born May 30th, 1909 in Santa Barbara.
Died August 20th, 1997 at 88 years old in Los Alamos (infectious disease). [ref]
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
American politician (1949–2008).
Born September 10th, 1949 in Cleveland. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2008 at 58 years old in East Cleveland, Cleveland (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
István Horthy
Hungarian politician (1904–1942).
Born September 12th, 1904 in Pula.
Died August 20th, 1942 at 37 years old in Alexeyevka.
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown