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August 20th
186 Notable deaths
Emery Roth
American architect (1871–1948).
Born July 17th, 1871 in Sečovce. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1948 at 77 years old in New York City.
Tony Barton
English footballer and manager (1937–1993).
Born April 8th, 1937 in Sutton.
Died August 20th, 1993 at 56 years old in Hampshire (myocardial infarction).
Walter Brooke
American actor (1914-1986).
Born October 23rd, 1914 in New York City.
Died August 20th, 1986 at 71 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
Nadir Salifov
Azerbaijan crime boss.
Born August 28th, 1972 in Mamishlo.
Died August 20th, 2020 at 47 years old in Antalya.
Gopinath Mohanty
Indian (odia) writer (1914-1991).
Born April 20th, 1914 in Cuttack district.
Died August 20th, 1991 at 77 years old in San Jose.
Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans
Royal navy admiral (1881–1957).
Born October 28th, 1881 in London.
Died August 20th, 1958 at 76 years old in Norway. [ref]
Jimmy McIlroy
Northern irish footballer (1931-2018).
Born October 25th, 1931 in Northern Ireland.
Died August 20th, 2018 at 86 years old [ref]
Vojtech Tuka
Slovak minister of foreign affairs of the slovakia, prime minister of the slovakia and war criminal (1880-1946).
Born July 4th, 1880 in Štiavnické Bane.
Died August 20th, 1946 at 66 years old in Bratislava (hanging to death).
Joan Gale Robinson
English novelist and illustrator (1910–1988).
Born February 10th, 1910 in Gerrards Cross.
Died August 20th, 1988 at 78 years old in King's Lynn.
Rio Reiser
German rock musician (1950–1996).
Born January 9th, 1950 in West Berlin.
Died August 20th, 1996 at 46 years old
David Jacobs
American screen writer (1939–2023).
Born August 12th, 1939 in Baltimore.
Died August 20th, 2023 at 84 years old in Burbank (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Norma Nolan
Argentine model (1938–2025).
Born April 22nd, 1938 in Venado Tuerto. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2025 at 87 years old in Miami. [ref]
Diana Budisavljević
Austrian humanitarian (1891–1978).
Born January 15th, 1891 in Innsbruck.
Died August 20th, 1978 at 87 years old in Innsbruck.
Charles Bannerman
Australian cricketer (1851-1930).
Born July 3rd, 1851 in Woolwich.
Died August 20th, 1930 at 79 years old in Sydney.
Masahiko Amakasu
Officer/imperial japanese army (1891-1945).
Born January 26th, 1891 in Yamagata Prefecture.
Died August 20th, 1945 at 54 years old in Changchun (cyanide poisoning).
Jules Laforgue
Franco-uruguayan poet (1860–1887).
Born August 16th, 1860 in Montevideo.
Died August 20th, 1887 at 27 years old in Paris (tuberculosis).
Daniel Brewster
United states politician (1923-2007).
Born November 23rd, 1923 in Baltimore County.
Died August 20th, 2007 at 83 years old in Maryland (liver cancer).
Ian Carey
American dj and music producer (1975–2021).
Born September 13th, 1975 in Baltimore.
Died August 20th, 2021 at 45 years old in Miami. [ref]
Ljubo Miloš
Croatian fascist war criminal.
Born February 25th, 1919 in Šamac.
Died August 20th, 1948 at 29 years old in Zagreb (hanging to death).
Branko Kostić
Montenegrin politician (1939–2020).
Born August 28th, 1939 in Cetinje.
Died August 20th, 2020 at 80 years old in Podgorica. [ref]
Isabel Crook
Canadian anthropologist and educator.
Born December 15th, 1915 in Chengdu.
Died August 20th, 2023 at 107 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Dorothy Burgess
Film, stage actress (1907–1961).
Born March 4th, 1907 in Los Angeles.
Died August 20th, 1961 at 54 years old in Woodland Hills (lung cancer).
Vu Van Mau
Prime minister of south vietnam (1914-1998).
Born July 25th, 1914 in Hanoi, Quất Động.
Died August 20th, 1998 at 84 years old in Paris.
Daniela Dessì
Italian opera singer (1957-2016).
Died August 20th, 2016 at 56 years old in Brescia (cancer). [ref]
Sathima Bea Benjamin
South african jazz singer (1936–2013).
Born October 17th, 1936 in Johannesburg.
Died August 20th, 2013 at 76 years old in Cape Town.
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