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August 20th
138 Notable deaths
Frank Caprio
American lawyer and politician (1936–2025).
Born November 23rd, 1936 in Federal Hill.
Died August 20th, 2025 at 88 years old in Providence (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
George Adamson
British wildlife conservationist (1906-1989).
Born February 3rd, 1906 in Etawah.
Died August 20th, 1989 at 83 years old in Kora National Park.
Atsuko Tanaka
Japanese voice actress (1962-2024).
Born November 14th, 1962 in Maebashi.
Died August 20th, 2024 at 61 years old
Al Attles
American basketball player and coach.
Born November 7th, 1936 in Newark.
Died August 20th, 2024 at 87 years old in San Francisco Bay Area. [ref]
Leon Vitali
English actor.
Born July 26th, 1948 in Royal Leamington Spa.
Died August 20th, 2022 at 74 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Darya Dugina
Russian journalist and activist.
Born December 15th, 1992 in Moscow. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2022 at 29 years old in Bolshie Vyazyomy (car bombing). [ref]
Joe Rosenthal
American photographer (1911–2006).
Born October 9th, 1911 in Washington, D.C..
Died August 20th, 2006 at 94 years old in Novato.
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.
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 Kuiti (pancreatic cancer).
Ulla Jacobsson
Swedish actress (1929-1982).
Born May 23rd, 1929 in Mölndal. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1982 at 53 years old in Vienna (bone cancer). [ref]
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes