August 20th
138 Notable deaths
Donald O. Hebb
Canadian neuroscientist.
Born July 22nd, 1904 in Chester.
Died August 20th, 1985 at 81 years old in Chester.
Marian McPartland
British pianist, composer, writer and radio host.
Born March 20th, 1918 in Slough. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2013 at 95 years old in Port Washington (disease). [ref]
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).
Dom Mintoff
Maltese politician (1916-2012).
Born August 6th, 1916 in Cospicua.
Died August 20th, 2012 at 96 years old in Tarxien (disease). [ref]
Nayyara Noor
Pakistani singer.
Born November 3rd, 1950 in Guwahati.
Died August 20th, 2022 at 71 years old in Karachi.
Hugo Pratt
Italian comic book creator (1927-1995).
Born June 15th, 1927 in Rimini. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1995 at 68 years old in Pully (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Ted Post
American director (1918-2013).
Born March 31st, 1918 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2013 at 95 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
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).
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.
Deaths 31 to 40 of 138
Die happily and look forward to taking up a new and better form. Like the sun, only when you set in the west can you rise in the east. Rumi