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August 20th
125 Notable deaths
Dom Mintoff
Maltese politician (1916-2012).
Born August 6th, 1916 in Cospicua.
Died August 20th, 2012 at 96 years old in Tarxien (disease). [ref]
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.
Stephanie Tubbs Jones
American politician (1949-2008).
Born September 10th, 1949 in Cleveland.
Died August 20th, 2008 at 58 years old in East Cleveland (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
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]
Ilona Massey
Hungarian actress (1910-1974).
Born June 16th, 1910 in Budapest.
Died August 20th, 1974 at 64 years old in Bethesda (cancer). [ref]
Percy Williams Bridgman
American physicist.
Born April 21st, 1882 in Cambridge.
Died August 20th, 1961 at 79 years old in Randolph (ballistic trauma).
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