August 20th
150 Notable deaths
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).
Percy Williams Bridgman
American physicist.
Born April 21st, 1882 in Cambridge.
Died August 20th, 1961 at 79 years old in Randolph (ballistic trauma).
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 Cleveland, East 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.
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).
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]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 150
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris