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August 20th
186 Notable deaths
Isaac Jacob Reines
Belarusian rabbi (1839–1915).
Born October 17th, 1839 in Karlin.
Died August 20th, 1915 at 75 years old in Lida.
Edward Ludwig
Film director, screenwriter (1899–1982).
Born October 7th, 1899 in Balta.
Died August 20th, 1982 at 82 years old in Santa Monica.
Maurice Gendron
French musician (1920–1990).
Born December 26th, 1920 in Grez-sur-Loing.
Died August 20th, 1990 at 69 years old in Grez-sur-Loing.
Józef Kowalczyk
Archbishop of gniezno, primate of poland.
Born August 28th, 1938 in Jadowniki Mokre.
Died August 20th, 2025 at 86 years old in Tarnów. [ref]
Bernard Griffin
Catholic cardinal (1899–1956).
Born February 21st, 1899 in Birmingham.
Died August 20th, 1956 at 57 years old in Cornwall (myocardial infarction).
Christian Dotremont
Artist (1922-1979).
Born December 12th, 1922 in Tervuren.
Died August 20th, 1979 at 56 years old in Buizingen (tuberculosis).
Leon Chwistek
Polish painter, philosopher and logician (*1884 – †1944).
Born June 13th, 1884 in Kraków. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1944 at 60 years old in Barvikha.
Agnes Giberne
British astronomer, author (1845–1939).
Born November 19th, 1845 in Belgaum.
Died August 20th, 1939 at 93 years old in Eastbourne.
Juan Manuel Gálvez
President of honduras.
Born June 10th, 1887 in Tegucigalpa.
Died August 20th, 1972 at 85 years old in Tegucigalpa.
Gustaf Cederström
Swedish painter (1845-1933).
Born April 12th, 1845 in Klara Church Parish. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1933 at 88 years old in Stockholm.
Herbert Hall Turner
British astronomer and seismologist (1861–1930).
Born August 13th, 1861 in Leeds.
Died August 20th, 1930 at 69 years old in Stockholm.
Bram Peper
Dutch politician (1940–2022).
Born February 13th, 1940 in Haarlem.
Died August 20th, 2022 at 82 years old in Capelle aan den IJssel. [ref]
Adolf Dymsza
Polish actor (1900–1975).
Born April 7th, 1900 in Warsaw.
Died August 20th, 1975 at 75 years old in Góra Kalwaria.
Anna Záborská
Slovak politician.
Born June 7th, 1948 in Zurich. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2025 at 77 years old in Bratislava. [ref]
Sergey Mergelyan
Armenian mathematician (1928–2008).
Born May 19th, 1928 in Simferopol.
Died August 20th, 2008 at 80 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Maria De Mattias
Italian catholic nun, foundress and saint (1805-1866).
Born February 4th, 1805 in Vallecorsa.
Died August 20th, 1866 at 61 years old in Rome.
Ann S. Stephens
American writer (1810–1886).
Born March 30th, 1810 in Seymour.
Died August 20th, 1886 at 76 years old in Newport.
Semyon Farada
Soviet and russian actor (1933-2009).
Born December 31st, 1933 in Nikolsky.
Died August 20th, 2009 at 75 years old in Moscow (heart failure). [ref]
Lazarus Salii
President of palau (1936-1988).
Born November 17th, 1936 in Angaur.
Died August 20th, 1988 at 51 years old in Koror (gunshot wound).
André-Georges Haudricourt
French academic (1911-1996).
Born January 17th, 1911 in Paris.
Died August 20th, 1996 at 85 years old in Paris.
Julio Lozano Díaz
President of honduras.
Born March 27th, 1885 in Tegucigalpa.
Died August 20th, 1957 at 72 years old in Miami.
Moshe Shamir
Israeli writer (1921-2004).
Born September 15th, 1921 in Safed. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2004 at 82 years old in Rishon LeZion. [ref]
Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler
American musician (1863–1927).
Born July 16th, 1863 in Bielsko.
Died August 20th, 1927 at 64 years old in Chicago.
Ignacio Padilla
Mexican writer (1968-2016).
Born November 7th, 1968 in Mexico City.
Died August 20th, 2016 at 47 years old in Queretaro Municipality (traffic collision). [ref]
Phyllis Konstam
English film actress (1907-1976).
Born April 14th, 1907 in London.
Died August 20th, 1976 at 69 years old in Somerset (myocardial infarction).
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