August 20th
133 Notable deaths
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).
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).
István Horthy
Hungarian politician (1904–1942).
Born September 12th, 1904 in Pula.
Died August 20th, 1942 at 37 years old in Alexeyevka.
Jimmy McIlroy
Northern irish footballer (1931-2018).
Born October 25th, 1931 in Northern Ireland.
Died August 20th, 2018 at 86 years old [ref]
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.
Born October 28th, 1881 in London. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1958 at 76 years old in Norway. [ref]
Rio Reiser
German rock musician.
Born January 9th, 1950 in East Berlin.
Died August 20th, 1996 at 46 years old
Diana Budisavljević
Austrian humanitarian.
Born January 15th, 1891 in Innsbruck.
Died August 20th, 1978 at 87 years old in Innsbruck.
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The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu