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August 20th
125 Notable deaths
Jules Laforgue
French poet.
Born August 16th, 1860 in Montevideo. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1887 at 27 years old in Paris (tuberculosis). [ref]
Bunny Austin
English tennis player (1906-2000).
Born August 20th, 1906 in London.
Died August 20th, 2000 at 94 years old in Coulsdon.
Daniel Brewster
United states politician (1923-2007).
Born November 23rd, 1923 in Baltimore County.
Died August 20th, 2007 at 83 years old in Maryland (liver cancer).
Daniela Dessì
Italian opera singer (1957-2016).
Died August 20th, 2016 at 59 years old in Brescia (cancer). [ref]
Ian Carey
American house dj and producer.
Born September 13th, 1975 in Baltimore.
Died August 20th, 2021 at 45 years old [ref]
Masahiko Amakasu
Officer/imperial japanese army (1891-1945).
Born January 26th, 1891 in Yamagata.
Died August 20th, 1945 at 54 years old in Changchun (cyanide poisoning).
Branko Kostić
Montenegrin politician.
Born August 28th, 1939 in Cetinje.
Died August 20th, 2020 at 80 years old in Podgorica. [ref]
Ljubo Miloš
Croatian fascist war criminal.
Born February 25th, 1919 in Šamac.
Died August 20th, 1948 at 29 years old in Zagreb (hanging).
Dudu Topaz
Israeli comedian (1946-2009).
Born September 20th, 1946 in Haifa.
Died August 20th, 2009 at 62 years old in Ramla (hanging). [ref]
Lina Morgan
Spanish film, theatre and television actress theatre owner.
Born March 20th, 1937 in Madrid.
Died August 20th, 2015 at 78 years old in Madrid (cancer).
Deaths 51 to 60 of 125
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