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August 20th
145 Notable deaths
Diana Budisavljević
Austrian humanitarian.
Born January 15th, 1891 in Innsbruck.
Died August 20th, 1978 at 87 years old in Innsbruck.
Vojtech Tuka
Slovak minister of foreign affairs of the slovakia, prime minister of the slovakia and war criminal (1880-1946).
Born July 4th, 1880 in Štiavnické Bane. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1946 at 66 years old in Bratislava (hanging). [ref]
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]
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).
Norma Nolan
Argentine model (1938–2025).
Born April 22nd, 1938 in Venado Tuerto. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2025 at 87 years old in Miami. [ref]
Daniela Dessì
Italian opera singer (1957-2016).
Died August 20th, 2016 at 59 years old in Brescia (cancer). [ref]
Ian Carey
American dj and music producer (1975–2021).
Born September 13th, 1975 in Baltimore.
Died August 20th, 2021 at 45 years old in Miami. [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).
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