August 20th
133 Notable deaths
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).
Edward Weston
United states chemist.
Born May 9th, 1850 in Oswestry.
Died August 20th, 1936 at 86 years old in Montclair.
Humberto Maschio
Italian-argentine football player and manager (1933–2024).
Born February 20th, 1933 in Avellaneda.
Died August 20th, 2024 at 91 years old (kidney failure). [ref]
Aleksandar Petrović
Film director.
Born January 14th, 1929 in Paris.
Died August 20th, 1994 at 65 years old in Paris. [ref]
Velichko Cholakov
Bulgarian weightlifter (1982-2017).
Born January 12th, 1982 in Smolyan.
Died August 20th, 2017 at 35 years old in Smolyan.
Margot Hielscher
German singer and film actress (1919-2017).
Born September 29th, 1919 in Berlin.
Died August 20th, 2017 at 97 years old in Munich. [ref]
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Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine