August 20th
187 Notable deaths
Aivars Lazdenieks
Latvian rower (1954–2023).
Born February 26th, 1954 in Skrunda.
Died August 20th, 2023 at 69 years old [ref]
Albert Henderson
Canadian soccer player (1881-1947).
Born August 29th, 1881 in Galt.
Died August 20th, 1947 at 65 years old in Los Angeles.
George Oliver
American professional golfer (1883-1965).
Born January 18th, 1883 in Tampa.
Died August 20th, 1965 at 82 years old in Tampa.
Carl Hårleman
Swedish athlete (1886-1948).
Born June 23rd, 1886 in Västerås.
Died August 20th, 1948 at 62 years old in Halmstad.
Alexander Nikolayevich Samokhvalov
Russian painter and draughtsman during the soviet era (1894–1971).
Born August 20th, 1894 in Bezhetsk.
Died August 20th, 1971 at 77 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Thomas Butler
British tug of war olympian (1871–1928).
Born December 10th, 1871 in County Waterford. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1928 at 56 years old [ref]
Ramiro Moliner Inglés
Spanish priest (1941–2024).
Born March 13th, 1941 in Castelserás.
Died August 20th, 2024 at 83 years old in Alcañiz. [ref]
Ivan Łuckievič
Famous belarusian leader (1881-1919).
Born June 9th, 1881 in Šiauliai.
Died August 20th, 1919 at 38 years old in Zakopane (tuberculosis).
József Samassa
Hungarian cardinal (1828–1912).
Born October 30th, 1828. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1912 at 83 years old in Eger (pneumonia). [ref]
Pedro de Madrazo
Spanish painter and poet (1816-1898).
Born October 11th, 1816 in Rome.
Died August 20th, 1898 at 81 years old in Madrid.
Héctor García Otero
Uruguayan basketball player.
Born June 12th, 1926 in Montevideo.
Died August 20th, 1999 at 73 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Henri Wijnoldy Daniëls
Dutch fencer (1889-1932).
Born November 26th, 1889 in Sliedrecht.
Died August 20th, 1932 at 42 years old in Cabourg.
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman