August 20th
138 Notable deaths
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]
Edmund Szoka
Catholic cardinal (1927–2014).
Born September 14th, 1927 in Grand Rapids.
Died August 20th, 2014 at 86 years old in Novi. [ref]
Franz Cumont
Belgian archaeologist, historian, philologist and epigrapher.
Born January 3rd, 1868 in Aalst. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1947 at 79 years old in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre - Sint-Pieters-Woluwe.
Gwen Lee
Actress, model (1904-1961).
Born November 12th, 1904 in Hastings.
Died August 20th, 1961 at 56 years old in Reno.
Lev Durov
Soviet/russian theatre and film actor.
Born December 23rd, 1931 in Moscow.
Died August 20th, 2015 at 83 years old in Moscow (disease).
Costică Ștefănescu
Romanian footballer (1951-2013).
Born March 26th, 1951 in Bucharest.
Died August 20th, 2013 at 62 years old in Bucharest (falling).
Gérard Chaliand
French political scientist, academic, and historian (1934–2025).
Born February 15th, 1934 in Etterbeek. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2025 at 91 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Vladimir Zakharov
Soviet and russian physicist.
Born August 1st, 1939 in Kazan.
Died August 20th, 2023 at 84 years old in Moscow.
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Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it. Haruki Murakami