August 20th
138 Notable deaths
Maurice Gendron
French musician.
Born December 26th, 1920 in Nice. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1990 at 69 years old in Grez-sur-Loing. [ref]
Alexander Radó
Hungarian cartographer, communist activist, spy (1899-1981).
Born November 5th, 1899 in Újpest.
Died August 20th, 1981 at 81 years old in Budapest.
Christian Dotremont
Artist (1922-1979).
Born December 12th, 1922 in Tervuren. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1979 at 56 years old in Buizingen (tuberculosis). [ref]
Edward Ludwig
Film director, screenwriter (1899–1982).
Born October 7th, 1899 in Balta.
Died August 20th, 1982 at 82 years old in Santa Monica.
Leon Chwistek
Polish painter, philosopher and logician.
Born June 13th, 1884 in Kraków. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1944 at 60 years old in Barvikha. [ref]
Herbert Hall Turner
British astronomer and seismologist.
Born August 13th, 1861 in Leeds.
Died August 20th, 1930 at 69 years old in Stockholm.
Bernard Griffin
Catholic cardinal.
Born February 21st, 1899 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1956 at 57 years old in Cornwall (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Walter Serner
Czech writer.
Born January 15th, 1889 in Karlovy Vary. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1942 at 53 years old in Biķernieki forest.
Isabel Crook
Canadian anthropologist and educator.
Born December 15th, 1915 in Chengdu.
Died August 20th, 2023 at 107 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Juan Manuel Gálvez
President of honduras (1887-1972).
Born June 10th, 1887 in Tegucigalpa.
Died August 20th, 1972 at 85 years old in Tegucigalpa.
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson