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September 20th
167 Notable deaths
Jim Croce
American singer-songwriter (1943–1973).
Born January 10th, 1943 in Philadelphia.
Died September 20th, 1973 at 30 years old in Natchitoches (aircraft crash).
Brian Clough
English football player and manager (1935–2004).
Born March 21st, 1935 in Middlesbrough.
Died September 20th, 2004 at 69 years old in Derby (stomach cancer).
Simon Wiesenthal
Jewish austrian holocaust survivor and nazi hunter (1908–2005).
Born December 31st, 1908 in Buchach. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2005 at 96 years old in Vienna.
Roy Kinnear
British actor (1934–1988).
Born January 8th, 1934 in Wigan.
Died September 20th, 1988 at 54 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction, horse fall).
Paul Erdős
Hungarian mathematician (1913–1996).
Born March 26th, 1913 in Budapest. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1996 at 83 years old in Warsaw (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Erich Hartmann
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii.
Born April 19th, 1922 in Weissach.
Died September 20th, 1993 at 71 years old in Weil im Schönbuch (brain cancer).
Kathryn Crosby
American actress (1933–2024).
Born November 25th, 1933 in Houston.
Died September 20th, 2024 at 90 years old in Hillsborough. [ref]
Jean Sibelius
Finnish composer (1865–1957).
Born December 8th, 1865 in Hämeenlinna.
Died September 20th, 1957 at 91 years old in Järvenpää (cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage).
Fiorello H. La Guardia
American politician; 99th mayor of new york city (1934–45).
Born December 11th, 1882 in New York City.
Died September 20th, 1947 at 64 years old in New York City (pancreatic cancer).
Polly Bergen
American actress, singer, entrepreneur (1930-2014).
Born July 14th, 1930 in Knoxville. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2014 at 84 years old in Southbury (heart failure). [ref]
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Good men must die, but death cannot kill their names. Unknown