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September 20th

144 Notable deaths

Jim Croce

American singer-songwriter (1943–1973).

Born January 10th, 1943 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died September 20th, 1973 at 30 years old in Natchitoches (aircraft crash). [ref]

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.

Born December 31st, 1908 in Buchach. [ref]

Died September 20th, 2005 at 96 years old in Vienna. [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).

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]

Roy Kinnear

British actor (1934-1988).

Born January 8th, 1934 in Wigan. [ref]

Died September 20th, 1988 at 54 years old in Madrid (myocardial infarction, horse fall). [ref]

Jean Sibelius

Finnish composer of the late romantic period (1865–1957).

Born December 8th, 1865 in Hämeenlinna. [ref]

Died September 20th, 1957 at 91 years old in Ainola (cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]

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]

Burhanuddin Rabbani

Afghanistan politician, former president of afghanistan (1992-2001).

Born September 20th, 1940 in Fayzabad.

Died September 20th, 2011 at 71 years old in Kabul (explosive device). [ref]

Steve Goodman

American folk music singer-songwriter.

Born July 25th, 1948 in Chicago. [ref]

Died September 20th, 1984 at 36 years old in Seattle (leukemia). [ref]

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