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September 20th
174 Notable deaths
Gerardo Vera
Spanish film director (1947–2020).
Born March 10th, 1947 in Miraflores de la Sierra.
Died September 20th, 2020 at 73 years old in Miraflores de la Sierra (COVID-19). [ref]
Vjenceslav Novak
Croatian writer.
Born September 11th, 1859 in Senj.
Died September 20th, 1905 at 46 years old in Zagreb (tuberculosis).
Fortunato Baldelli
Italian cardinal.
Born August 6th, 1935 in Valfabbrica.
Died September 20th, 2012 at 77 years old in Rome. [ref]
Laszlo Bellak
Table tennis player (1911–2006).
Born February 12th, 1911 in Budapest.
Died September 20th, 2006 at 95 years old in Miami.
Pino Cerami
Cyclist.
Born April 28th, 1922 in Misterbianco.
Died September 20th, 2014 at 92 years old in Gerpinnes. [ref]
Prokofy Dzhaparidze
Georgian politician (1880–1918).
Born January 15th, 1880 in Shardometi.
Died September 20th, 1918 at 38 years old in Türkmenbaşy (gunshot wound).
Aleksei Mamykin
Russian footballer (1936-2011).
Born February 29th, 1936.
Died September 20th, 2011 at 75 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Jantina Tammes
Dutch botanist and geneticist (1871-1947).
Born June 23rd, 1871 in Groningen. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1947 at 76 years old in Groningen. [ref]
Artashes Geghamyan
Armenian politician (1949–2024).
Born December 2nd, 1949 in Yerevan.
Died September 20th, 2024 at 74 years old [ref]
Taizo Kawamoto
Japanese association football player and manager (1914–1985).
Born January 17th, 1914 in Aichi Prefecture.
Died September 20th, 1985 at 71 years old in Osaka Prefecture (stomach cancer).
Deaths 131 to 140 of 174
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel