September 20th
160 Notable deaths
Emmy Albus
German athletics competitor (1911–1995).
Born December 13th, 1911 in Barmen. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1995 at 83 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Prokofy Dzhaparidze
Politician.
Born January 15th, 1880.
Died September 20th, 1918 at 38 years old in Türkmenbaşy.
Taizo Kawamoto
Japanese association football player.
Born January 17th, 1914 in Aichi Prefecture.
Died September 20th, 1985 at 71 years old in Osaka Prefecture (stomach cancer).
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]
Edward Wilber Berry
American paleobotanist (1875-1945).
Born February 10th, 1875 in Newark. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1945 at 70 years old [ref]
Ralph Hills
American shot putter (1902-1977).
Born January 19th, 1902 in Washington, D.C..
Died September 20th, 1977 at 75 years old in Baltimore.
Artashes Geghamyan
Armenian politician (1949–2024).
Born December 2nd, 1949 in Yerevan.
Died September 20th, 2024 at 74 years old [ref]
Jan Lála
Czech footballer.
Born September 10th, 1938 in Libická Lhotka. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2025 at 87 years old [ref]
Stanislav Stratiev
Bulgarian writer (1941–2000).
Born September 9th, 1941 in Sofia.
Died September 20th, 2000 at 59 years old in Sofia.
Péter Török
Hungarian footballer (1951-1987).
Born April 18th, 1951 in Budapest.
Died September 20th, 1987 at 36 years old in Budapest.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 160
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving