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September 20th
213 Notable deaths
Ida Rubinstein
Russian actress and dancer.
Born October 5th, 1885 in Kharkiv. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1960 at 74 years old in Vence.
Jan Merlin
American actor and writer (1925-2019).
Born April 3rd, 1925 in New York City.
Died September 20th, 2019 at 94 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Olin Howland
American actor (1886–1959).
Born February 10th, 1886 in Denver.
Died September 20th, 1959 at 73 years old in Hollywood.
Ludvík Svoboda
Czechoslovak general and politician (1895-1979).
Born November 25th, 1895 in Hroznatín. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1979 at 83 years old in Prague (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Robert Riskin
American writer (1897-1955).
Born March 30th, 1897 in New York City.
Died September 20th, 1955 at 58 years old in Beverly Hills (cerebrovascular disease).
Saint-John Perse
French poet and diplomat (1887–1975).
Born May 31st, 1887 in Pointe-à-Pitre. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1975 at 88 years old in Hyères. [ref]
Vito Cascio Ferro
Member of the sicilian mafia (1862–1943).
Born January 22nd, 1862 in Palermo.
Died September 20th, 1943 at 81 years old in Palermo.
Dean Shek
Hong kong actor and producer (1949–2021).
Born June 17th, 1949 in Tianjin. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2021 at 72 years old in Hong Kong (cancer). [ref]
Arthur Holmes
English geologist (1890–1965).
Born January 14th, 1890 in Gateshead. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1965 at 75 years old in London. [ref]
Francisco S. Carvajal
President of mexico (1870-1932).
Born December 9th, 1870 in San Francisco de Campeche.
Died September 20th, 1932 at 61 years old in Mexico City.
Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu
4th yang di-pertuan agong.
Born January 24th, 1907 in Kuala Terengganu.
Died September 20th, 1979 at 72 years old in Kuala Terengganu.
Richie Ginther
American racing driver (1930-1989).
Born August 5th, 1930 in Hollywood.
Died September 20th, 1989 at 59 years old in Bordeaux (myocardial infarction).
Heinrich Hoffmann
German psychiatrist and children's writer.
Born June 13th, 1809 in Frankfurt.
Died September 20th, 1894 at 85 years old in Frankfurt (stroke).
Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland
Swedish prince (1889-1918).
Born April 20th, 1889 in Drottningholm Palace. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1918 at 29 years old in Drottningholm Palace (1918–1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
Walther von Lüttwitz
German general (1859-1942).
Born February 2nd, 1859 in Kluczbork.
Died September 20th, 1942 at 83 years old in Wrocław.
Erwin Olaf
Dutch photographer, 1959–2023 (1959–2023).
Born July 2nd, 1959 in Hilversum.
Died September 20th, 2023 at 64 years old in Groningen (pulmonary emphysema). [ref]
Taheyya Kariokka
Egyptian dancer, actress (1915–1999).
Born February 19th, 1915 in Ismailia. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1999 at 84 years old in Cairo (pneumonia). [ref]
Christopher Okigbo
Nigerian poet (1930–1967).
Born August 16th, 1930 in Ojoto.
Died September 20th, 1967 at 37 years old in Nsukka (Nigerian Civil War).
Chen Boda
Chinese politician (1904-1989).
Born July 29th, 1904 in Hui'an County.
Died September 20th, 1989 at 85 years old in Beijing (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Muriel Humphrey
American politician (1912–1998).
Born February 20th, 1912 in Huron.
Died September 20th, 1998 at 86 years old in Minneapolis.
Gordon Mitchell
American actor (1923–2003).
Born July 29th, 1923 in Denver.
Died September 20th, 2003 at 80 years old in Marina del Rey (myocardial infarction).
Emma Zimmer
Ravensbrook concentration camp overseer (1888-1948).
Born August 14th, 1888 in Schlüchtern.
Died September 20th, 1948 at 60 years old in Hamelin (hanging to death).
Ernest Nagel
American philosopher (1901-1985).
Born November 16th, 1901 in Nové Mesto nad Váhom.
Died September 20th, 1985 at 83 years old in New York City.
Ferdinand Sammern-Frankenegg
Austrian member of the nazi party (1897-1944).
Born March 17th, 1897 in Grieskirchen.
Died September 20th, 1944 at 47 years old in Banja Luka.
Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet
British consular official in china (1835–1911).
Born February 20th, 1835 in Portadown.
Died September 20th, 1911 at 76 years old
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Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø