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September 20th
213 Notable deaths
Leopold Fitzinger
Austrian zoologist (1802-1884).
Born April 13th, 1802 in Vienna.
Died September 20th, 1884 at 82 years old in Vienna.
Peter Leo Gerety
Catholic archbishop (1912–2016).
Born July 19th, 1912 in Shelton.
Died September 20th, 2016 at 104 years old in Totowa. [ref]
Lev Karakhan
Soviet diplomat (1889-1937).
Born February 1st, 1889 in Tbilisi.
Died September 20th, 1937 at 48 years old in Moscow (gunshot wound).
Hubert Lagardelle
French politician (1874-1958).
Born July 8th, 1874 in Le Burgaud.
Died September 20th, 1958 at 84 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris.
Dan Olweus
Swedish-norwegian psychologist (1931–2020).
Born April 18th, 1931 in Kalmar.
Died September 20th, 2020 at 89 years old in Bærum Municipality. [ref]
Mohammed Karim Lamrani
Moroccan prime minister (1919-2018).
Died September 20th, 2018 at 99 years old in Casablanca. [ref]
Andrzej Munk
Film director (1921-1961).
Born October 16th, 1921 in Kraków.
Died September 20th, 1961 at 39 years old in Łowicz (traffic collision).
Tereska Torrès
French writer (1920-2012).
Born September 3rd, 1920 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 20th, 2012 at 92 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Curley Weaver
American blues musician (1906–1962).
Born March 25th, 1906 in Covington.
Died September 20th, 1962 at 56 years old in Georgia (kidney failure).
Andy Beattie
Scottish footballer and manager (1913-1983).
Born August 11th, 1913 in Kintore.
Died September 20th, 1983 at 70 years old in Nottingham.
Erwin Hahn
American physicist (1921–2016).
Born June 9th, 1921 in Sharon. [ref]
Died September 20th, 2016 at 95 years old in Berkeley.
Abioseh Nicol
Sierra leonean academic, diplomat and writer (1924-1994).
Born September 14th, 1924 in Bathurst.
Died September 20th, 1994 at 70 years old in Cambridge.
Ernest William Goodpasture
American pathologist and physician (1886–1960).
Born October 17th, 1886 in Clarksville.
Died September 20th, 1960 at 73 years old in Nashville (myocardial infarction).
Ruth Fuchs
German politician and athlete, olympic champion (1946–2023).
Born December 14th, 1946 in Egeln.
Died September 20th, 2023 at 76 years old in Jena. [ref]
Umetarō Suzuki
Japanese agricultural chemist (1874-1943).
Born April 7th, 1874 in Makinohara.
Died September 20th, 1943 at 69 years old in Keio University Hospital (bowel obstruction).
Rossana Rossanda
Italian journalist and politician (1924-2020).
Born April 23rd, 1924 in Pula.
Died September 20th, 2020 at 96 years old in Rome. [ref]
Mario Caiano
Italian film director and archeologist (1933–2015).
Born February 13th, 1933 in Rome.
Died September 20th, 2015 at 82 years old in Rome. [ref]
Jeanloup Sieff
French photographer (1933–2000).
Born November 30th, 1933 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died September 20th, 2000 at 66 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer).
Harry Austryn Wolfson
American academic (1887–1974).
Born November 2nd, 1887 in Astryna.
Died September 20th, 1974 at 86 years old in Cambridge.
Keiji Suzuki
Japanese army intelligence officer during the second world war.
Born February 6th, 1897 in Shizuoka Prefecture. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1967 at 70 years old [ref]
Virginio Rognoni
Italian politician (1924–2022).
Born August 5th, 1924 in Corsico.
Died September 20th, 2022 at 98 years old in Pavia.
Ramón Barros Luco
Chilean politician and president (1835–1919).
Born June 9th, 1835 in Santiago.
Died September 20th, 1919 at 84 years old in Santiago.
Jean-Charles Cornay
French missionary and martyr (1809–1837).
Born February 27th, 1809 in Loudun.
Died September 20th, 1837 at 28 years old in Hà Tây (execution).
Carmen Balcells
Literary agent.
Born August 9th, 1930 in Les Oluges.
Died September 20th, 2015 at 85 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Armin Jordan
Swiss conductor (1932-2006).
Born April 9th, 1932 in Lucerne.
Died September 20th, 2006 at 74 years old in Zurich. [ref]
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