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September 20th
213 Notable deaths
Nicolás Salmerón
Prime minister of spain (1838-1908).
Born April 10th, 1838 in Alhama de Almería.
Died September 20th, 1908 at 70 years old in Pau.
Augusto Tasso Fragoso
Brazilian writer, soldier and politician (1869-1945).
Born August 28th, 1869 in São Luís.
Died September 20th, 1945 at 76 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Corrado Balducci
Italian theologian.
Born May 11th, 1923 in Sarsina.
Died September 20th, 2008 at 85 years old in Rome.
Alexandros Othonaios
Greek politician and general (1879-1970).
Born January 1st, 1879 in Gytheio.
Died September 20th, 1970 at 91 years old in Athens.
Petr Čepek
Czech actor (1940–1994).
Born September 16th, 1940 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1994 at 54 years old in Vrchlabí (lung cancer). [ref]
Bill Schindler
Racecar driver.
Born March 6th, 1909 in Middletown.
Died September 20th, 1952 at 43 years old in Allentown.
George Nichols
American actor and film director (1864-1927).
Born October 28th, 1864 in Rockford.
Died September 20th, 1927 at 62 years old in Hollywood.
Josias Braun-Blanquet
Swiss botanist (1884–1980).
Born August 3rd, 1884 in Chur.
Died September 20th, 1980 at 96 years old in Montpellier.
Claude Lombard
Belgian singer (1945–2021).
Born February 25th, 1945 in Etterbeek.
Died September 20th, 2021 at 76 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (myocardial infarction). [ref]
John Nicholson
New zealand racing driver.
Born October 6th, 1941 in Auckland.
Died September 20th, 2017 at 75 years old in England. [ref]
Anatoly Berezovoy
Soviet cosmonaut (1942–2014).
Born April 11th, 1942 in Enem.
Died September 20th, 2014 at 72 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Maria Tauscher
Catholic nun (1855–1938).
Born June 19th, 1855 in Sądów, Lubusz Voivodeship.
Died September 20th, 1938 at 83 years old in Sittard.
Odilon Polleunis
Belgian footballer (1943–2023).
Born May 1st, 1943 in Sint-Truiden.
Died September 20th, 2023 at 80 years old in Sint-Truiden (heart failure). [ref]
Charles C. Gossett
American politician (1888-1974).
Born September 2nd, 1888 in Pricetown.
Died September 20th, 1974 at 86 years old in Boise.
Carl Barus
American physicist (1856-1935).
Born February 19th, 1856 in Cincinnati.
Died September 20th, 1935 at 79 years old in Providence.
Eulie Chowdhury
Indian architect (1923–1995).
Born October 4th, 1923 in Shahjahanpur.
Died September 20th, 1995 at 71 years old in Chandigarh.
Émile Boirac
French philosopher, parapsychologist, promoter of esperanto and writer (1851–1917).
Born August 26th, 1851 in Guelma.
Died September 20th, 1917 at 66 years old in Dijon.
Charles Cottet
French painter (1863-1925).
Born July 12th, 1863 in Le Puy-en-Velay. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1925 at 62 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Sonia Lewitska
French painter and printmaker (1874-1937).
Born March 9th, 1882 in Vykhylivka. [ref]
Died September 20th, 1937 at 55 years old in Paris. [ref]
Lazare Lévy
French classical pianist (1882–1964).
Born January 18th, 1882 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died September 20th, 1964 at 82 years old in Paris.
Kaljo Kiisk
Estonian actor and film director (1925–2007).
Born December 3rd, 1925 in Vaivina.
Died September 20th, 2007 at 81 years old in Tallinn.
Moritz Pasch
German mathematician (*1843 – †1930).
Born November 8th, 1843 in Wrocław.
Died September 20th, 1930 at 86 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe.
Heinrich Jacob Goldschmidt
Austrian-born, norwegian chemist.
Born December 4th, 1857 in Prague.
Died September 20th, 1937 at 79 years old in Oslo.
Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
Irish/british astronomer (1865–1939).
Born February 6th, 1865 in Ireland.
Died September 20th, 1939 at 74 years old in London.
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