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In the year 2020
1,660 Notable deaths
Daniel Yuste
Spanish cyclist (1944-2020).
Born November 17th, 1944 in Leganés.
Died March 26th, 2020 at 75 years old in Leganés (COVID-19). [ref]
Kalevi Oikarainen
Cross-country skier.
Born April 27th, 1936 in Kuusamo.
Died August 14th, 2020 at 84 years old in Kuusamo. [ref]
Giuliana Minuzzo
Italian alpine skier (1931–2020).
Born November 26th, 1931 in Vallonara.
Died November 11th, 2020 at 88 years old in Aosta. [ref]
Dieter Krause
East german canoe racer (1936-2020).
Born January 18th, 1936 in Brandenburg an der Havel.
Died August 10th, 2020 at 84 years old in Bad Saarow. [ref]
Horst Meyer
West german rower (1941-2020).
Born June 20th, 1941 in Hamburg.
Died January 24th, 2020 at 78 years old in Lanzarote. [ref]
Xavier Dor
French physician (1929-2020).
Born January 30th, 1929 in Marseille.
Died April 4th, 2020 at 91 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (COVID-19). [ref]
Agop Terzan
Turkish-french astronomer.
Born October 31st, 1927 in Istanbul. [ref]
Died April 4th, 2020 at 92 years old in 7th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Sonja Edström
Swedish cross-country skier.
Born November 18th, 1930 in Luleå.
Died October 15th, 2020 at 89 years old in Nederluleå. [ref]
Ernesto Contreras
Argentinian bicycle racer.
Born June 19th, 1937 in Medrano, Argentina.
Died October 25th, 2020 at 83 years old in Mendoza (COVID-19). [ref]
Erik Allardt
Finnish sociologist.
Born August 9th, 1925 in Helsinki. [ref]
Died August 25th, 2020 at 95 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Deaths 1481 to 1490 of 1660
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche