In the year 2020
1,651 Notable deaths
Alfred Worden
American astronaut (1932–2020).
Born February 7th, 1932 in Jackson.
Died March 18th, 2020 at 88 years old in Sugar Land (stroke). [ref]
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
Iranian general and physicist (1961–2020).
Born March 21st, 1961 in Qom.
Died November 27th, 2020 at 59 years old in Absard (gunshot wound). [ref]
Shere Hite
German-american sexologist.
Born November 2nd, 1942 in St. Joseph. [ref]
Died September 9th, 2020 at 77 years old in Tottenham (Parkinson's disease, corticobasal degeneration). [ref]
Pete Hamill
American journalist, novelist, essayist, editor and educator (1935-2020).
Born June 24th, 1935 in Brooklyn.
Died August 5th, 2020 at 85 years old in Brooklyn. [ref]
Larry Tesler
American computer scientist.
Born April 24th, 1945 in The Bronx.
Died February 17th, 2020 at 74 years old in Portola Valley. [ref]
Dmitry Yazov
Soviet minister of defence (1924-2020).
Born November 8th, 1924 in Yazovo. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2020 at 95 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Hal Willner
American record producer.
Born April 6th, 1956 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died April 7th, 2020 at 64 years old in New York City (COVID-19). [ref]
Lyle Mays
American jazz musician (1953–2020).
Born November 27th, 1953 in Wausaukee.
Died February 10th, 2020 at 66 years old in Simi Valley. [ref]
Dick Thornburgh
American politician (1932-2020).
Born July 16th, 1932 in Pittsburgh.
Died December 31st, 2020 at 88 years old in Verona. [ref]
Stephen F. Cohen
American historian (1938-2020).
Born November 25th, 1938 in Owensboro.
Died September 18th, 2020 at 81 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]
Deaths 321 to 330 of 1651
We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. Chuck Palahniuk