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In the year 2020
1,627 Notable deaths
Joe Williams
Cook islands doctor and politician.
Born October 4th, 1934 in Aitutaki.
Died September 4th, 2020 at 85 years old in Auckland (COVID-19). [ref]
Adrianus Johannes Simonis
Catholic cardinal (1931-2020).
Born November 26th, 1931 in Lisse.
Died September 2nd, 2020 at 88 years old in Sassenheim. [ref]
Idir
Algerian kabyle singer-songwriter and musician (1945-2020).
Born October 25th, 1945 in Larbaâ Nath Irathen. [ref]
Died May 2nd, 2020 at 74 years old in 18th arrondissement of Paris (lung disease). [ref]
Bob Lazier
American race car driver (1938–2020).
Born December 22nd, 1938 in Minneapolis.
Died April 18th, 2020 at 81 years old in Denver (COVID-19). [ref]
Jules Sedney
Prime minister of suriname (1922-2020).
Born September 28th, 1922 in Paramaribo. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2020 at 97 years old in Paramaribo. [ref]
Arnold Wolfendale
British physicist.
Born June 25th, 1927 in Rugby.
Died December 21st, 2020 at 93 years old in Durham. [ref]
Jennifer Clack
English paleontologist (1947-2020).
Born November 3rd, 1947 in Manchester.
Died March 26th, 2020 at 72 years old [ref]
Emil Karewicz
Polish actor.
Born March 13th, 1923 in Vilnius.
Died March 18th, 2020 at 97 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Ofer Bar-Yosef
Israeli prehistorian.
Born August 29th, 1937 in Jerusalem.
Died March 14th, 2020 at 82 years old in Israel. [ref]
Montserrat Carulla
Spanish actress (1930–2020).
Born September 19th, 1930 in Barcelona.
Died November 24th, 2020 at 90 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Deaths 1011 to 1020 of 1627
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir