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In the year 2020
1,588 Notable deaths
Yuri Bondarev
Soviet and russian writer, screenwriter.
Born March 15th, 1924 in Orsk. [ref]
Died March 29th, 2020 at 96 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Sergei Slonimsky
Soviet composer (1932-2020).
Born August 12th, 1932 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 9th, 2020 at 87 years old in Saint Petersburg (surgical complications). [ref]
Isidora Žebeljan
Serbian composer (1967–2020).
Born September 27th, 1967 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died September 29th, 2020 at 53 years old in Belgrade (disease). [ref]
Alki Zei
Greek novelist and children's writer (1923–2020).
Born December 15th, 1923 in Athens.
Died February 27th, 2020 at 96 years old in Athens. [ref]
Maria Janion
Polish scholar, critic and theoretician (1926–2020).
Born December 24th, 1926 in Mońki.
Died August 23rd, 2020 at 93 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Eppie Wietzes
Canadian racing driver.
Born May 28th, 1938 in Assen. [ref]
Died June 11th, 2020 at 82 years old in Vaughan. [ref]
Renê Weber
Brazilian footballer.
Born July 7th, 1961 in Roque Gonzales, Rio Grande do Sul.
Died December 16th, 2020 at 59 years old in Rio de Janeiro (COVID-19). [ref]
Hamed Karoui
Tunisian politician (1927-2020).
Born December 30th, 1927 in Sousse.
Died March 27th, 2020 at 92 years old in Sousse (COVID-19). [ref]
Detto Mariano
Italian composer.
Born July 27th, 1937 in Monte Urano.
Died March 25th, 2020 at 82 years old in Milan (COVID-19). [ref]
Ajip Rosidi
Author (1938-2020).
Born January 31st, 1938 in Majalengka.
Died July 29th, 2020 at 82 years old
Deaths 1071 to 1080 of 1588
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. Desmond Morris