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In the year 2020

1,628 Notable deaths

Samvel Gasparov

Soviet film director.

Born June 7th, 1938 in Tbilisi.

Died May 26th, 2020 at 81 years old in Moscow (COVID-19). [ref]

Gernot Roll

German cinematographer.

Born April 9th, 1939 in Dresden.

Died November 12th, 2020 at 81 years old in Munich. [ref]

Yehoshua Kenaz

Israeli writer, literary editor and translator.

Born March 2nd, 1937 in Petah Tikva. [ref]

Died October 12th, 2020 at 83 years old in Petah Tikva (COVID-19). [ref]

Roger Vonlanthen

Swiss footballer (1930–2020).

Born December 5th, 1930 in Geneva.

Died July 7th, 2020 at 89 years old in Onex. [ref]

Jaap Schröder

Dutch musician (1925–2020).

Born December 31st, 1925 in Amsterdam.

Died January 1st, 2020 at 94 years old in Amsterdam. [ref]

Ernst Jean-Joseph

Haitian footballer (1948-2020).

Born June 11th, 1948 in Cap-Haïtien.

Died August 14th, 2020 at 72 years old [ref]

Katarzyna Łaniewska

Polish actress.

Born June 20th, 1933 in Łódź.

Died December 7th, 2020 at 87 years old in Warsaw. [ref]

Serhiy Atelkin

Ukrainian footballer (1972-2020).

Born January 8th, 1972 in Khrestivka.

Died October 1st, 2020 at 48 years old in Lviv (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Christian Poncelet

French politician.

Born March 24th, 1928 in Blaise. [ref]

Died September 11th, 2020 at 92 years old in Remiremont. [ref]

Jolanta Fedak

Polish politician.

Born September 21st, 1960 in Żary.

Died December 31st, 2020 at 60 years old [ref]

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