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In the year 2020

1,588 Notable deaths

Gilberto Penayo

Paraguayan footballer.

Born April 3rd, 1933 in Asunción.

Died October 27th, 2020 at 87 years old [ref]

Folke Alnevik

Swedish sprinter.

Born December 31st, 1919 in Arbrå.

Died August 17th, 2020 at 100 years old in Gävle. [ref]

Jon Edward Ahlquist

Molecular biologist, ornithologist (1944-2020).

Born July 27th, 1944. [ref]

Died May 7th, 2020 at 75 years old in Huntsville. [ref]

Helen Morgan

Welsh field hockey player (1966-2020).

Born July 20th, 1966 in Porthcawl.

Died November 19th, 2020 at 54 years old (cancer). [ref]

Liu Shouxiang

Chinese watercolor painter (1958-2020).

Born April 5th, 1958 in Wuhan. [ref]

Died February 13th, 2020 at 61 years old in Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]

Delphine Zanga Tsogo

Cameroonian writer.

Born December 21st, 1935 in Lomié.

Died July 16th, 2020 at 84 years old in Yaoundé. [ref]

Tom Bruce

American swimmer, olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1952-2020).

Born April 17th, 1952 in Red Bluff.

Died April 9th, 2020 at 67 years old [ref]

Michel Van Aerde

Belgian cyclist (1933–2020).

Born October 2nd, 1933 in Zonnegem. [ref]

Died August 11th, 2020 at 86 years old in Burst. [ref]

Antonio Permunian

Swiss footballer (1930-2020).

Born August 15th, 1930 in Bellinzona.

Died March 5th, 2020 at 89 years old in Bellinzona. [ref]

James Gunn

American science fiction author.

Born July 12th, 1923 in Kansas City.

Died December 23rd, 2020 at 97 years old in Lawrence. [ref]

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