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In the year 2020
1,581 Notable deaths
Krzysztof Penderecki
Polish composer and conductor.
Born November 23rd, 1933 in Dębica.
Died March 29th, 2020 at 86 years old in Kraków. [ref]
Winston Groom
American writer (1943-2020).
Born March 23rd, 1943 in Washington, D.C..
Died September 17th, 2020 at 77 years old in Fairhope. [ref]
Tabaré Vázquez
President of uruguay (2005-2010, 2015-2020).
Born January 17th, 1940 in Montevideo.
Died December 6th, 2020 at 80 years old in Montevideo (lung cancer). [ref]
Steve Priest
Bassist for sweet.
Born February 23rd, 1948 in Hayes.
Died June 4th, 2020 at 72 years old [ref]
Abby Dalton
American actress (1932-2020).
Born August 15th, 1932 in Las Vegas. [ref]
Died November 23rd, 2020 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Flor Silvestre
Mexican singer and actress (1930-2020).
Born August 16th, 1930 in Salamanca.
Died November 25th, 2020 at 90 years old in Villanueva. [ref]
Don Larsen
American professional baseball player, pitcher.
Born August 7th, 1929 in Michigan City.
Died January 1st, 2020 at 90 years old in Hayden (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Jasraj
Indian classical singer.
Born January 28th, 1930 in Hisar.
Died August 17th, 2020 at 90 years old in New Jersey. [ref]
Bonnie Pointer
American singer (1950-2020).
Born July 11th, 1950 in Oakland.
Died June 8th, 2020 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Tony Allen
Nigerian drummer, composer, songwriter (1940-2020).
Born July 20th, 1940 in Lagos.
Died April 30th, 2020 at 79 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (aortic aneurysm). [ref]
Deaths 221 to 230 of 1581
Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs