In the year 2020

1,549 Notable deaths

Kang Kek Iew

War criminal and former leader in the khmer rouge (1942-2020).

Born November 17th, 1942 in Kampong Thom Province.

Died September 2nd, 2020 at 77 years old in Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital (lung disease). [ref]

Ken Shimura

Japanese comedian (1950-2020).

Born February 20th, 1950 in Higashimurayama.

Died March 29th, 2020 at 70 years old in National Center for Global Health and Medicine (COVID-19). [ref]

Julian Bream

English classical guitarist and lutenist (1933-2020).

Born July 15th, 1933 in Battersea.

Died August 14th, 2020 at 87 years old in Wiltshire. [ref]

J. I. Packer

Theologian.

Born July 22nd, 1926 in Twyning.

Died July 17th, 2020 at 93 years old in Vancouver. [ref]

Jacqueline Scott

American actress (1931–2020).

Born June 25th, 1931 in Sikeston. [ref]

Died July 23rd, 2020 at 89 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]

Mohammad-Reza Shajarian

Iranian singer and musician.

Born September 23rd, 1940 in Mashhad.

Died October 8th, 2020 at 80 years old in Tehran (kidney cancer). [ref]

Nikki McKibbin

American musician.

Born September 28th, 1978 in Grand Prairie.

Died November 1st, 2020 at 42 years old in Arlington (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]

Radomir Antić

Serbian footballer and manager (1948-2020).

Born November 22nd, 1948 in Žitište.

Died April 6th, 2020 at 71 years old in Madrid (pancreatitis). [ref]

Marj Dusay

American actress (1936–2020).

Born February 20th, 1936 in Russell.

Died January 29th, 2020 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]

Balbir Singh, Sr.

Indian field hockey player (1924–2020).

Born October 10th, 1924 in Haripur Khalsa. [ref]

Died May 25th, 2020 at 95 years old in Mohali (bronchopneumonia). [ref]

Deaths 331 to 340 of 1549

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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde