In the year 2020
1,514 Notable deaths
Gavin Menzies
British naval officer and author.
Born August 14th, 1937 in London.
Died April 12th, 2020 at 82 years old [ref]
Benjamin Mkapa
Tanzanian politician and former president (1938-2020).
Born November 12th, 1938 in Ndanda.
Died July 24th, 2020 at 81 years old in Dar es Salaam (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Quino
Argentine cartoonist.
Born July 17th, 1932 in Guaymallén.
Died September 30th, 2020 at 88 years old in Luján de Cuyo. [ref]
Ellis Marsalis Jr.
American pianist (1934-2020).
Born November 14th, 1934 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2020 at 85 years old in New Orleans (COVID-19). [ref]
Sadiq al-Mahdi
Prime minister of sudan (1966–67; 1986–89).
Born December 25th, 1935 in Omdurman. [ref]
Died November 26th, 2020 at 84 years old in Abu Dhabi (COVID-19). [ref]
Jack Kehoe
American actor (1934-2020).
Born November 21st, 1934 in Astoria.
Died January 14th, 2020 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Park Won-soon
Korean lawyer, mayor of seoul (1956-2020).
Born March 26th, 1956 in Changnyeong County.
Died July 9th, 2020 at 64 years old in Seoul. [ref]
Danny Hodge
American boxer, professional and amateur wrestler.
Died December 25th, 2020 at 88 years old in Perry. [ref]
Gordon Haskell
British singer (1946-2020).
Born April 27th, 1946 in Bournemouth. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2020 at 74 years old [ref]
Arthur Ashkin
American physicist (1922-2020).
Born September 2nd, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died September 21st, 2020 at 98 years old in Rumson. [ref]
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Death comes to all, but great achievements build a monument which shall endure until the sun grows cold. Ralph Waldo Emerson