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In the year 2020
1,622 Notable deaths
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]
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician (1927–2020).
Born October 13th, 1927 in Chicago. [ref]
Died April 15th, 2020 at 92 years old in Greenwich Village (COVID-19). [ref]
Ronald Graham
American mathematician (1935-2020).
Born October 31st, 1935 in Taft.
Died July 6th, 2020 at 84 years old in La Jolla. [ref]
Motilal Vora
Indian politician.
Born December 20th, 1927 in Nagaur.
Died December 21st, 2020 at 93 years old in New Delhi (COVID-19).
Ellis Marsalis Jr.
American jazz pianist and educator (1934–2020).
Born November 14th, 1934 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2020 at 85 years old in New Orleans (COVID-19). [ref]
Ben Bova
American writer (1932–2020).
Born November 8th, 1932 in Philadelphia.
Died November 29th, 2020 at 88 years old in Naples (COVID-19). [ref]
Pat Patterson
Canadian-american professional wrestler.
Born January 19th, 1941 in Montreal.
Died December 2nd, 2020 at 79 years old in Miami (cancer). [ref]
Gordon Haskell
British singer (1946-2020).
Born April 27th, 1946 in Bournemouth. [ref]
Died October 16th, 2020 at 74 years old [ref]
Anton Coppola
American conductor.
Born March 21st, 1917 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died March 9th, 2020 at 102 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Samantha Fox
American pornographic actress (1950–2020).
Born December 3rd, 1950 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 2020 at 69 years old in New York City (COVID-19).
Deaths 391 to 400 of 1622
A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson