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In the year 2020
1,624 Notable deaths
Barry Lopez
American writer (1945–2020).
Born January 6th, 1945 in Port Chester.
Died December 25th, 2020 at 75 years old in Eugene (prostate cancer). [ref]
Mesut Yılmaz
Prime minister of turkey (1947-2020).
Born November 6th, 1947 in Istanbul.
Died October 30th, 2020 at 72 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer). [ref]
Doug Scott
British mountaineer (1941-2020).
Born May 29th, 1941 in Nottingham.
Died December 7th, 2020 at 79 years old in Cumbria (cerebral lymphoma). [ref]
Chris Reed
Japanese ice dancer (1989-2020).
Born July 7th, 1989 in Kalamazoo.
Died March 14th, 2020 at 30 years old in Detroit (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Ivry Gitlis
Israeli violinist (1922-2020).
Born August 25th, 1922 in Haifa. [ref]
Died December 24th, 2020 at 98 years old in 3rd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ungku Abdul Aziz
Vice-chancellor of the university of malaya.
Born January 28th, 1922 in London.
Died December 15th, 2020 at 98 years old in Prince Court Medical Centre (senility). [ref]
Philippe Nahon
French actor (1938–2020).
Born December 24th, 1938 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 19th, 2020 at 81 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris (COVID-19). [ref]
Herbert Kretzmer
English journalist and lyricist (1925-2020).
Born October 5th, 1925 in Kroonstad.
Died October 14th, 2020 at 95 years old in London. [ref]
Bernard Bailyn
American historian (1922–2020).
Born September 10th, 1922 in Hartford.
Died August 7th, 2020 at 97 years old in Belmont (heart failure). [ref]
Luis Sepúlveda
Chilean writer (1949–2020).
Born October 4th, 1949 in Ovalle.
Died April 16th, 2020 at 70 years old in Oviedo City (COVID-19). [ref]
Deaths 491 to 500 of 1624
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon