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In the year 2020
1,514 Notable deaths
Louis Nirenberg
American mathematician of canadian origin (1925-2020).
Born February 28th, 1925 in Hamilton.
Died January 26th, 2020 at 94 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ida Haendel
Polish-born british violinist and violin teacher.
Born December 15th, 1928 in Chełm.
Died July 1st, 2020 at 91 years old in Miami. [ref]
Tim Severin
British explorer, historian, writer (1940-2020).
Born September 25th, 1940 in Jorhat, Assam. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2020 at 80 years old in County Cork. [ref]
Claude Brasseur
French actor.
Born June 15th, 1936 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 2020 at 84 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Flossie Wong-Staal
American virologist.
Born August 27th, 1947 in Zhongshan. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2020 at 72 years old in La Jolla (pneumonia). [ref]
Henry Grimes
American musician.
Born November 3rd, 1935 in Philadelphia.
Died April 15th, 2020 at 84 years old in East Harlem (COVID-19). [ref]
Stanley Cohen
American biochemist.
Born November 17th, 1922 in Brooklyn.
Died February 5th, 2020 at 97 years old in Nashville. [ref]
Keith Tippett
British pianist.
Born August 25th, 1947 in Bristol. [ref]
Died June 14th, 2020 at 72 years old [ref]
Masatoshi Koshiba
Japanese physicist and astronomer (1926-2020).
Born September 19th, 1926 in Toyohashi.
Died November 12th, 2020 at 94 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Deaths 531 to 540 of 1514
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