In the year 2020
1,582 Notable deaths
James Dunn
British new testament scholar and theologian (1939-2020).
Born October 21st, 1939 in Birmingham.
Died June 26th, 2020 at 80 years old in Chichester. [ref]
Lara van Ruijven
Dutch short track speed skater (1992-2020).
Born December 28th, 1992 in Naaldwijk.
Died July 10th, 2020 at 27 years old in Perpignan (autoimmune disease). [ref]
Kamau Brathwaite
Barbadian poet.
Born May 11th, 1930 in Bridgetown. [ref]
Died February 4th, 2020 at 89 years old in Barbados. [ref]
Kansai Yamamoto
Japanese fashion designer, event producer (1944-2020).
Born February 8th, 1944 in Yokohama.
Died July 21st, 2020 at 76 years old in Tokyo (acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]
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.
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]
Deaths 541 to 550 of 1582
The idea is to die young as late as possible. Ashley Montagu