In the year 2020

1,582 Notable deaths

Henry Grimes

American musician (1935–2020).

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]

Alison Lurie

American novelist and academic.

Born September 3rd, 1926 in Chicago. [ref]

Died December 3rd, 2020 at 94 years old in Ithaca. [ref]

Momčilo Krajišnik

Bosnian serb former politician.

Born January 20th, 1945 in Sarajevo.

Died September 15th, 2020 at 75 years old in University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska (COVID-19). [ref]

Alfred Riedl

Austrian soccer player (1949–2020).

Born November 2nd, 1949 in Vienna.

Died September 8th, 2020 at 70 years old in Pottendorf. [ref]

Albert Memmi

French writer of tunisian-jewish origin.

Born December 15th, 1920 in Tunis.

Died May 22nd, 2020 at 99 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Perfecto R. Yasay, Jr.

Filipino politician.

Born January 27th, 1947 in Kidapawan. [ref]

Died June 12th, 2020 at 73 years old in San Juan (pneumonia). [ref]

Pau Donés

Spanish singer-songwriter and musician.

Born October 11th, 1966 in Barcelona.

Died June 9th, 2020 at 53 years old in Bagergue (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Deaths 551 to 560 of 1582

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Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus