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In the year 2020
1,514 Notable deaths
Murad Wilfried Hofmann
German diplomat.
Born July 6th, 1931 in Aschaffenburg.
Died January 12th, 2020 at 88 years old in Bonn (disease). [ref]
Ryo Kawasaki
Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020).
Born February 25th, 1947 in Suginami-ku.
Died April 13th, 2020 at 73 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Tony Dunne
Irish footballer (1941-2020).
Born July 24th, 1941 in Dublin.
Died June 8th, 2020 at 78 years old [ref]
Walid Muallem
Syrian politician, foreign minister (1941-2020).
Born July 17th, 1941 in Damascus.
Died November 16th, 2020 at 79 years old in Damascus. [ref]
Sven Wollter
Swedish actor.
Born January 11th, 1934 in Gothenburg.
Died November 10th, 2020 at 86 years old in Luleå (COVID-19). [ref]
Samantha Fox
American pornographic actress.
Born December 3rd, 1950 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 22nd, 2020 at 69 years old in New York City (COVID-19).
Miloš Jakeš
Czechoslovak politician (1922-2020).
Born August 12th, 1922 in České Chalupy. [ref]
Died July 10th, 2020 at 97 years old in Prague. [ref]
Lucky Peterson
American musician.
Born December 13th, 1964 in Buffalo.
Died May 17th, 2020 at 55 years old in Dallas. [ref]
Viola Smith
American musician (1912-2020).
Born November 29th, 1912 in Mount Calvary.
Died October 21st, 2020 at 107 years old in Costa Mesa (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Michael Sorkin
American architect.
Born August 2nd, 1948 in Washington, D.C..
Died March 26th, 2020 at 71 years old in New York City (COVID-19). [ref]
Deaths 551 to 560 of 1514
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche