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In the year 2020
1,582 Notable deaths
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 (1964–2020).
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]
Pascal Lissouba
First president of the republic of the congo (1931–2020).
Born November 15th, 1931 in Tsiguindi.
Died August 24th, 2020 at 88 years old in Perpignan (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Vaughan Jones
New zealand mathematician and fields medalist.
Born December 31st, 1952 in Gisborne.
Died September 6th, 2020 at 67 years old in Nashville (infection). [ref]
Alberto Alesina
Economist.
Born April 29th, 1957 in Broni.
Died May 23rd, 2020 at 63 years old in New York City. [ref]
Neda Arnerić
Serbian actress (1953-2020).
Born July 15th, 1953 in Knjaževac.
Died January 10th, 2020 at 66 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Moon Martin
American singer, songwriter and guitarist (1945–2020).
Born October 31st, 1945 in Altus. [ref]
Died May 11th, 2020 at 74 years old in Encino. [ref]
Yahya Hassan
Danish poet and writer.
Born May 19th, 1995 in Aarhus.
Died April 29th, 2020 at 24 years old in Aarhus V. [ref]
Deaths 571 to 580 of 1582
Losing your life is not the worst thing that can happen. The worst thing is to lose your reason for living. Jo Nesbø