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In the year 2020

1,584 Notable deaths

George Coyne

American astronomer.

Born January 19th, 1933 in Baltimore.

Died February 11th, 2020 at 87 years old in Syracuse (cancer). [ref]

Franca Valeri

Italian actress (1920-2020).

Born July 31st, 1920 in Milan.

Died August 9th, 2020 at 100 years old in Rome. [ref]

Tomisaku Kawasaki

Japanese pediatrician (1925-2020).

Born February 7th, 1925 in Tokyo.

Died June 5th, 2020 at 95 years old in Tokyo. [ref]

Kundanika Kapadia

Indian novelist (1927-2020).

Born January 11th, 1927 in Limbdi.

Died April 30th, 2020 at 93 years old in Vankal. [ref]

Liang Wudong

Chinese physician.

Born March 14th, 1959 in People's Republic of China.

Died January 25th, 2020 at 60 years old in Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]

Norbert Blüm

German politician and minister, cdu (1935–2020).

Born July 21st, 1935 in Rüsselsheim am Main.

Died April 23rd, 2020 at 84 years old in Bonn. [ref]

Gordon H. Bower

American psychologist & academic (1932-2020).

Born December 30th, 1932 in Scio.

Died June 17th, 2020 at 87 years old in Stanford. [ref]

Murray Schisgal

American playwright, television writer and screenwriter (1926-2020).

Born November 25th, 1926 in New York City.

Died October 1st, 2020 at 93 years old in Port Chester. [ref]

Agne Simonsson

Swedish footballer and manager (1935–2020).

Born October 19th, 1935 in Gothenburg.

Died September 22nd, 2020 at 84 years old in Gothenburg (pneumonia). [ref]

Karl Dall

German comedian.

Born February 1st, 1941 in Emden.

Died November 23rd, 2020 at 79 years old in University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (stroke). [ref]

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