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In the year 2020
1,625 Notable deaths
Kundanika Kapadia
Indian novelist (1927-2020).
Born January 11th, 1927 in Limbdi.
Died April 30th, 2020 at 93 years old in Vankal. [ref]
Franca Valeri
Italian actress (1920-2020).
Born July 31st, 1920 in Milan.
Died August 9th, 2020 at 100 years old in Rome. [ref]
Maynard Solomon
American music executive and musicologist; co-founder of vanguard records, music producer, and writer on music (1930-2020).
Born January 5th, 1930 in Manhattan.
Died September 28th, 2020 at 90 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Ebbe Skovdahl
Danish football manager (1945-2020).
Born July 5th, 1945 in Copenhagen.
Died October 23rd, 2020 at 75 years old in Karlslunde. [ref]
Joseph Vilsmaier
German film director (1939–2020).
Born January 24th, 1939 in Munich. [ref]
Died February 11th, 2020 at 81 years old in Munich. [ref]
Shen Yi-ming
Taiwanese general.
Born March 30th, 1957 in Yangminshan Administrative Bureau.
Died January 2nd, 2020 at 62 years old in Wulai District (aviation accident). [ref]
Barry Hulshoff
Dutch footballer (1946–2020).
Born September 30th, 1946 in Deventer.
Died February 16th, 2020 at 73 years old in Abcoude. [ref]
Luce Douady
French climber.
Born November 17th, 2003 in Grenoble.
Died June 14th, 2020 at 16 years old in Crolles. [ref]
Nazar Najarian
Lebanese politician (1957-2020).
Born July 24th, 1957 in Beirut.
Died August 4th, 2020 at 63 years old in Beirut (head injury). [ref]
Goran Paskaljević
Serbian film director and screenwriter (1947-2020).
Born April 22nd, 1947 in Belgrade.
Died September 25th, 2020 at 73 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 771 to 780 of 1625
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