In the year 2020
1,514 Notable deaths
Paul Goma
Romanian writer.
Born October 2nd, 1935 in Mana.
Died March 25th, 2020 at 84 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (COVID-19). [ref]
Vyacheslav Kebich
1st prime minister of belarus 1991–1994.
Born June 10th, 1936 in Kanyushawshchyna.
Died December 9th, 2020 at 84 years old in Minsk (COVID-19). [ref]
José Vicente Rangel
Venezuelan politician and journalist.
Born July 10th, 1929 in Caracas.
Died December 18th, 2020 at 91 years old in Caracas. [ref]
Azimzhan Askarov
Kyrgyz activist and journalist.
Born May 17th, 1951 in Bazar-Korgon.
Died July 25th, 2020 at 69 years old in Bishkek (pneumonia). [ref]
William English
American computer engineer (1929–2020).
Born January 27th, 1929 in Lexington. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2020 at 91 years old in San Rafael (respiratory failure). [ref]
Luchita Hurtado
Venezuelan-american artist (1920-2020).
Born November 28th, 1920 in Maiquetía. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2020 at 99 years old in Santa Monica. [ref]
Rifat Chadirji
Iraqi architect (1926–2020).
Born December 6th, 1926 in Baghdad.
Died April 10th, 2020 at 93 years old in London (COVID-19). [ref]
Michael Silverstein
American linguist.
Born September 12th, 1945 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died July 17th, 2020 at 74 years old in Chicago (brain tumor). [ref]
Hossein Sheikholeslam
Iranian politician (1952-2020).
Born December 7th, 1952 in Isfahan. [ref]
Died March 5th, 2020 at 67 years old in Tehran (COVID-19). [ref]
Izumi Matsumoto
Japanese manga artist (1958-2020).
Born October 13th, 1958 in Takaoka.
Died October 6th, 2020 at 61 years old [ref]
Deaths 791 to 800 of 1514
No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they’d die for. Martin Luther King Jr.