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In the year 2020

1,587 Notable deaths

Germano Celant

Italian art critic and curator (1940–2020).

Born September 11th, 1940 in Genoa.

Died April 29th, 2020 at 79 years old in Milan. [ref]

Norman Abramson

Computer scientist, engineer.

Born April 1st, 1932 in Boston.

Died December 1st, 2020 at 88 years old in San Francisco. [ref]

Ali Khalif Galaydh

Prime minister of somalia.

Born October 15th, 1941 in Las Anod.

Died October 8th, 2020 at 78 years old in Jijiga. [ref]

John Meurig Thomas

Welsh chemist (1932–2020).

Born December 15th, 1932 in Tumble.

Died November 13th, 2020 at 87 years old [ref]

Ron Tauranac

Australian engineer and racing car designer.

Born January 13th, 1925 in Gillingham. [ref]

Died July 17th, 2020 at 95 years old in Sunshine Coast. [ref]

Philip Leder

American geneticist (1934–2020).

Born November 19th, 1934 in Washington, D.C..

Died February 2nd, 2020 at 85 years old in Chestnut Hill. [ref]

Polad Hashimov

National hero of the republic of azerbaijan.

Born January 2nd, 1975 in Vandam.

Died July 14th, 2020 at 45 years old in Tovuz District.

Abdurrahim El-Keib

Libyan politician (1950-2020).

Born March 2nd, 1950 in Tripoli.

Died April 21st, 2020 at 70 years old in Tuscaloosa (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Biri Biri

Gambian footballer (1948–2020).

Born March 30th, 1948 in Banjul.

Died July 19th, 2020 at 72 years old in Dakar (surgical operation). [ref]

Cesare Romiti

Italian economist.

Born June 24th, 1923 in Rome.

Died August 18th, 2020 at 97 years old in Milan. [ref]

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