In the year 2020
1,627 Notable deaths
John Meurig Thomas
Welsh chemist (1932–2020).
Born December 15th, 1932 in Tumble.
Died November 13th, 2020 at 87 years old [ref]
Helin Bölek
Kurdish singer (1991-2020).
Born June 5th, 1991 in Diyarbakır.
Died April 3rd, 2020 at 28 years old in Istanbul (hunger strike). [ref]
Ali Habib Mahmud
Syrian military officer (1939-2020).
Born January 1st, 1939 in Tartus.
Died March 20th, 2020 at 81 years old in National University Hospital. [ref]
Tony Waiters
English footballer and manager (1937–2020).
Born February 1st, 1937 in Southport.
Died November 5th, 2020 at 83 years old [ref]
Gerald P. Carr
American astronaut.
Born August 22nd, 1932 in Denver.
Died August 26th, 2020 at 88 years old in Albany. [ref]
Beverly Pepper
American artist (1922-2020).
Born December 20th, 1922 in New York City, Brooklyn. [ref]
Died February 5th, 2020 at 97 years old in Todi. [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]
Kristina Lugn
Swedish poet, member of the swedish academy (1948–2020).
Born November 14th, 1948 in Skövde.
Died May 9th, 2020 at 71 years old in Stockholm. [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]
Deaths 821 to 830 of 1627
Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau