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In the year 2020
1,514 Notable deaths
Sam Lloyd
American actor (1963–2020).
Born November 12th, 1963 in Weston.
Died April 30th, 2020 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer). [ref]
Gale Sayers
American professional football player (1943-2020).
Born May 30th, 1943 in Wichita.
Died September 23rd, 2020 at 77 years old in Wakarusa. [ref]
Shad Gaspard
American professional wrestler, actor and basketball player (1981-2020).
Born January 13th, 1981 in Brooklyn.
Died May 17th, 2020 at 39 years old in Venice (drowning). [ref]
Ann Reinking
American dancer, choreographer and actress.
Born November 10th, 1949 in Seattle.
Died December 12th, 2020 at 71 years old in Seattle. [ref]
David Stern
Former commissioner of the national basketball association.
Born September 22nd, 1942 in New York City.
Died January 1st, 2020 at 77 years old in Manhattan (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Lyle Waggoner
American actor (1935-2020).
Born April 13th, 1935 in Kansas City.
Died March 17th, 2020 at 84 years old in Westlake Village (cancer). [ref]
Hugh Keays-Byrne
British-australian actor (1947–2020).
Born May 18th, 1947 in Srinagar.
Died December 2nd, 2020 at 73 years old in Gosford. [ref]
Ram Vilas Paswan
Indian politician.
Born July 5th, 1946 in Khagaria.
Died October 8th, 2020 at 74 years old in New Delhi (surgical complications). [ref]
Joe Diffie
American country singer.
Born December 28th, 1958 in Tulsa.
Died March 29th, 2020 at 61 years old in Nashville (COVID-19). [ref]
Christopher Tolkien
British book editor (1924-2020).
Born November 21st, 1924 in Leeds.
Died January 16th, 2020 at 95 years old in Draguignan. [ref]
Deaths 81 to 90 of 1514
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde