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October 20th famous deaths

List of celebrities and famous people who died on October 20th

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2029 - 2020

Famous deaths on October 20th for the celebrities who died in the years 2029 - 2020

2022

  • American composer and songwriter (b. 1940)

2020

  • Avalon Biddle was a successful motorcycle racer who won multiple championships.

  • Canadian-american stage magician and author (d. 2020)

2019 - 2010

Famous deaths on October 20th for the celebrities who died in the years 2019 - 2010

2019

2018

  • Leader of the dutch union and prime minister of the netherlands

2017

2016

2015

  • Celebrated playwright known for his thought-provoking dramas.

  • Greek basketball player and coach (d. 2015)

  • Scottish cyclist and manager (b. 1928)

  • Polish-austrian economist and academic (b. 1921)

  • German-swiss psychologist and psychoanalyst (b. 1923)

2014

  • Christophe de margerie was a french businessman known for being the ceo of total s.a., one of the largest oil companies in the world.

  • Renowned fashion designer known for his elegant designs.

  • African American teenager fatally shot by a police officer in Chicago.

  • Lilli Carati was an Italian actress known for her roles in Italian cinema during the 1970s and 1980s.

  • Swiss journalist and photographer (d. 2014).

2013

  • American economist and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 2013)

  • American football coach at kent state university, and at the university of washington. he has one of the best winning records in college football.

  • Lawrence Klein was an American economist awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his development of econometric models.

  • Kenyan race car driver (b. 1932)

  • Josip broz tyto, third croatian-serbian colonel wife of josip broz (d. 2013).

2012

  • American physician and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 2012)

  • American scientist, editor of the humanist, and founder member of csicop (committee for the scientific investigation of claims of the paranormal), in the '70s. he claims to be a "critical thinker", but is found to be rigidly biased in favor of censorship, suppressing evidence, and defending his personal biases. kurtz published the famous 'objections to astrology' in 1976. it was …

  • Lanier Phillips was a politician known for his civil rights activism.

  • American activist, created earth day (b. 1915)

  • American baseball player (b. 1943)

2011

2010

  • 8. president of pakistan, pakistani politician (d. 2010).

  • American-british publisher. he was the founder and publisher in 1965 of the u.k. magazine "penthouse". he was a former cartoonist and designer of greeting cards. in 1965, he became the london-american inc. managing editor.

  • Vocalist of the punk band The Slits.

  • Eva Ibbotson was a British author known for her children's books.

  • Dutch diplomat and historian (d. 2010).

2009 - 2000

Famous deaths on October 20th for the celebrities who died in the years 2009 - 2000

2008

2007

  • Known for Gleason's theorem in quantum mechanics.

  • American football player and sportscaster (d. 2007.)

2006

2005

2004

2003

  • Jack Elam

    American actor in films such as "the sundowners," kismet, and gunfight at the o.k. corral" as well as guest roles and tv features. he was a former accountant and hotel manager. he became hollywoodaeur(tm),'s biggest heavies in 1950. he was tall and slim and appeared in more than 60 films as the evil, leering, moronic thug who specialized in westerns …

  • Belgian furniture designer and interior architect.

2001

  • American banker and financier (d. 2001).

1999 - 1990

Famous deaths on October 20th for the celebrities who died in the years 1999 - 1990

1999

  • Canadian-american businessman (b. 1911)

  • Irish footballer, lawyer, and politician, 5th taoiseach of ireland (b. 1917)

1996

1995

1994

1993

1992

1990

  • Joel McCrea

    American actor, with over 100 films, who began his career as a horse-wrangler in westerns. he then entered film as a stuntman and wrangler, as well as an extra in 1922. in 1929, he began to play lead roles and the next year he was promoted to a feature role. his career was a mix of straight dramas and sophisticated …

1989 - 1980

Famous deaths on October 20th for the celebrities who died in the years 1989 - 1980

1989

  • Anthony Quayle

    England, united kingdom -- actor. (anne of 1000 days. lawrence of arabia).

1988

  • American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives.

  • British pilot who flew 29,000 miles solo around the globe in june 1966. she flew from equator to north pole in august 1971.

1987

1986

  • Mozambican politician and commander 1st president mozambique

1984

  • English-american physicist and mathematician, nobel prize laureate (b. 1902)

  • Czech-american biochemist and pharmacologist, nobel prize laureate (b. 1896)

  • English theoretical physicist. dirac is widely considered to be one of the greatest physicists in the world. he was also one of the founders quantum mechanics as well as quantum electrodynamics. dirac is best known for his 1928 relativistic quantum theory on the electron and prediction of the existence antiparticles.

  • Indian freedom fighter known for his role in the Quit India Movement.

1983

  • Merle travis was an american musician known for his influential country and western music, particularly his fingerpicking guitar style and songs like 'sixteen tons'.

  • Yves thériault was a canadian author known for his novels and short stories, including agaguk and ashini.

  • American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1983)

1979 - 1970

Famous deaths on October 20th for the celebrities who died in the years 1979 - 1970

1978

1977

  • Lead vocalist of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.

  • Founder of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd who later ventured into entrepreneurship.

  • American military officer who served in World War II and the Korean War.

  • American singer (lynyrd skynyrd) (d. 1977)

  • American guitarist (b. 1949)

1972

  • Harlow Shapley was an American astronomer known for his work on the size and shape of the Milky Way galaxy.

  • Received the Nobel Prize in Physics for proposing the nuclear shell model.

1971

  • French philosopher known for his works on ethics and political philosophy.

1970

1969 - 1960

Famous deaths on October 20th for the celebrities who died in the years 1969 - 1960

1968

1967

  • Japanese politician and diplomat, 32nd prime minister of japan (b. 1878)

  • Japanese diplomat and politician 51st prime minster of japan (d. 1967).

1964

  • 31st President of the United States and a successful businessman before entering politics.

  • 31st President of the United States known for his leadership during the Great Depression.

  • American engineer and politician, 31st president of the united states (b. 1874)

  • At 84, baron/diplomat (egypt) dies

  • American politician and president of the united states during the great depression, 1929-1933. he was awarded over 500 medals, honors, and awards during his lifetime. he was also an honorary citizen in 24 european cities, and he held 85 degrees from the u.s. as well as other countries. he was an author and wrote at least 30 books.

1959 - 1950

Famous deaths on October 20th for the celebrities who died in the years 1959 - 1950

1959

1957

1956

  • American industrialist and founder of bell aircraft corporation (b. 1894)

1955

1954

  • Race car driver (indy 500-1937-1939, 1940), dies aged 51.

1953

1952

  • Basil Radford

    Actor (whisky galore dead of night), is killed at 55

1950

1949 - 1940

Famous deaths on October 20th for the celebrities who died in the years 1949 - 1940

1944

1942

  • Actress (star is born reckless), is killed at 84

1941

1940

  • Swedish architect known for his significant contributions to modern architecture.

1939 - 1930

Famous deaths on October 20th for the celebrities who died in the years 1939 - 1930

1936

1935

  • Scottish-english politician, secretary of state for foreign affairs, nobel prize laureate (b. 1863)

  • Scottish politician who was awarded the nobel peace prize (born 1863).

  • Scottish politician who was awarded the nobel peace prize (born 1863).

1931

1930

  • Spanish general and businessman known for his role in Cuba's sugar industry.

1929 - 1920

Famous deaths on October 20th for the celebrities who died in the years 1929 - 1920

1929

1928

1927

1926

  • Eugene Debs was an American socialist leader and five-time presidential candidate.

  • Eugene V. Debs was a prominent American labor leader and five-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America.

  • American union leader and politician (b. 1855)

1919 - 1910

Famous deaths on October 20th for the celebrities who died in the years 1919 - 1910

1913

1910

  • American lawyer and politician, 29th governor of new york (b. 1843)

  • Governor of new york (born 1843).

1909 - 1900

Famous deaths on October 20th for the celebrities who died in the years 1909 - 1900

1908

1907

1906

1904

1903

1900

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