Died on October 20
Remembering 21 notable people who died on this day
🇸🇪Anders Nygren
deceasedSwedish bishop (1890–1978) · 1890–1978
Days lived
Lived 32,116 days
🇩🇪Arthur Köpcke
deceasedartist · 1928–1977
Days lived
Lived 17,861 days
🇩🇪Arthur Robison
deceasedcinema director (1883–1935) · 1883–1935
Days lived
Lived 19,110 days
🇺🇸Buck Ewing
deceasedfilm director · 1859–1906
Days lived
Lived 17,170 days
Burt Lancaster
deceasedOscar Winners · 1913–1994
Days lived
Lived 29,573 days
🇺🇸Carl Ferdinand Cori
deceasedCzech Nobel prize laureate and scientist (1896–1984) · 1896–1984
Days lived
Lived 32,096 days
🇫🇷Colette Audry
deceasedFrench novelist, screenwriter, and critic (1906-1990) · 1906–1990
Days lived
Lived 30,788 days
🇨🇦Donald Mackay
deceasedCanadian environmental chemist (1936–2023) · 1936–2023
Days lived
Lived 31,767 days
Fritz Hartjenstein
deceasedmilitary person · 1905–1954
Days lived
Lived 18,007 days
🇩🇪Gerhard Jahn
deceasedGerman politician (1927-1998) · 1927–1998
Days lived
Lived 25,974 days
🇺🇸Hal Goldsmith
deceasedMajor League Baseball pitcher (1898–1985) · 1898–1985
Days lived
Lived 31,840 days
🇺🇸Herbert Hoover
deceasedpresident of the United States from 1929 to 1933 · 1874–1964
Days lived
Lived 32,944 days
🇮🇹Irene Galitzine
deceasedRussian-Georgian fashion designer (1916-2006) · 1916–2006
Days lived
Lived 32,963 days
José Batlle y Ordóñez
deceasedpolitician · 1856–1929
Days lived
Lived 26,815 days
🇬🇷Makis Dendrinos
deceasedbasketball player · 1950–2015
Days lived
Lived 23,888 days
Muammar Gaddafi
deceasedpolitician · 1942–2011
Days lived
Lived 25,338 days
🇬🇧Paul Dirac
deceasedscientist · 1902–1984
Days lived
Lived 30,025 days
🇷🇺Sergei Bondarchuk
deceasedSoviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, and actor (1920–1994) · 1920–1994
Days lived
Lived 27,054 days
🇺🇸Shirley Horn
deceasedAmerican singer (1934–2005) · 1934–2005
Days lived
Lived 26,106 days
🇺🇸Shlomo Carlebach
deceasedJewish musician (1925–1994) · 1925–1994
Days lived
Lived 25,482 days
🇬🇧Ted "Kid" Lewis
deceasedEnglish boxer (1893–1970) · 1894–1970
Days lived
Lived 27,755 days