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August 20th
125 Notable deaths
Jerry Lewis
American actor, comedian and filmmaker.
Born March 16th, 1926 in Newark.
Died August 20th, 2017 at 91 years old in Las Vegas (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Phyllis Diller
American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist (1917-2012).
Died August 20th, 2012 at 95 years old in Brentwood.
Leona Helmsley
American hotel owner.
Born July 4th, 1920 in Marbletown.
Died August 20th, 2007 at 87 years old in Greenwich (heart failure).
B. K. S. Iyengar
Indian yoga teacher and scholar.
Born December 14th, 1918 in Bellur. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2014 at 95 years old in Pune (heart failure). [ref]
William Halsey Jr.
United states admiral.
Born October 30th, 1882 in Elizabeth.
Died August 20th, 1959 at 76 years old in Fishers Island.
Elmore Leonard
American novelist and screenwriter.
Born October 11th, 1925 in New Orleans. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2013 at 87 years old in Detroit (stroke). [ref]
Hua Guofeng
2nd chairman of the chinese communist party, 2nd premier of the people's republic of china.
Born February 16th, 1921 in Jiaocheng County. [ref]
Died August 20th, 2008 at 87 years old in Beijing. [ref]
Pius X
Pope of the catholic church from 1903 to 1914, saint.
Born June 2nd, 1935 in Riese Pio X.
Died August 20th, 1914 at -21 years old in Apostolic Palace (myocardial infarction).
Tom T. Hall
American country music singer-songwriter and short-story author.
Born May 25th, 1936 in Olive Hill.
Died August 20th, 2021 at 85 years old in Franklin. [ref]
Paul Ehrlich
German physician and scientist.
Born March 14th, 1854 in Strzelin. [ref]
Died August 20th, 1915 at 61 years old in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe (stroke). [ref]
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs