Famous Deaths on August 20, Who Died on August 20
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| Date | Name |
|---|---|
| 0014 | Agrippa Postumus, Roman son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (b. 12 BC) |
| 1153 | Bernard of Clairvaux, French theologian and saint (b. 1090) |
| 1158 | Rögnvald Kali Kolsson (b. 1100), Earl of Orkney and Saint |
| 1297 | William Fraser, bishop and Guardian of Scotland |
| 1348 | Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke (b. 1319) |
| 1384 | Geert Groote, Dutch preacher, founded the Brethren of the Common Life (b. 1340) |
| 1386 | Bo Jonsson, royal marshal of Sweden |
| 1528 | Georg von Frundsberg, German knight and landowner (b. 1473) |
| 1572 | Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish navigator and politician, 1st Governor-General of the Philippines (b. 1502) |
| 1580 | Jerónimo Osório, Portuguese historian and author (b. 1506) |
| 1611 | Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish priest and composer (b. 1548) |
| 1639 | Martin Opitz, German poet and hymnwriter (b. 1597) |
| 1648 | Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English soldier and diplomat (b. 1583) |
| 1651 | Jeremi Wiśniowiecki, Polish nobleman (b. 1612) |
| 1672 | Cornelis de Witt, Dutch lawyer and politician (b. 1623) |
| 1680 | William Bedloe, English spy (b. 1650) |
| 1701 | Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, English playwright and politician (b. 1639) |
| 1707 | Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627) |
| 1773 | Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author (b. 1701) |
| 1785 | Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (b. 1714) |
| 1823 | Pope Pius VII (b. 1740) |
| 1825 | William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician, Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1753) |
| 1835 | Agnes Bulmer, English merchant and poet (b. 1775) |
| 1854 | Shiranui Dakuemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 8th Yokozuna (b. 1801) |
| 1859 | Juan Bautista Ceballos, President of Mexico (1853) (b. 1811) |
| 1882 | James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1820) |
| 1887 | Jules Laforgue, French poet and author (b. 1860) |
| 1893 | Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Austrian lawyer and politician (b. 1827) |
| 1897 | Charles Lilley, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland (b. 1827) |
| 1912 | William Booth, English preacher, co-founded The Salvation Army (b. 1829) |
| 1914 | Pope Pius X (b. 1835) |
| 1915 | Paul Ehrlich, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854) |
| 1917 | Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1835) |
| 1919 | Greg MacGregor, Scottish cricketer and rugby player (b. 1869) |
| 1930 | Charles Bannerman, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1851) |
| 1936 | Edward Weston, English-American chemist (b. 1850) |
| 1939 | Agnes Giberne, Indian-English astronomer and author (b. 1845) |
| 1942 | István Horthy, Hungarian admiral and pilot (b. 1904) |
| 1943 | William Irvine, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Victoria (b. 1858) |
| 1951 | İzzettin Çalışlar, Turkish general (b. 1882) |
| 1961 | Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1882) |
| 1963 | Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (b. 1879) |
| 1965 | Jonathan Daniels, American seminarian and civil rights activist (b. 1939) |
| 1971 | Rashid Minhas, Pakistani lieutenant and pilot (b. 1951) |
| 1979 | Christian Dotremont, Belgian painter and poet (b. 1922) |
| 1980 | Joe Dassin, American-French singer-songwriter (b. 1938) |
| 1981 | Michael Devine, Irish Republican |
| 1982 | Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (b. 1929) |
| 1985 | Donald O. Hebb, Canadian psychologist and academic (b. 1904) |
| 1986 | Milton Acorn, Canadian poet and playwright (b. 1923) |
| 1987 | Walenty Kłyszejko, Estonian |
| 1993 | Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic (b. 1912) |
| 1995 | Hugo Pratt, Italian author and illustrator (b. 1927) |
| 1996 | Rio Reiser, German singer-songwriter (b. 1950) |
| 1997 | Norris Bradbury, American soldier, physicist, and academic (b. 1909) |
| 2001 | Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and author (b. 1915) |
| 2005 | Thomas Herrion, American football player (b. 1981) |
| 2006 | Bryan Budd, Northern Ireland-born English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1977) |
| 2007 | Leona Helmsley, American businesswoman (b. 1920) |
| 2008 | Ed Freeman, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1927) |
| 2009 | Larry Knechtel, American keyboardist and bass player (b. 1940) |
| 2010 | Đặng Phong, Vietnamese economist and historian (b. 1937) |
| 2011 | Ram Sharan Sharma, Indian historian and academic (b. 1919) |
| 2012 | Phyllis Diller, American actress and comedian (b. 1917) |
| 2013 | Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African singer-songwriter (b. 1936) |
| 2014 | Anton Buslov, Russian astrophysicist and journalist (b. 1983) |
| 2015 | Egon Bahr, German journalist and politician, Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany (b. 1922) |
| 2017 | Jerry Lewis, American actor and comedian (b. 1926) |
| 2018 | Uri Avnery, Israeli writer, politician and peace activist (b. 1923) |
| 2021 | Igor Vovkovinskiy, Ukrainian-American law student and actor, American tallest person (b. 1982) |
| 535 | Mochta, Irish missionary and saint |
| 651 | Oswine of Deira |
| 768 | Eadberht of Northumbria |
| 917 | Constantine Lips, Byzantine admiral |
| 984 | Pope John XIV |
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