27 notable people died on April 20, including Ferdinand Braun, Sir Bernard Katz, Bram Stoker.
21st Century
3 deaths
Sir Bernard Katz
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1970)
S. Muthiah
authorcartographer
Indian journalist
Vlastimil Brodský
actorscreenwriter
Czech actor (1920-2002)
20th Century
16 deaths
Ferdinand Braun
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1909)
Bram Stoker
clerkjournalist
Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912)
Paul Celan
essayistliterary editor
French-Romanian poet and translator (1920–1970)
Andreas Lauritz Thune
businesspersonengineer
Norwegian businessman
Max Muspratt
chemistpolitician
British politician (1872-1934)
István Déván
athletics competitorcross-country skier
Hungarian sprinter and cross-country skier
Ivanoe Bonomi
diplomatjournalist
Italian prime minister in 1921–22 and 1944–45
Ella Anker
biographerjournalist
Norwegian journalist (1870–1958)
Seán Ó Faoláin
biographeressayist
Irish writer (1900-1991)
Felix Landau
designerGestapo employee
SS Hauptscharführer, a member of an Einsatzkommando (1910–1983)
Theodolinda Hahnsson
writer
Finnish writer and translator (1838-1919)
Osvald Harjo
writer
Norwegian resistance member (1910-1993)
Pedro Lira Rencoret
painter
Painter and propeller of Chilean painting (1845-1912)
AV
Arnold Vihvelin
caricaturistgraphic artist
Estonian printmaker and painter (1892–1962)
HK
Henech Kon
composerconductor
Polish composer and cabaret performer (1890–1972)
FM
Francisco Makabulos
military officerpolitician
Filipino revolutionary general (1871–1922)
19th Century
5 deaths
Robert L. Stevens
inventorrailway engineer
American railroad pioneer
Ignaz Venetz
botanistengineer
Swiss glaciologist (1788-1859)
Carl Axel Gottlund
authorexplorer
Finnish linguist, folklorist and historian
JK
James Kelly
explorersailor
Australian mariner, explorer and port official (1791-1859)
Joaquín Campino
civil servantpolitician
Chilean politician (1788-1860)
17th Century
1 death
Moritz Hoffmann
anatomistphysician
German physician (1621-1698)
16th Century
1 death
Frederick I of Denmark
monarch
King of Denmark and Norway
6th Century
1 death
Tao Hongjing
philosopherphysician
Chinese polymath, writer, alchemist and astronomer, founder of Shangqing Taoism (456–536)
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