9 notable people died on April 20, including Sir Bernard Katz, Ferdinand Braun, Bram Stoker.
21st Century
1 death
Sir Bernard Katz
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1970)
20th Century
3 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)
19th Century
2 deaths
Ignaz Venetz
botanistengineer
Swiss glaciologist (1788-1859)
Robert L. Stevens
inventorrailway engineer
American railroad pioneer
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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