20 notable people died on April 20, including Sir Bernard Katz, Ferdinand Braun, Bram Stoker.
21st Century
3 deathsSir 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
11 deathsFerdinand 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
Ella Anker
biographerjournalist
Norwegian journalist (1870–1958)
Ivanoe Bonomi
diplomatjournalist
Italian prime minister in 1921–22 and 1944–45
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)
19th Century
3 deathsRobert L. Stevens
inventorrailway engineer
American railroad pioneer
Ignaz Venetz
botanistengineer
Swiss glaciologist (1788-1859)
Carl Axel Gottlund
authorexplorer
Finnish linguist, folklorist and historian
17th Century
1 deathMoritz Hoffmann
anatomistphysician
German physician (1621-1698)
16th Century
1 deathFrederick I of Denmark
monarch
King of Denmark and Norway
6th Century
1 deathTao Hongjing
philosopherphysician
Chinese polymath, writer, alchemist and astronomer, founder of Shangqing Taoism (456–536)
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