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Famous Deaths on April 20

20 notable people died on April 20, including Sir Bernard Katz, Ferdinand Braun, Bram Stoker.

Total Deaths
20
Avg Age at Death
75
Peak Century
20th Century

21st Century

3 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1970)
S. Muthiah
S. Muthiah
authorcartographer
Indian journalist
Vlastimil Brodský
Vlastimil Brodský
actorscreenwriter
Czech actor (1920-2002)

20th Century

11 deaths
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1909)
Bram Stoker
Bram Stoker
clerkjournalist
Irish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912)
Paul Celan
Paul Celan
essayistliterary editor
French-Romanian poet and translator (1920–1970)
Andreas Lauritz Thune
Andreas Lauritz Thune
businesspersonengineer
Norwegian businessman
Max Muspratt
Max Muspratt
chemistpolitician
British politician (1872-1934)
István Déván
István Déván
athletics competitorcross-country skier
Hungarian sprinter and cross-country skier
Ella Anker
Ella Anker
biographerjournalist
Norwegian journalist (1870–1958)
Ivanoe Bonomi
Ivanoe Bonomi
diplomatjournalist
Italian prime minister in 1921–22 and 1944–45
Seán Ó Faoláin
Seán Ó Faoláin
biographeressayist
Irish writer (1900-1991)
Felix Landau
Felix Landau
designerGestapo employee
SS Hauptscharführer, a member of an Einsatzkommando (1910–1983)
Finnish writer and translator (1838-1919)

19th Century

3 deaths
Robert L. Stevens
Robert L. Stevens
inventorrailway engineer
American railroad pioneer
Ignaz Venetz
Ignaz Venetz
botanistengineer
Swiss glaciologist (1788-1859)
Carl Axel Gottlund
Carl Axel Gottlund
authorexplorer
Finnish linguist, folklorist and historian

17th Century

1 death
Moritz Hoffmann
Moritz Hoffmann
anatomistphysician
German physician (1621-1698)

16th Century

1 death
King of Denmark and Norway

6th Century

1 death
Tao Hongjing
Tao Hongjing
philosopherphysician
Chinese polymath, writer, alchemist and astronomer, founder of Shangqing Taoism (456–536)

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