6 notable people died on August 20, including Adolf von Baeyer, Paul Ehrlich, Percy W. Bridgman.
20th Century
3 deaths
Adolf von Baeyer
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1905)
Paul Ehrlich
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1908)
Percy W. Bridgman
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1946)
18th Century
1 deathMuhammad bin Saud
politician
Founder of the Emirate of Diriyah and the Al Saud dynasty (1687–1765)
17th Century
1 death
Joseph Duchesne
chemistdiplomat
French physician
12th Century
1 death
Nerses IV the Gracious
composermatenagir
Armenian bishop and writer
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