15 notable people died on July 20, including Guglielmo Marconi, Abu al-Wafa Buzjani, Alexander MacWhorter.
20th Century
6 deaths
Guglielmo Marconi
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1909)
Arthur Hamerschlag
electrical engineermechanical engineer
American engineer (1872–1927)
Juan Rafael Allende
journalistwriter
Chilean dramatist and journalist (1848-1909)
Hugo Sonnenschein
opinion journalistpoet
Austrian-Czech writer
Dimitrios Vikelas
businesspersonhistorian
Greek businessman and writer; president of the International Olympic Committee (1835-1908)
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Joaquín Pardavé
film actorfilm director
Mexican actor and director (1900-1955)
19th Century
3 deaths
Alexander MacWhorter
ministerwriter
American clergyman
Johann Gottlieb Nörremberg
physicistuniversity teacher
German physicist (1787-1862)
Fanny Parnell
poetwriter
Irish poet (1848–1882)
17th Century
2 deaths
Guðbrandur Þorláksson
Bible translatorLutheran pastor
Icelandic bishop
Federico Zuccari
architectartist
Italian painter (1539-1609)
14th Century
1 death
Bartholomew of San Concordio
aphoristwriter
Italian jurist
13th Century
1 death
Eudes de Sully
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Bishop of Paris
10th Century
1 death
Abu al-Wafa Buzjani
astronomermathematician
Persian mathematician and astronomer (940–998)
4th Century
1 deathPA
Pope Timothy I of Alexandria
Eastern Orthodox priestwriter
Pope of the Coptic Church
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