25 notable people died on July 20, including Guglielmo Marconi, Abu al-Wafa Buzjani, Alexander MacWhorter.
21st Century
5 deaths
Margaret Bhatty
children's writerjournalist
Indian writer
Shyam Sunder Surolia
philosopherpolitician
Indian politician
Enayatollah Reza
historiantranslator
Iranian historian and encyclopedist (1920–2010)
James Doohan
actorfilm actor
Canadian actor (1920–2005)
Ron Fitch
engineer
Australian engineer (1910-2015)
20th Century
9 deaths
Guglielmo Marconi
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1909)
Arthur Hamerschlag
electrical engineermechanical engineer
American engineer (1872–1927)
Dimitrios Vikelas
businesspersonhistorian
Greek businessman and writer; president of the International Olympic Committee (1835-1908)
Hugo Sonnenschein
opinion journalistpoet
Austrian-Czech writer
Juan Rafael Allende
journalistwriter
Chilean dramatist and journalist (1848-1909)
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Joaquín Pardavé
film actorfilm director
Mexican actor and director (1900-1955)
Vladimir Cavarnali
poettranslator
Romanian writer
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Arshi Pipa
journalistliterary critic
Albanian philosopher, writer, poet and literary critic (1920–1997)
Yannis Tsarouchis
costume designerillustrator
Greek painter (1910-1989)
19th Century
4 deaths
Alexander MacWhorter
ministerwriter
American clergyman
Johann Gottlieb Nörremberg
physicistuniversity teacher
German physicist (1787-1862)
Fanny Parnell
poetwriter
Irish poet (1848–1882)
Henri de Braekeleer
draftspersongraphic artist
Belgian painter , draughtsman and printmaker (1840-1888)
17th Century
2 deaths
Guðbrandur Þorláksson
Bible translatorLutheran pastor
Icelandic bishop
Federico Zuccari
architectartist
Italian painter (1539-1609)
15th Century
1 death
Melchior Russ
historian
Swiss noble
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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