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Famous Deaths on June 20

7 notable people died on June 20, including Kurt Alder, Ivar Giaever, Jack Kilby.

Total Deaths
7
Avg Age at Death
68
Peak Century
21st Century

21st Century

2 deaths
Ivar Giaever
Ivar Giaever
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (1973)
Jack Kilby
Jack Kilby
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physics (2000)

20th Century

1 death
Kurt Alder
Kurt Alder
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1950)

19th Century

2 deaths
Ferdinand Berthoud
Ferdinand Berthoud
encyclopédistesengineer
Franco-Swiss horologist (1727–1807)
Richard Daintree
Richard Daintree
botanical collectorgeologist
Australian geologist and photographer (1832–1878)

18th Century

1 death
Félix Vicq-d'Azyr
Félix Vicq-d'Azyr
anatomistbiologist
French anatomist (1748-1794)

12th Century

1 death
Minamoto no Yorimasa
Minamoto no Yorimasa
military personnelpoet
Japanese court noble, samurai and poet

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