10 notable people died on May 20, including John R. Hicks, Adil Shah, John of Ávila.
21st Century
1 death
M.R. Srinivasan
engineermechanical engineer
Former Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission India
20th Century
2 deaths
John R. Hicks
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1972)
Ada Mary à Beckett
academicbiologist
Australian biologist, academic and educationist (1872-1948)
19th Century
2 deaths
John Clare
farmworkernaturalist
English poet (1793-1864)
Luís Caetano Pereira Guimarães Júnior
novelistplaywright
Brazilian writer
18th Century
2 deaths
Adil Shah
monarchruler
The second Afsharid king (1747–1748)
Erland Samuel Bring
historianmathematician
Swedish mathematician
16th Century
2 deaths
John of Ávila
Catholic priestwriter
Spanish priest, Doctor of the Church
Moses Isserles
philosopherPosek
Polish rabbi
12th Century
1 death
Friedrich von Hausen
composerMinnesänger
German composer
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