17 notable people died on May 20, including John R. Hicks, Adil Shah, Friedrich von Hausen.
21st Century
2 deaths
M.R. Srinivasan
engineermechanical engineer
Former Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission India
Renato Carosone
bandleadercomposer
Italian musician; band leader, pianist, singer (1920–2001)
20th Century
6 deaths
John R. Hicks
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1972)
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James Young Simpson
biographerdiplomat
British scientist (1873–1934)
Ada Mary à Beckett
academicbiologist
Australian biologist, academic and educationist (1872-1948)
Nini Roll Anker
novelistplaywright
Norwegian novelist/playwright (1873-1942)
Werner Jaegerhuber
artistcomposer
German-Haitian composer
Carlos Quirino
historian
Filipino biographer and historian (1910-1999)
19th Century
2 deaths
John Clare
farmworkernaturalist
English poet (1793-1864)
Luís Caetano Pereira Guimarães Júnior
novelistplaywright
Brazilian writer
18th Century
3 deaths
Adil Shah
monarchruler
The second Afsharid king (1747–1748)
Erland Samuel Bring
historianmathematician
Swedish mathematician
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James Watson
engravergraphic artist
Irish engraver (1740–1790)
17th Century
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Pedro Páez
Catholic priestexplorer
Spanish Jesuit missionary in Ethiopia (1564-1622)
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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