23 notable people died on May 20, including John R. Hicks, Adil Shah, Friedrich von Hausen.
21st Century
4 deaths
M.R. Srinivasan
engineermechanical engineer
Former Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission India
Renato Carosone
bandleadercomposer
Italian musician; band leader, pianist, singer (1920–2001)
JA
Juan Justo Amaro
journalistpolitician
Uruguayan politician
OT
Oswald Tschirtner
draftspersonpainter
Austrian artist (1920-2007)
20th Century
7 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)
James Young Simpson
biographerdiplomat
British scientist (1873–1934)
Nini Roll Anker
novelistplaywright
Norwegian novelist/playwright (1873-1942)
Werner Jaegerhuber
artistcomposer
German-Haitian composer
Carlos Quirino
historian
Filipino biographer and historian (1910-1999)
Ian Fairweather
painter
Australian artist (1891-1974)
19th Century
4 deaths
John Clare
farmworkernaturalist
English poet (1793-1864)
Hokkei
artistgraphic artist
Japanese artist (1780–1850)
Luís Caetano Pereira Guimarães Júnior
novelistplaywright
Brazilian writer
Grigorios Dikaios (Papaflessas)
military personnelpolitician
Greek patriot, priest, and government official (1788-1825)
18th Century
4 deaths
Adil Shah
monarchruler
The second Afsharid king (1747–1748)
Erland Samuel Bring
historianmathematician
Swedish mathematician
TD
Thaddeus Dod
ministerreligious figure
American minister and educator
JW
James Watson
engravergraphic artist
Irish engraver (1740–1790)
17th Century
1 death
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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