27 notable people died on October 20, including Carl Cori, Lawrence R. Klein, Arthur Henderson.
21st Century
4 deaths
Lawrence R. Klein
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (1980)
Anton Donchev
politicianscreenwriter
Bulgarian writer (1930–2022)
Vittorio Foa
essayisthistorian
Italian politician (1910-2008)
BB
Bruno Bertotti
physicistuniversity teacher
Italian physicist (1930–2018)
20th Century
11 deaths
Carl Cori
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1947)
Arthur Henderson
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1934)
Albert Howard
agronomistbotanist
British botanist 1873-1947
Philip Walsingham Sergeant
chess playerwriter
British chess player (1872-1952)
Anders Nygren
Lutheran pastorphilosopher
Swedish bishop (1890–1978)
Sergei Bondarchuk
actordirector
Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter, and actor (1920–1994)
Stanisław Rolbieski
engineer
Engineer, entrepreneur, Bydgoszcz, Poland, 19th-20th century
Viola Gråsten
designertextile artist
Finnish textile artist and designer (1910–1994)
Gurdial Singh Phul
writer
Dramatist
Rudi Weissenstein
photographer
اليهود ارهابيين (1910–1992)
MA
María de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui
composerpianist
Composer (1873-1957)
19th Century
5 deaths
Félix de Azara
anthropologistbotanist
Spanish scientist (1742-1821)
Andrew Geddes Bain
civil engineerengineer
South African scientist and engineer (1797–1864)
Loammi Baldwin, Sr.
engineerpolitician
American engineer, politician and soldier (1744–1807)
William FitzGerald, 2nd Duke of Leinster
aristocratpoet
Irish politician and landowner
Encarnación Ezcurra
citizenpolitician
Argentine politician
18th Century
3 deaths
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
art collectormonarch
18th century Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor
Caspar Neumann
chemistpharmacist
Polish chemist
JH
Johann Baptist Horváth
Catholic priestmathematician
Hungarian physicist
17th Century
1 death
Mathias Palbitzki
diplomatdraftsperson
Swedish judge (1623-1677)
16th Century
1 death
Gonzalo Argote de Molina
collectorgenealogist
Spanish writer
13th Century
1 death
Minamoto no Michitomo
poetpolitician
Japanese poet and writer
8th Century
1 death
Lul
archbishopCatholic deacon
Archbishop of Mainz
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