20 notable people died on September 20, including Saint-John Perse, Giorgos Seferis, Campanus of Novara.
20th Century
15 deaths
Saint-John Perse
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Literature (1960)
Giorgos Seferis
diplomatpoet
Greek poet and diplomat (1900-1971)
James Ross
businesspersoncivil engineer
Canadian civil engineer, businessman and philanthropist
Arthur Holmes
geologistgeophysicist
English geologist (1890–1965)
Umetarō Suzuki
agricultural chemistbiochemist
Japanese agricultural chemist (1874-1943)
Israel Holmgren
endocrinologistinternist
Swedish scientist and physician (1871–1961)
Arturo Rosenblueth
philosopherphysician
Mexican physiologist (1900–1970)
Théodore de Korwin Szymanowski
opinion journalistpoet
Polish political writer and poet
Dorila Castell de Orozco
poetteacher
Poet and teacher from Uruguay
Julian Stachiewicz
historianmilitary historian
General of the Polish Army, military historian
Annie Besant
civil rights advocateeditor
British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator (1847-1933)
Lyuba Kutincheva
journalistphilologist
Bulgarian traveler
Ivan Tišov
painteruniversity teacher
Croatian painter (1870-1928)
Victor Mercante
writer
Argentine educator (1870–1934)
MA
Musa Anter
activistjournalist
Turkish writer (1920–1992)
19th Century
2 deaths
Michael Rophino Lacy
composer
Irish composer (1795–1867)
PB
Peter Andreas Brandt
illustratorpainter
Norwegian artist (1792–1862)
17th Century
1 death
Ovidio Montalbani
astrologermathematician
Italian mathematician
16th Century
1 death
Francisco Vallés
physicianphysician writer
Spanish physician (1524-1592)
13th Century
1 death
Campanus of Novara
astrologerastronomer
Italian mathematician and astronomer (*~1210 – †1296)
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