David R. Cooke has died at age 88
David R. Cooke, a Canadian politician and lawyer, died on July 20, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Oshawa on August 4, 1937, he studied at Queen’s University,…
Deaths on July 20
This archive lists notable deaths associated with July 20 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on July 20, 2026.
David Lucas passes away at age 58
David Lucas, the Spanish politician who served as secretary of state for transport in 2023, died on July 20, 2026, aged 58. Born Francisco David Lucas Parrón in Madrid on…
Francesco Massaro obituary: died at age 90
Francesco Massaro, the Italian film director and screenwriter behind films including Il generale dorme in piedi, Il lupo e l'agnello and Private Affairs, died on July 20, 2026. Born in…
Werner Enke passes away at age 85
Werner Enke, the German film actor and screenwriter, died on July 20, 2026. Born in Berlin on April 25, 1941, he began his career in 1963 and was also known…
Edwin Smith dies at age 92
Edwin Smith, the English cricketer who spent his entire first-class career with Derbyshire, died on July 20, 2026, aged 92. Born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire, on January 2, 1934, he played…
Death of Roland Korn at age 96
Roland Korn, the German architect whose work helped shape major public buildings in East Berlin, died on July 20, 2026, at the age of 96. Born on May 11, 1930,…
Claudio Strunz passed away at age 59
Claudio Strunz, an Argentine thrash metal drummer best known for his work with Hermética and Malón, died on July 20, 2026. He was 59. Born on November 11, 1966, in…
Günther Czichon died at age 96
Günther Czichon, a German politician and engineer, died on July 20, 2026, aged 96. Born in Bremen on May 19, 1930, he was a member of the Social Democratic Party…
Sir Christopher Ondaatje died at age 93
Sir Christopher Ondaatje, the Sri Lankan-born Canadian-English businessman, philanthropist and Olympic bobsledder, died on July 20, 2026, aged 93. Born Philip Christopher Ondaatje in Kandy, Ceylon, on February 22, 1933,…
Obituary: Eva Viežnaviec, dead at age 54
Eva Viežnaviec, a Belarusian writer and journalist, died on July 20, 2026, at the age of 54. Also known as Yeva Vezhnavets, she was born in 1972 in Zahallie and…
Stephen Gollogly dead
Stephen Gollogly, a teacher and Gaelic footballer from Monaghan, died on July 20, 2026. Known by the nickname “The jynx,” he played for Carrickmacross Emmets and represented Monaghan at senior…
Françoise Coquet dies at 83
Françoise Coquet, a French television producer and screenwriter, died on July 20, 2026, of complications from dementia with Lewy bodies. She was 83. Born on September 12, 1942, in Vosges,…
Hans Roordink dies at 82
Hans Roordink, the Dutch footballer who played as a forward, died on July 20, 2026, at the age of 82. Born in Enschede on September 8, 1943, he built his…
Eddie Joyal passes away at age 86
Eddie Joyal, a Canadian ice hockey player who skated for the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers, died on July 20, 2026. He was 86. Born Edward Abel Joyal in…
Joachim Kerzel passes away at age 84
Joachim Kerzel, the German dubbing actor known for voicing characters in The Great Cheese Robbery and WALL-E, died on July 20, 2026. Born on December 10, 1941, in Zabrze, he…
Rang Thurapon has died at age 69
Rang Thurapon, a Thai politician and businessman, died on July 20, 2026, at the age of 69. Born on April 1, 1957, in Phen district, Thailand, he was a member…
Ahn Dong-seon dies at age 90
Ahn Dong-seon, a South Korean politician and civil servant who served in the National Assembly in two stretches from 1985 to 1988 and again from 1992 to 2004, died on…
Dmitry Podnozov obituary: died at age 65
Dmitry Podnozov, a Russian actor known for Heart of the World and Seven Invisible Men, died on July 20, 2026. Born on December 17, 1961, in Leningrad, he worked in…
Kevin Keegan died at age 75
Kevin Keegan, the English football player and manager who became one of the most admired figures in the game, died on July 20, 2026. Born Joseph Kevin Keegan in Armthorpe…
John C. Dvorak dies at 80
John C. Dvorak, an American tech writer and broadcaster, died on July 20, 2026, at age 80. He wrote about technology and personal computing for decades, serving as a columnist…
Vibert Cornwall obituary: died at age 87
Vibert Cornwall, the Vincentian jazz singer known professionally as Ray King, died on July 20, 2026. Born Vibert Edmund Cornwall in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in October 1938, he…
Terry Lewis passes away at age 90
Terry Lewis, the British politician who served as Labour MP for Worsley from 1983 to 2005, died on July 20, 2026. Born Terence Lewis on December 29, 1935, he was…
Vladimir Kuznetsov passes away at age 81
Vladimir Kuznetsov, a Russian Olympic cyclist who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Games, died on July 20, 2026. He was born in Moscow on May 13, 1945, and…
Scott Dureau dies at 39
Scott Dureau, an Australian rugby league player who represented the Newcastle Knights and Catalans Dragons, died on July 20, 2026, aged 39. Born in Taree, New South Wales, on July…
Alexis Stamatis dies at age 67
Alexis Stamatis, a Greek writer and screenwriter, died on July 20, 2026, in Athens, one day after his 66th birthday. Born in Athens on July 19, 1960, he studied architecture…
Patrick Tse dies at 89
Patrick Tse, the Hong Kong actor known for work in The Legend of the Condor Heroes, Shaolin Soccer and Time, died on July 20, 2026. Born Tse Ka-yuk on August…
John Jansen death at age 78
John Jansen, a Canadian politician and British Columbia MLA, died on July 20, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Chilliwack on October 27, 1947, he represented the Social…
Amor Deloso died at age 87
Amor Deloso, a Filipino politician who served as governor of Zambales, died on July 20, 2026. He was born on September 3, 1938, in Botolan, Zambales, and his public career…
Death of Zale Parry at age 93
Zale Parry, an American scuba diver and actress, died on July 20, 2026. She was 93. Born in Milwaukee on March 19, 1933, Parry became known as a pioneer in…
Chang Chang-sun died at age 83
Chang Chang-sun, the South Korean wrestler who won an Olympic silver medal, died on July 20, 2026. Born in Incheon on June 12, 1942, and also known as Jang Chang-seon,…
Roy Jackson dies at 94
Roy Jackson, a British chemical engineer, died on July 20, 2026, aged 94. Born in Manchester on October 6, 1931, he attended Bolton School before his studies were interrupted by…
Carl Kunasek dead at age 94
Carl Kunasek, an American politician who served in the Arizona Senate and Arizona House of Representatives, died July 20, 2026. He was 94. Kunasek, also known as Carl James Kunasek,…
Obituary: Clint Reilly, dead at age 79
Clint Reilly, an American real estate investor and owner of the San Francisco Examiner, died on July 20, 2026. He was 79. Born Clinton Thomas Reilly in Oakland in 1947,…
Charlie Brueckman has died at age 90
Charlie Brueckman, an American football player who played for the Washington Redskins and the Los Angeles Chargers, died on July 20, 2026. Born Charles William Brueckman on November 23, 1935,…
Derek Ryder died at age 79
Derek Ryder, the English footballer who played for Rochdale, Southport and Cardiff City, died on July 20, 2026. Born Derek Francis Ryder in Leeds on February 18, 1947, he was…
Victor Makarenko, died aged 81
Russian philosopher and political scientist Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Thomas Anthony death at age 78
American defense attorney Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Jean Boyer died at age 88
French politician Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Joe Vigil has died at age 95
American track and field coach Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Israil Saparbay dies at age 84
Kazakh writer Died on Monday July 21st 2025
John Matthews death at age 95
British agricultural engineer Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Andrew Saint dies at age 78
English architectural historian Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Michael Melski obituary: died at age 56
Canadian filmmaker and playwright Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Tatyana Yegorova death at age 81
Russian actress (Office Romance Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Jimmy Hunt dies at 85
American actor (Invaders from Mars) Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Waldemar Skrzypczak died at age 69
Polish general Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Crescencio Gutiérrez obituary: died at age 91
Mexican footballer (Chivas Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Death of Pablo Alsina at age 17
Spanish motorcycle racer Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Yitzhak Varsano has died at age 92
Bulgarian-born Israeli pediatrician Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Vladimir Buinachev obituary: died at age 87
Russian sculptor Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Jaroslav Polák obituary: died at age 87
Czech judoka Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Death of Malcolm-Jamal Warner at age 54
American actor (The Cosby Show) Died on Monday July 21st 2025
John Hatcher died at age 81
American judge and politician Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Obituary: Gilles Dowek, dead at age 58
French computer scientist Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Obituary: Mario Pirata, dead at age 67
Brazilian writer Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Pau Alsina dead at age 17
Spanish motorcycle racer Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Jorge Aulicino obituary: died at age 75
Argentine journalist Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Ahmad Tavakkoli dies at age 74
Iranian politician Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Elena Zhambalova passed away at age 38
Russian poet Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Viktor Safronov has died at age 93
Russian painter Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Jérôme Peignot dies at 99
French novelist and poet Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Death of Des van at age 96
Zimbabwean-born South African footballer (national team Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Charles Augins dies at 81
American actor (Red Dwarf) Died on Monday July 21st 2025
V. S. dead at age 101
Indian politician Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Bobby Bright dies at age 80
Australian singer (Bobby & Laurie) and television host (Dig We Must) Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Jake Larson dies at age 102
American TikToker Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Urszula Kozioł died at age 94
Polish poet and writer Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Donald Soffer dies at 92
American businessman and real estate developer Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Michael Ranville died at age 81
American political consultant and author Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Death of Marilyn Krysl at age 82
American writer (Dinner with Osama) Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Jeremy N. passed away at age 79
English-Canadian biologist and zoologist Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Edward A. obituary: died at age 92
American judge Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Peter Knauer dies at 89
German theologian and Esperantist Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Neill Fearnley, died aged 71
Canadian television director (When Calls the Heart Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Evelyn Thomas dies at 70
American singer Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Death of Ahmed Farhat at age 74
Egyptian actor (Secret of Concealment Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Olga Ramos passes away at age 98
American political organizer and activist Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Robert Rinchard obituary: died at age 93
Belgian race walker Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Paul Lederman dies at 84
French producer (The Three Brothers) Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Jim Pitts dies at age 77
American politician Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Hyun Cheol obituary: died at age 82
Korean singer Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Bernard Lortat-Jacob, died aged 83
French ethnomusicologist and ethnologist Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Dercy Furtado, died aged 96
Brazilian politician Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Salvatore Piscicelli dead at age 76
Italian film director Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Gladys de dies at age 96
Salvadoran soprano Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Manuel Laínz dies at age 101
Spanish Roman Catholic priest Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Death of Julia Uceda at age 98
Spanish teacher and poet Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Giuseppe Consolo, died aged 75
Italian lawyer Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
János Csányi has died at age 92
Hungarian opera singer Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Luís Caliço passes away at age 54
Portuguese Olympic sailor (1988) Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Ambalapuzha Gopakumar dead at age 80
Indian poet and historian Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Ayres Sasaki passes away at age 35
Brazilian singer Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Death of Stewart Duncan at age 84
Australian rules footballer (Fitzroy) Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Richie Browne, died aged 90
Irish hurler Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Death of Thommy Schiavo at age 39
Brazilian actor (Além do Tempo) Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Esta TerBlanche dead at age 51
South African actress (All My Children) Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Ken Charlton passed away at age 83
American basketball player (Colorado Buffaloes) Died on Sunday July 21st 2024
Jane Tehira dies at 95
New Zealand sportsperson Died on Friday July 21st 2023