Mireille Bastin dead at age 83, Belgian painter
Mireille Bastin, a Belgian painter, died on June 20, 2026, at age 83. Born in Uccle on March 30, 1943, she worked as a self-taught artist in the naïve style…
Deaths on June 20
This archive lists notable deaths associated with June 20 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on June 20, 2026.
Katja Rost dead at age 50, German sociologist
Katja Rost died on June 20, 2026. Tags Scientists, 20 June 2026, Germany, Katja, Rost, June 20, June 2026
Icuk Baros dead at age 50, Indonesian actor and comedian
Icuk Baros died on June 20, 2026. Tags Actors, 20 June 2026, Baros, Icuk, Indonesia, Taurus, June 20, June 2026
Slavenka Drakulić dead at age 76, Journalist, novelist
Slavenka Drakulić, the Croatian journalist, novelist and essayist whose writing explored feminism, communism and post-communist life, died on June 20, 2026, at 76. Born in Rijeka on July 4, 1949,…
Julia Nyakó dead at age 63, Actress
Julia Nyakó, a Hungarian actress known for her work in stage and film, died on June 20, 2026, at the age of 63. Born in Debrecen on February 20, 1963,…
Ahmad Washah dead, public figure
Ahmad Washah died on June 20, 2026. Tags Other, 20 June 2026, Ahmad, Washah, June 20, June 2026
Jim Mitchell dead at age 77, American football player
Jim Mitchell, an American football player who spent eight seasons as a defensive end with the Detroit Lions, died on June 20, 2026. He was 77. Born in Danville, he…
Alex Hughes dead at age 38, Welsh football player and coach
Alex Hughes died on June 20, 2026. He was a footballer. Tags Athletes, 20 June 2026, Alex, Hughes, Wales, June 20, June 2026
Geraldene Felton dead at age 100, American academic
Geraldene Felton died June 20, 2026. Tags Scientists, 20 June 2026, America, Aquarius, Felton, Geraldene, June 20, June 2026
Roberto García dead at age 81, Argentine journalist
Roberto García died on June 20, 2026, at age 81. He was an Argentine journalist. García, also known as Roberto Ángel García, was identified in biographical records as a journalist…
Habib Touhami dead at age 78, Politician
Habib Touhami, a Tunisian politician who served as minister of health from 1983 to 1984, died on June 20, 2026, in Tunis. He was 78. Born on May 2, 1948,…
Geneviève Aubry dead at age 98, Politician
Geneviève Aubry, a Swiss politician and opinion journalist, died on June 20, 2026, at the age of 98. Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds on March 4, 1928, she served as a…
Michael Byrne dead at age 82, Actor
Michael Byrne, the British actor known for roles in films including Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Gangs of New York and Braveheart, died on June 20, 2026, at the…
P. Narayana Kurup dead at age 91, Indian poet and literary critic
P. Narayana Kurup, an Indian poet and literary critic, died on June 20, 2026. He was 91. Born on September 5, 1934, he was a Malayalam-language poet and critic from…
Robson Barros dead at age 57, Brazilian television stage assistant
Robson Barros died on June 20, 2026. He was a composer. Tags Musicians, 20 June 2026, Barros, Brazil, Robson, June 20, June 2026
Robson Barros dead at age 57, Brazilian television stage assistant and musician
Robson Barros died on June 20, 2026. Tags Musicians, 20 June 2026, Barros, Brazil, Robson, June 20, June 2026
Audu Sule Katagum dead at age 69, politician
Audu Sule Katagum, a Nigerian politician, architect and former deputy governor of Bauchi State, died on June 20, 2026. He served as deputy governor from 2018 to 2019 under Governor…
Ivan Khitskov dead at age 89, Russian economist
Ivan Khitskov died on June 20, 2026. Tags Scientists, 20 June 2026, Ivan, Khitskov, Pisces, Russia, June 20, June 2026
Nirajoy Tripura dead at age 86, Indian politician
Nirajoy Tripura, an Indian politician and former Tripura Legislative Assembly member, died on June 20, 2026. Born on January 1, 1939, he entered the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in…
Sami al-Oraydi dead at age 52, public figure
Sami al-Oraydi, a Jordanian sharia official, died on June 20, 2026. Born in Amman in 1973, he was also known as Abu Mahmoud al-Shami and was educated at the University…
Abdus Sadeque dead at age 78, public figure
Abdus Sadeque, a Pakistani and Bangladeshi field hockey player, died on June 20, 2026. He was born on September 18, 1946, in Dacca, then in the Bengal Presidency of British…
Yves Lacoste dead at age 96, French geographer and geopolitician
Yves Lacoste, the French geographer and geopolitician whose work helped shape modern geopolitics, died on June 20, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Fez, Morocco, on September 7,…
Julia Nyakó dead at age 63, Hungarian actress
Julia Nyakó died on June 20, 2026. She was an actress. Tags Actors, 20 June 2026, Hungary, Julia, June 20, June 2026, Nyakó
Ivan Khitskov dead at age 89, Russian economist
Ivan Khitskov died June 20, 2026. He was a scientist. Tags Scientists, 20 June 2026, Ivan, Khitskov, Pisces, Russia, June 20, June 2026
András Simor dead at age 87, Hungarian poet
András Simor died on June 20, 2026. He was a poet. Tags Writers, 20 June 2026, Hungary, Simor, András, June 20, June 2026
Akihiro Miwa dead at age 91, Japanese singer and actor
Akihiro Miwa, the Japanese singer, actor and drag queen whose career spanned more than seven decades, died on June 20, 2026, at age 91. Born Akihiro Maruyama in Nagasaki on…
Frank J. Guarini dead at age 101, American politician
Frank J. Guarini, an American politician and lawyer who served in the U.S. House of Representatives, died on June 20, 2026. He was 101. Born in Jersey City on August…
Giacomo Tamburelli
Panamanian businessmanDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Behnam Shahriyari
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard CorpsDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Saeed Izadi
Iranian commanderDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Joseph C. Canizaro
American real estate developer and philanthropistDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Lynn Hamilton
American actress (Sanford and SonDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Pauli Nevala
Finnish javelin throwerDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Gertrud Leutenegger
Swiss writerDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Ian McLauchlan
Scottish rugby union player (national teamDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Claus P. Schnorr
German mathematician and cryptographerDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Gunther Köhler
59–60Died on Saturday June 21st 2025
Paul Brincat
Australian sound engineer (The Thin Red LineDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Ulrich Schindel
German classical philologistDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Karin Graßhof
German judgeDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Daniel Kleppner
American physicist (Wolf Prize in Physics)Died on Saturday June 21st 2025
Roger Haight
American Jesuit theologian and president of the Catholic Theological Society of AmericaDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Ron Woodbridge
English singer (The Searchers)Died on Saturday June 21st 2025
Mieczysław Młynarski
Polish basketball playerDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Ermanno Corsi
Italian writer and journalistDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Steven Leckie
Canadian singer (The Viletones)Died on Saturday June 21st 2025
Tushar Ghadigaonkar
Indian marathi actorDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Valentina Talyzina
Russian actress (The Road to 'Saturn'Died on Saturday June 21st 2025
Barney Daniels
English footballer (Ashton UnitedDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Stuart Farrimond
British science communicator and food scientistDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Helen De Cruz
Belgian philosopherDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
John Farrington
Australian Olympic marathon runner (1968)Died on Saturday June 21st 2025
Patricia A. Broderick
American juristDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Marcia Resnick
American photographerDied on Saturday June 21st 2025
Colin G. Campbell
American academic administratorDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Sir David Younger
British public servantDied on Friday June 21st 2024
James K. Irving
Canadian businessmanDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Lothar Gall
German historianDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Andrzej Mularczyk
Polish writerDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Eberhard Hertel
German singer of Volkstümliche MusikDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Joshua Wade
American serial killerDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Darren Lewis
American football player (Texas A&MDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Shay Youngblood
American writerDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Armando Pugliese
Italian stage director and playwrightDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Russell Morash
American television producer and director (This Old HouseDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Alhaja Ramota Bankole
Nigerian politician (All Progressives Congress)Died on Friday June 21st 2024
Spiridon Vangheli
Moldovan children's authorDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Oleksandr Boichuk
Ukranian mathematicianDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Janos Quittner
Slovak dancer and choreographerDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Peter B. Gillis
American comic book writer (Strikeforce: MorituriDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Arnaldo Cestaro
Italian communist militantDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Roland Armitage
Canadian horse breeder and politicianDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Keith Locke
New Zealand politicianDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Tony Hunter
American football player (Buffalo BillsDied on Friday June 21st 2024
Vansalrang
Taiwanese singerDied on Wednesday June 21st 2023
David Walker
British air marshalDied on Wednesday June 21st 2023
George Winterling
American television meteorologist (WJXT). Died on Wednesday June 21st 2023
Doris Stockhausen
German music pedagogueDied on Wednesday June 21st 2023
Ahn Yeong-gi
South Korean doctor and politicianDied on Wednesday June 21st 2023
Jesús Ruiz Fernández
Spanish politicianDied on Wednesday June 21st 2023
Charley Scales
American football player (Cleveland BrownsDied on Wednesday June 21st 2023
Beatrix Eypeltauer
Austrian politicianDied on Wednesday June 21st 2023
Zain Safar-ud-Din
Malaysian Olympic cyclistDied on Wednesday June 21st 2023
Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Indian Sikh separatistDied on Wednesday June 21st 2023
Claude Sarraute
French writer and journalistDied on Wednesday June 21st 2023
Grigory Klinishov
92 (body found on this date)Died on Wednesday June 21st 2023
Grigory Klinishev
Soviet and Russian physicistDied on Wednesday June 21st 2023
Lucia Hippolito
Brazilian political scientistDied on Wednesday June 21st 2023
Norman Burtenshaw
English football refereeDied on Wednesday June 21st 2023
Otis Grand
Lebanese-born American blues musicianDied on Wednesday June 21st 2023
Béla Andrásfai
Hungarian mathematicianDied on Wednesday June 21st 2023
Nick Kaiser
British cosmologistDied on Wednesday June 21st 2023
P. Venkateswara Rao
Indian film editor (Palaivana RojakkalDied on Wednesday June 21st 2023
Vyacheslav Nagovitsin
Russian composerDied on Wednesday June 21st 2023
Vytautas Šustauskas
Lithuanian politicianDied on Wednesday June 21st 2023