Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Aug-20

Died on This Day (Aug-20)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
  Luca Persiani Luca Persiani is an Italian auto racing driver. He has competed in such series as International Formula Master and Eurocup Formula Renault 2. Italian racing driver 40 1
Isabel Crook Isabel Crook Isabel Crook is a Chinese-born Canadian anthropologist and former professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University. Canadian-British anthropologist 107 2
Darya Dugina Darya Dugina Darya Aleksandrovna Dugina , also known under the pen name Daria Platonova , was a Russian journalist, political scientist and activist. Russian political activist 29 3
Igor Vovkovinskiy Igor Vovkovinskiy Igor Vovkovinskiy , also known as Igor Ladan, was a Ukrainian-American law student, actor and tallest living person in the United States, at 7 feet 8+1/3 inches , briefly taking the record from George Bell. Tallest person in the USA 38 4
Chi Chi DeVayne Chi Chi DeVayne Zavion Michael Davenport , better known by the stage name Chi Chi DeVayne, was an American drag queen and reality television personality who came to international attention on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race and on the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. American drag queen 34 5
Richard Booth Richard Booth Richard George William Pitt Booth MBE was a British bookseller, known for his contribution to the success of Hay-on-Wye as a centre for second-hand bookselling. Welsh bookseller 80 6
Uri Avnery Uri Avnery Uri Avnery was an Israeli writer, politician, and founder of the Gush Shalom peace movement. Israeli writer 94 7
Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian. American comedian 91 8
Brian Rix Brian Rix Brian Norman Roger Rix, Baron Rix, CBE, DL was an English actor-manager, who produced a record-breaking sequence of long-running farces on the London stage, including Dry Rot, Simple Spymen and One for the Pot. British actor and activist 92 9
Melody Patterson Melody Patterson Melody Patricia Patterson was an American actress known for her role as Wrangler Jane in the 1960s television series F Troop and for her role as Ellie in the horror film Blood and Lace . American actress 66 10
Conny Mus Conny Mus Coenraad Willem "Conny" Mus was a Dutch journalist, known as a correspondent for RTL Nieuws in Israel and the Middle East. Dutch journalist 59 15
  Mitch Halpern Mitchell Howard Halpern was an American boxing referee who officiated some of the sport's biggest matches. Boxing Referee 33 25
Hugo Pratt Hugo Pratt Ugo Eugenio Prat, better known as Hugo Pratt , was an Italian comic book creator who was known for combining strong storytelling with extensive historical research on works such as Corto Maltese. Comic creator 68 30
Wolfgang Gröbner Wolfgang Gröbner Wolfgang Gröbner was an Austrian mathematician. His name is best known for the Gröbner basis, used for computations in algebraic geometry. Austrian mathematician 81 45
Adolf Dymsza Adolf Dymsza Adolf Dymsza was a Polish comedy actor of both the pre-World War II and post-war eras. Polish actor 75 50
Frank L. Smith Frank L. Smith Frank Leslie Smith was an Illinois politician. American politician 82 75
Herbert Edward Ryle Herbert Edward Ryle Herbert Edward Ryle KCVO FBA was an English Old Testament scholar and Anglican bishop, successively serving as the Bishop of Exeter, the Bishop of Winchester and the Dean of Westminster. British bishop 69 100
Carl Rohl-Smith Carl Rohl-Smith Carl Wilhelm Daniel Rohl-Smith was a Danish American sculptor who was active in Europe and the United States from 1870 to 1900. Danish-American sculptor 52 125
Chan Heung Chan Heung Chan Heung was the founder of the Choy Li Fut martial arts system. Chinese martial artist 68 150
William Waldegrave William Waldegrave Admiral William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, GCB was an officer in the Royal Navy and Governor of Newfoundland. Royal Navy admiral 72 200