People who died on June 20 57
Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei
d. 465 (b. 440)
Emperor Wencheng of Northern Wei (b. 440)
Uthman ibn Affan
d. 656 (b. 577)
Uthman ibn Affan, Rashidun caliph (b. 577)
Louis the Pious
d. 840 (b. 778)
Louis the Pious, Carolingian emperor (b. 778)
Hucbald
d. 930
Hucbald, Frankish monk and music theorist
Mikhail of Vladimir
d. 1176
Mikhail of Vladimir, Russian prince
Margareta Ebner
d. 1351 (b. 1291)
Margareta Ebner, German nun and mystic (b. 1291)
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan
d. 1405 (b. 1343)
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, fourth son of King Robert II of Scotland (b. 1343)
Willem Barentsz
d. 1597 (b. 1550)
Willem Barentsz, Dutch cartographer and explorer (b. 1550)
Feodor II of Russia
d. 1605 (b. 1589)
Feodor II of Russia (b. 1589)
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Heinrich Roth
d. 1668 (b. 1620)
Heinrich Roth, German missionary and scholar (b. 1620)
Benjamin Huntsman
d. 1776 (b. 1704)
Benjamin Huntsman, English businessman (b. 1704)
Carl Friedrich Abel
d. 1787 (b. 1723)
Carl Friedrich Abel, German viol player and composer (b. 1723)
Abraham Gotthelf Kästner
d. 1800 (b. 1719)
Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, German mathematician and epigrammatist (d. 1800)
Axel von Fersen the Younger
d. 1810 (b. 1755)
Axel von Fersen the Younger, Swedish general and politician (d. 1810)
Guillaume Philibert Duhesme
d. 1815 (b. 1766)
Guillaume Philibert Duhesme, French general (d. 1815)
Manuel Belgrano
d. 1820 (b. 1770)
Manuel Belgrano, Argentinian general, economist, and politician (b. 1770)
William IV of the United Kingdom
d. 1837 (b. 1765)
William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837)
Pierre Claude François Daunou
d. 1840 (b. 1761)
Pierre Claude François Daunou, French historian and politician (b. 1761)
Juan Larrea (politician)
d. 1847 (b. 1782)
Juan Larrea, Argentinian captain and politician (b. 1782)
Hijikata Toshizō
d. 1869 (b. 1835)
Hijikata Toshizō, Japanese commander (b. 1835)
Jules de Goncourt
d. 1870 (b. 1830)
Jules de Goncourt, French historian and author (b. 1830)
Élie Frédéric Forey
d. 1872 (b. 1804)
Élie Frédéric Forey, French general (b. 1804)
Joseph Meek
d. 1875 (b. 1810)
Joseph Meek, American police officer and politician (b. 1810)
Johannes Zukertort
d. 1888 (b. 1842)
Johannes Zukertort, Polish-English chess player, linguist, and journalist (d. 1888)
John Clayton Adams
d. 1906 (b. 1840)
John Clayton Adams, English painter (b. 1840)
Friedrich Martens
d. 1909 (b. 1845)
Friedrich Martens, Estonian-Russian historian, lawyer, and diplomat (d. 1909)
Josef Breuer
d. 1925 (b. 1842)
Josef Breuer, Austrian physician and psychologist (b. 1842)
Emmanouil Benakis
d. 1929 (b. 1843)
Emmanouil Benakis, Greek merchant and politician, 35th Mayor of Athens (b. 1843)
Bruno Frank
d. 1945 (b. 1887)
Bruno Frank, German author, poet, and playwright (b. 1878)
Bugsy Siegel
d. 1947 (b. 1906)
Bugsy Siegel, American mobster (b. 1906)
Luigi Fagioli
d. 1952 (b. 1898)
Luigi Fagioli, Italian race car driver (b. 1898)
Kurt Alder
d. 1958 (b. 1902)
Kurt Alder, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958)
Raphaël Salem
d. 1963 (b. 1898)
Raphaël Salem, Greek-French mathematician and academic (b. 1898)
Bernard Baruch
d. 1965 (b. 1870)
Bernard Baruch, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1965)
Georges Lemaître
d. 1966 (b. 1894)
Georges Lemaître, Belgian priest, astronomer, and cosmologist (d. 1966)
Horace Lindrum
d. 1974 (b. 1912)
Horace Lindrum, Australian snooker player (b. 1912)
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Mark Robson
d. 1978 (b. 1913)
Mark Robson, Canadian-American director and producer (b. 1913)
Estelle Winwood
d. 1984 (b. 1883)
Estelle Winwood, English actress (b. 1883)
Emil Cioran
d. 1995 (b. 1911)
Emil Cioran, Romanian-French philosopher and educator (b. 1911)
Cahit Külebi
d. 1997 (b. 1917)
Cahit Külebi, Turkish poet and author (b. 1917)
Clifton Fadiman
d. 1999 (b. 1904)
Clifton Fadiman, American game show host, author, and critic (b. 1902)
Gina Cigna
d. 2001 (b. 1900)
Gina Cigna, French-Italian soprano (b. 1900)
Erwin Chargaff
d. 2002 (b. 1905)
Erwin Chargaff, Austrian-American biochemist and academic (d. 2002)
Tinus Osendarp
d. 2002 (b. 1916)
Tinus Osendarp, Dutch runner (b. 1916)
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Jim Bacon
d. 2004 (b. 1950)
Jim Bacon, Australian politician, 41st Premier of Tasmania (b. 1950)
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Larry Collins (writer)
d. 2005 (b. 1929)
Larry Collins, American-French journalist, historian, and author (d. 2005)
Jack Kilby
d. 2005 (b. 1923)
Jack Kilby, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1923)
Roberto Rosato
d. 2010 (b. 1943)
Roberto Rosato, Italian footballer (b. 1943)
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Harry B. Whittington
d. 2010 (b. 1916)
Harry B. Whittington, English palaeontologist and academic (b. 1916)
Ryan Dunn
d. 2011 (b. 1977)
Ryan Dunn, American television personality (b. 1977)
LeRoy Neiman
d. 2012 (b. 1921)
LeRoy Neiman, American painter (b. 1921)
Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz
d. 2012 (b. 1919)
Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz (b. 1919)
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Andrew Sarris
d. 2012 (b. 1928)
Andrew Sarris, American critic (b. 1928)
Ingvar Rydell
d. 2013 (b. 1922)
Ingvar Rydell, Swedish footballer (b. 1922)
Angelo Niculescu
d. 2015 (b. 1921)
Angelo Niculescu, Romanian footballer and manager (b. 1921)
Miriam Schapiro
d. 2015 (b. 1923)
Miriam Schapiro, Canadian-American painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
Prodigy (rapper)
d. 2017 (b. 1974)
Prodigy, (Albert Johnson), American music artist (b. 1974)