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Who died on 20 August?

Celebrities who died on 20 August

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Oldest

97 years, 11 months, 28 days

Youngest

29 years, 8 months, 15 days

Born first

28 October 1881

Died first

20 August 1957

Born last

15 December 1992

Died last

20 August 2022

American comedian, actor, film producer, writer and film director Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis

Dead

American comedian, actor, film producer, writer and film director

2017
Russian journalist and activist Darya Dugina

Darya Dugina

Dead

Russian journalist and activist

2022
Israeli politician, journalist and author Uri Avnery

Uri Avnery

Dead

Israeli politician, journalist and author

2018
American actress and stand-up comedianne Phyllis Diller

Phyllis Diller

Dead

American actress and stand-up comedianne

2012
Dead
American country music singer-songwriter and short-story author Tom T. Hall

Tom T. Hall

American country music singer-songwriter and short-story author

2021
Dead
American drag queen Chi Chi DeVayne

Chi Chi DeVayne

American drag queen

2020
Dead
Royal Navy admiral Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans

Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans

Royal Navy admiral

1957
Dead
American novelist and screenwriter Elmore Leonard

Elmore Leonard

American novelist and screenwriter

2013
Dead
Brazilian actress Cláudia Jimenez

Cláudia Jimenez

Brazilian actress

2022
Dead
American actress Kim Stanley

Kim Stanley

American actress

2001
Dead
German singer and film actress Margot Hielscher

Margot Hielscher

German singer and film actress

2017
Dead
New Zealand rugby union player Colin Meads

Colin Meads

New Zealand rugby union player

2017
Dead
footballer Samar Banerjee

Samar Banerjee

footballer

2022
Dead
American musician Justin Townes Earle

Justin Townes Earle

American musician

2020
Dead
Spanish actress Nati Mistral

Nati Mistral

Spanish actress

2017
Dead
United States general Frank A. Armstrong

Frank A. Armstrong

United States general

1969
Dead
German rock musician Rio Reiser

Rio Reiser

German rock musician

1996
Dead
American musician Larry Harlow

Larry Harlow

American musician

2021
Dead
American musician Frankie Banali

Frankie Banali

American musician

2020
Dead
Chicago gangster Frank Cullotta

Frank Cullotta

Chicago gangster

2020
Dead
Italian comic book creator Hugo Pratt

Hugo Pratt

Italian comic book creator

1995
Dead
American software engineer Barry Boehm

Barry Boehm

American software engineer

2022
Dead
United States Army General John N. Abrams

John N. Abrams

United States Army General

2018
Dead
musical artist Helen Grayco

Helen Grayco

musical artist

2022
Dead
German writer Erik Neutsch

Erik Neutsch

German writer

2013
Dead
Irish architectural historian Desmond Guinness

Desmond Guinness

Irish architectural historian

2020
Dead
Pakistani politician Hasil Bizenjo

Hasil Bizenjo

Pakistani politician

2020
Dead
data protection expert Giovanni Buttarelli

Giovanni Buttarelli

data protection expert

2019
Dead
film director Aleksandar Petrović

Aleksandar Petrović

film director

1994
Dead
Polish actor Adolf Dymsza

Adolf Dymsza

Polish actor

1975
Dead
American politician Brent Yonts

Brent Yonts

American politician

2021
Dead
British Wildlife Conservationist George Adamson

George Adamson

British Wildlife Conservationist

1989
Dead
American actress Melody Patterson

Melody Patterson

American actress

2015
Dead
American baseball coach Chal Port

Chal Port

American baseball coach

2011
Dead
Actress, model Gwen Lee

Gwen Lee

Actress, model

1961
Dead
French-American musician Joe Dassin

Joe Dassin

French-American musician

1980
Dead
American baseball player and coach Doc Edwards

Doc Edwards

American baseball player and coach

2018
Dead
Argentinian human rights activist María Isabel Chorobik de Mariani

María Isabel Chorobik de Mariani

Argentinian human rights activist

2018
Dead
Azerbaijan crime boss Nadir Səlifov

Nadir Səlifov

Azerbaijan crime boss

2020
Dead
Azerbaijan crime boss Nadir Səlifov

Nadir Səlifov

Azerbaijan crime boss

2020
Dead
American actor and director H. B. Halicki

H. B. Halicki

American actor and director

1989
Dead
British actor Andrew Ray

Andrew Ray

British actor

2003
Dead
American academic Lester Salamon

Lester Salamon

American academic

2021
Dead
Italian writer Gaia Servadio

Gaia Servadio

Italian writer

2021
Dead
Australian artist Charles Blackman

Charles Blackman

Australian artist

2018
Dead
Israeli TV personality Dudu Topaz

Dudu Topaz

Israeli TV personality

2009
Dead
Welsh bookseller Richard Booth

Richard Booth

Welsh bookseller

2019
Dead
Dutch politician Bram Peper

Bram Peper

Dutch politician

2022
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