Famous Deaths for 31st August 2020

1923 – Gerrit Kalff, Dutch professor (history of Dutch writers), dies at 67
1952 – Henri Bourassa, French Canadian political leader (b. 1868)
1981 – Joseph H Hirschhorn, US art collector/founder H Museum, dies at 82
1994 – Barbara Avedon, American scriptwriter (Bewitched), dies at 69
1995 – John Erik Jonsson, American businessman and Mayor of Dallas, dies at 93
2005 – Joseph Rotblat, Polish-British physicist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1908)
2006 – Derrick Wayne Frazier, American convicted murderer (b. 1977)
2009 – Maria de Lourdes Martins, Portuguese pianist and composer, dies at 83
2011 – Valery Rozhdestvensky, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 23), dies at 72
2017 – Edward du Cann, British politician and Chairman of the Conservative Party (1965-67), dies at 93

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