The following is a list of notable deaths in July 2020.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
July 2020 1 Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, 62–63, Ghanaian politician, CEO of the Forestry Commission (since 2017), COVID-19.Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, a.k.a Sir John, is dead Bill Black, 76, New Zealand pilot and deer hunter.William Black Pierre Breteche, 91, French Olympic sailor (1968).Pierre Brétéché Edward A. Burkhalter, 91, American navy officer, heart attack. Jean Cabannes, 95, French magistrate and jurist, member of the Constitutional Council (1989–1998).Monsieur Jean Cabannes Cao Zhi, 92, Chinese politician, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress (1998–2003).第九届全国人大常委会副委员长曹志逝世 享年93岁 Gyan Kumari Chhantyal, 63, Nepali politician, member of the Constituent Assembly (since 2013), heart disease.Nepali Congress Lawmaker Gyan Kumari Chhantyal passes away Nancie Colling, 101, English lawn bowls player.Death Of An Icon Max Crook, 83, American keyboardist and songwriter ("Runaway"). Gay Culverhouse, 73, American academic administrator and sports executive, President of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1991–1994) and Notre Dame College (1995–1996), myelofibrosis.Gay Culverhouse, Ex-Bucs President and Player Safety Advocate, Dies at Age 73 Hugh Downs, 99, American broadcaster and television host (20/20, Today, Concentration), heart failure.American broadcaster Hugh Downs dies at age 99 Luizinho Drummond, 80, Brazilian illegal lottery operator, stroke.Morre Luizinho Drumond, presidente da Imperatriz Bill Duplissea, 70, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1986–1988), cancer.Bill Duplissea, one of the Bay Area’s last Republican legislators, dies at 70 Heinrich Fink, 85, German theologian and politician.Theologe Heinrich Fink gestorben Michael P. Fleming, 57, American attorney.Michael Fleming David F. Gantt, 78, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (since 1983).State Assemblyman David Gantt Dies Beate Grimsrud, 57, Norwegian novelist and playwright, breast cancer.Forfatteren Beate Grimsrud er død Ida Haendel, 91, Polish-born British violinist, kidney cancer.Ida Haendel, Violin Virtuoso With ‘Fire and Ice’ in Her Playing, Dies George Hallett, 78, South African photographer.Renowned Cape photographer George Hallett dies Matthias Kaul, 71, German percussionist and composer.Schlagzeuger Matthias Kaul gestorben Ian MacDougall, 82, Australian naval officer, Chief of the Naval Staff (1991–1994).Farewell to Vice Admiral Ian MacDougall – Australia's most senior submariner Brent MacNab, 89, Canadian ice hockey player.Brenton Alexander Macnab Lorenz Magaard, 86, German-American mathematician and oceanographer.Lorenz Magaard Santiago Manuin Valera, 63, Peruvian Awajún leader and Indigenous rights activist, COVID-19.Fallece líder awajún Santiago Manuin a causa de la COVID-19 en Chiclayo Ray Matheny, 91, American anthropologist.Ray Thomas Matheny Philip McShane, 88, Irish mathematician and philosopher.Acknowledgment and Thanks Eurídice Moreira, 81, Brazilian politician, Paraíba MLA (1995–1998), complications from COVID-19.Ex-prefeita e ex-deputada estadual Dona Dida morre em João Pessoa Jean-Pierre Moumon, 72–73, French writer.Décès de Jean-Pierre Moumon Joe Pennington, 92, American musician.Joseph L. Pennington Sr. Latifur Rahman, 75, Bangladeshi comprador (Transcom Group).Transcom chairman Latifur Rahman dies Emmanuel Rakotovahiny, 81, Malagasy politician, Prime Minister (1995–1996), heart disease.L’ancien Premier ministre Emmanuel Rakotovahiny décède Georg Ratzinger, 96, German Roman Catholic priest and musician, conductor of the Regensburger Domspatzen (1964–1994).Papst-Bruder Georg Ratzinger ist tot Tommy Ring, 81, Irish hurler.Westmeath GAA mourns a hurling great Rokamlova, 79, Indian politician, Speaker of the Mizoram Legislative Assembly (1990–1993), kidney disease.Former Mizoram Assembly speaker Rokamlova dies at 79 Pedro Luis Ronchino, 92, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Comodoro Rivadavia (1993–2005).Bishop Pedro Luis Ronchino Paul Seban, 90, Algerian-born French film director (La Musica, French Cancan).Le documentariste Paul Seban est mort Jan Steward, 91, American photographer, complications from pneumonia.Jan Steward, artist and Corita Kent book coauthor, dies at 91 Jim Thorpe, 76, American football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Toronto Argonauts).Winnipeg Blue Bombers Alumnus Jim Thorpe Passes Aleksejs Vidavskis, 76, Latvian politician, mayor of Daugavpils (1994–2001).Mūžībā devies bijušais Daugavpils mērs un Saeimas deputāts Aleksejs Vidavskis Sir Everton Weekes, 95, Barbadian cricketer (West Indies, national team).Cricket legend Sir Everton passes Sybil Wettasinghe, 92, Sri Lankan children's author.Veteran children’s author, Kala Keerthi Sybil Wettasinghe passed away at the age of 93
2 Ira Albright, 61, American football player (Montreal Alouettes, Buffalo Bills).Ira Albright Betsy Ancker-Johnson, 93, American plasma physicist.Betsy Ancker-Johnson Herman Benson, 104, American union reformer and machinist.Herman Benson’s Obituary…as written by Herman Benson Olga Blinova, 89, Russian linguist.Профессор-филолог с мировым именем скончалась в Томске на 90-ом году жизни Paolo Cabras, 89, Italian politician, Deputy (1972–1987), Senator (1987–1994).Ci lascia Paolo Cabras Raymond Carter, 84, British politician, MP (1970–1979).Members of our Association who have died during 2020 Chiu Chuang-huan, 94, Taiwanese politician, President of the Examination Yuan (1993–1996), Vice Premier (1981–1984) and Minister of Interior (1978–1981), complications from pneumonia.Former Examination Yuan head Chiu Chuang-huan dies at 94 Fan Yunruo, 24, Chinese professional Go player, suicide by jumping.围棋国手范蕴若八段意外离世，年仅24岁 Christian Garrison, 78, American author and filmmaker, cancer.Christian Garrison, Author, Filmmaker, Dies in NC at Age 78 Afroditi Grigoriadou, 88, Greek actress (Electra, I Agapi Argise mia Mera).Πέθανε η ηθοποιός Αφροδίτη Γρηγοριάδου, μητέρα της Κοραλίας Καράντη Jon Gilliam, 81, American football player (Dallas Texans, Kansas City Chiefs).Jon Ray Gilliam Jack Harding, 87, Irish hurler.The death has occurred of John (Jack) Harding Ludwig Hinterstocker, 89, German footballer (VfB Stuttgart).Ludwig Hinterstocker Ole Holsti, 86, American political scientist.Ole Holsti, beloved professor emeritus, passed away Ángela Jeria, 93, Chilean archaeologist and human rights activist.A los 93 años fallece Ángela Jeria, madre de la expresidenta Michelle Bachelet Nikolai Kapustin, 82, Russian composer and pianist.Николай Гиршевич Капустин Прощание с удивительным Jiro Kuwata, 85, Japanese manga artist (8 Man).8 Man, Batman Manga Artist Jiro Kuwata Passes Away Tunney Lee, 88, Chinese-born American architect, complications from cancer.Tunney Lee, professor emeritus of urban planning, dies at 88 Wanderley Mariz, 79, Brazilian politician, Deputy (1975–1987), complications from COVID-19.Internado com covid-19, morre o ex-deputado Wanderley Mariz Bill Massey, 83, New Zealand Hall of Fame softball player (national team), World Championship bronze medallist (1966).Legendary New Zealand softball pitcher Bill Massey mourned Teodoro Enrique Pino Miranda, 73, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Huajuapan de León (since 2000).Bishop Teodoro Enrique Pino Miranda Joseph Moroni, 82, French Olympic rower.Joseph Moroni John Ebong Ngole, 80, Cameroonian politician.Cameroun/Nécrologie : l'ancien ministre John Ebong Ngole est décédé Tilo Prückner, 79, German actor (The NeverEnding Story, Iron Sky, Tatort), heart failure.Tilo Prückner ist tot Kevin Rafferty, 73, American film director (The Atomic Cafe, Blood in the Face) and cinematographer (Roger & Me), cancer.“Atomic Cafe,” “Harvard Beats Yale 29-29” director Kevin Rafferty dies at 73 Avon Riley, 62, American football player (Houston Oilers, Pittsburgh Steelers).Former Savannah High football star Avon Riley leaves behind a legacy of discipline, hard work Reckful, 31, Israeli-American Twitch streamer, suicide.Byron ‘Reckful’ Bernstein, Popular Twitch Streamer, Dies at 31 Abraham Louis Schneiders, 94, Dutch diplomat and writer.NRC Handelsblad, 4 July 2020 Ronald L. Schwary, 76, American film and television producer (Ordinary People, Batteries Not Included, Medium), Oscar winner (1981).Ronald Schwary, Oscar-Winning Producer of 'Ordinary People,' Dies at 76 Billy Tang, 69, Hong Kong film director (Dr. Lamb, Those Were the Days..., Dial D for Demons), nasopharyngeal carcinoma.Hong Kong director Billy Tang dead at age 69 Marc Treanor, 57, British sand artist.Tributes pour in for Pembrokeshire sand artist, Marc Treanor Mike Walling, 69, English comic actor and screenwriter.Actor & writer Mike Walling dies at 69 Xu Qifeng, 84, Chinese engineer.中国卫星导航定位专家许其凤院士逝世 Yoon Sam-yook, 83, South Korean film director (I Will Survive) and screenwriter (Yalkae, a Joker in High School, Suddenly at Midnight).시나리오 작가 겸 영화감독 윤삼육 씨 별세 Willem van Zwet, 86, Dutch mathematician.
3 Ejike Obumneme Aghanya, 87, Nigerian military officer and electrical engineer.Col Aghanya: A Purposeful Life Manuel Machado Alvarez, 59, Cuban murderer, COVID-19.Two California death row inmates die from coronavirus complications Protik Prakash Banerjee, 51, Indian jurist, Judge of the Calcutta High Court (since 2017), heart failure.Calcutta HC Judge Justice Protik Prakash Banerjee Passes Away Tyson Brummett, 35, American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies), plane crash.Former Phillies RHP Tyson Brummett dies at 35 in plane crash Neil Erland Byers, 91, Canadian politician.Neil Byers Earl Cameron, 102, Bermudian-born British actor (Doctor Who, Pool of London, The Interpreter).Acting legend Earl Cameron dies aged 102 Hermine de Clermont-Tonnerre, 54, French princess, writer and actress (La Ferme Célébrités), traffic collision.Hermine de Clermont-Tonnerre est morte Len Cunning, 69, Canadian ice hockey player (Johnstown Jets).Leonard Arthur Cunning Scott Erskine, 57, American serial killer, COVID-19.2 Condemned San Quentin Inmates Die Of Apparent COVID-19 Complications Bob Gleeson, 88, Australian footballer (Richmond).Bob Gleeson Wahidul Haq, 87, Bangladeshi politician, Minister of Finance (1988, 1988–1990).সাবেক অর্থমন্ত্রী ওয়াহিদুল হকের ইন্তেকাল Saroj Khan, 71, Indian choreographer (Mr. India, Nagina, Chandni), cardiac arrest.Ace choreographer Saroj Khan dies of cardiac arrest Lore Krainer, 89, Austrian composer.Lore Krainer, die Grande Dame des Wiener Kabaretts, ist tot Ardico Magnini, 91, Italian footballer (Pistoiese, Fiorentina, national team).Fiorentina in lutto: è morto Ardico Magnini, eroe del primo scudetto Willie McGrotty, 67, Scottish footballer (Blackpool).Mr William McGrotty Claude Mercier-Ythier, 88–89, French harpsichord maker.Décès du facteur de clavecins Claude Mercier-Ythier Michel Meylan, 81, French politician, Member of the National Assembly (1988–2002).Figure politique haut-savoyarde Michel Meylan est mort à 81 ans Aurelio Moyano, 81, Argentine footballer (FC Nancy, AS Cannes).Décès d'une ancienne gloire : le Pays d'Aix FC est endeuillé Rolf Muuss, 95, German-born American psychologist, heart failure.Goucher College Professor Emeritus Rolf Muuss Dies Francis Nadeem, 64, Pakistani Roman Catholic priest, heart attack.Obituary: Fearless champion of interfaith dialogue Mamadou Bamba Ndiaye, 71, Senegalese politician, Minister of Religious Affairs (2000–2012).Le palu emporte Mamadou Bamba Ndiaye, 71 ans, ex-ministre des Affaires religieuses de Wade Elba Perez-Cinciarelli, 76, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (2002–2004).Elba Perez-Cinciarelli, former assemblywoman, dies at 76 John Peter, 81, Hungarian-born British theatre critic.John Peter obituary