Famous people died in 20 August

Percy Williams Bridgman

Percy Williams Bridgman

Percy Williams Bridgman was an American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1944

AmericanApril 21, 188296 views

Adolf von Baeyer

Adolf von Baeyer was a well-known German chemist who synthesized indigo

GermanOctober 31, 1835174 views

Paul Ehrlich

Paul Ehrlich was a Nobel Prize winning German scientist who invented the medicine to cure syphilis and diphtheria

GermanMarch 14, 1854125 views

Tomas Luis De Victoria

Tomas Luis de Victoria was a well-known music composer in the sixteenth century

Spanish1548108 views

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Lewis is an American comedian, actor and film producer who was a part of the highly popular duo of Martin and Lewis during the mid 20th century

AmericanMarch 16, 1926279 views

Anne Hutchinson

Anne Hutchinson was a religious liberal and Puritan spiritual adviser

AmericanJuly 20, 1591135 views

Leona Helmsley

Leona Helmsley was a businesswoman notorious for her brushes with the law

AmericanJuly 4, 1920269 views

William Booth

William Booth was an English preacher and humanitarian who founded the Salvation Army

BritishApril 10, 1829135 views