List of Famous people who died in 2020
Peter Radtke
Doctor Peter Radtke was a German actor and playwright who was the author of many scientific publications on disability issues and had a PhD in Romance languages. As a small boy his parents and a sympathetic doctor allowed him to escape a Nazi euthanasia program. From 1957 to 1961 Peter Radtke completed training as an interpreter of English, French, and Spanish at a private foreign language school in Regensburg. In 1963 he studied at the University of Pennsylvania and acquired a "Certificate into American Culture and Civilization." Afterwards he studied at Regensburg and Geneva. He would then go on to write an autobiography and appear in three films starting in 1995 with My Mother's Courage. He did drama and theater work before that. In 2003 he was appointed as a member of the national ethics advisory committee by resolution of the Federal Cabinet. Dr. Radtke received a service medal from Bavaria on 17 July 2003. He had osteogenesis imperfecta.
Keith Olsen
Keith Alan Olsen was an American record producer and sound engineer, who worked with Rick Springfield, Fleetwood Mac, Ozzy Osbourne, the Grateful Dead, Whitesnake, Pat Benatar, Heart, Santana, Saga, Foreigner, Scorpions, Magnum, Journey, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Joe Walsh, and Eric Burdon & the Animals, among others.
Djoko Santoso
General Djoko Santoso was an Indonesian army officer. He was Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army from 2005 to 2007. He was then appointed as the Commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, in which office he served from 2007 until his retirement in 2010.
Lucio Urtubia
Lucio Urtubia Jiménez was a Spanish anarchist known for his practice of expropriative anarchism through forgery. At times compared to Robin Hood, Urtubia carried out bank robberies and forgeries throughout the 1960s and 1970s. In the words of Albert Boadella, "Lucio is a Quijote that did not fight against wind mills, but against a true giant".
Mieko Hirota
Mieko Hirota was a Japanese popular singer. Her nickname was Mico.
Sam Johnson
Samuel Robert Johnson was an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 3rd congressional district in Congress from 1991 to 2019. He was a member of the Republican Party. In October and November 2015, he was the acting Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, where he also served as chairman of the Social Security Subcommittee.
Pilar Pellicer
Pilar Pellicer was a Mexican film actress. At the 17th Ariel Awards, Pellicer won the Ariel Award for Best Actress for La Choca.
Motjeka Madisha
Motjeka Madisha was a South African professional soccer player who played for Mamelodi Sundowns, as a defender.
Amie Harwick
Amie Nicole Harwick was an American marriage and family therapist and writer.
Rodrigo Rodrigues
Rodrigo de Oliveira Rodrigues was a Brazilian sports journalist, television host, musician and writer.