Winston Francis Groom Jr. (March 23, 1943 – September 17, 2020) was an American novelist and non-fiction writer. He was born in Washington, D.C. but raised near Mobile, Alabama.
He was best known for writing "Forrest Gump", which was made into the popular 1994 movie "Forrest Gump". He published a sequel, "Gump and Co.", in 1995.
He also wrote many non-fiction works such as about the American Civil War and World War I.
Groom died on September 17, 2020 in Fairhope, Alabama from a heart attack at the age of 77.
Czech Academy of Sciences
The Czech Academy of Sciences (abbr. CAS, , abbr. AV ČR) was created in 1992 by the Czech National Council. It replaced the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. The Academy is the leading non-university public research institution in the Czech Republic. It is located in the Czech capital of Prague.
Luboš Perek
Luboš Perek (26 July 1919 – 17 September 2020) was a Czech astronomer. He was born in Prague. Perek was best known for his "Catalogue of Galactic Planetary Nebulae" co-written in 1967 with Luboš Kohoutek.
From 1967 to 1970, he was General-Secretariat of the International Astronomical Union.
He worked on the mass in the galaxy, high-velocity stars, planetary nebulae, definition of outer space, geostationary orbit, space debris, and management of outer space.
Perek turned 100 in July 2019. He died on 17 September 2020 in Prague, aged 101.
Ashok Gasti
Ashok Gasti (1965 – 17 September 2020) was an Indian politician and a lawyer. He was born in Raichur, Karnataka. He represented Karnataka in the Rajya Sabha for less than 3 months until his death in 2020. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Gasti died of COVID-19 on 17 September 2020 at a hospital near Udupi, Karnataka at the age of 55.
Ricardo Ciciliano
Ricardo Manuel Ciciliano Bustillo (September 23, 1976 – September 17, 2020) was a Colombian football midfielder. Ciciliano was born in Barranquilla, Colombia. He mainly played for Millonarios F.C. with 65 appearances and with Juan Aurich with 58 appearances.
Ciciliano died on September 17, 2020 at a hospital in Barranquilla from pneumonia caused by COVID-19, aged 43.
Roy C
Roy Charles Hammond (August 3, 1939 – September 16, 2020), better known as Roy C or Roy "C", was an American southern soul singer-songwriter and record executive. He was best known for his songs "Shotgun Wedding" and "Impeach the President". He was born in Newington, Georgia.
Hammond died on September 16, 2020 in Allendale, South Carolina from liver cancer at the age of 81.
Newington, Georgia
Newington is a town in Screven County, Georgia, United States. The population was 322 at the 2000 census.
Wang Zhiliang
Wang Zhiliang (; 1941 – 15 September 2020) was a Chinese table tennis player and coach. At the 1963 World Table Tennis Championships, he and partner Zhang Xielin became the first Chinese duo to win the men's doubles gold medal in world championships. He was born in Xushui District, China.
Wang died on 15 September 2020 from a stroke in Beijing at the age of 79.
Steve Carter (playwright)
Horace Edward "Steve" Carter Jr. (November 7, 1929 – September 15, 2020) was an American playwright. Carter was best known for his plays involving Caribbean immigrants living in the United States. He was born in New York City. He was known for writing the 1978 play "Nevis Mountain Dew". He was a playwright-in-residence at Victory Gardens Theater in Chicago.
Carter died on September 15, 2020 in Tomball, Texas at the age of 90.
Russell A. Anderson
Russell A. Anderson (May 28, 1942 – September 15, 2020) was an American politician and attorney. He was Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court from 2006 to 2008. He was an Associate Justice of the court from September 1, 1998 until he was 2006. He was born in Bemidji, Minnesota
Anderson died on September 15, 2020 at the age of 78.
Anne Stevenson
Anne Stevenson (January 3, 1933 – September 14, 2020) was an American-British poet and writer. She received the Lannan Literary Award in 2007. Stevenson was born in Cambridge, England, but went to America at six months old. There she spent her childhood and youth. She hoped to be a musician, but she gradually lost her hearing, so switched to being a writer. Once she got her university degree, she decided to return to England where she settled for the rest of her life. In the 1960s she lived and wrote in Cambridge, Glasgow, Dundee and Oxford. She was writer in residence at the University of Dundee and co-founded "Other Poetry" (magazine). She wrote the controversial biography of the American poet Sylvia Plath.
Stevenson died on September 14, 2020 at the age of 87.
Gordon Getty
Gordon Peter Getty (born December 20, 1933) is an American businessman, investor, philanthropist and classical music composer.
He is the fourth child of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty. His mother, Ann Rork, was his father's fourth wife.
Getty got control of Getty's US$2 billion trust after his father's death. His net worth was $2.1 billion in May 2019, making him number 383 on the Forbes 400 list of the wealthiest Americans.
Reggie Johnson (musician)
Reginald Volney Johnson (December 13, 1940 – September 11, 2020) was an American jazz double-bassist. He was born in Owensboro, Kentucky. He joined Art Blakey's band for a month-long residency at the Five Spot Café in December 1965.
He played and/or recorded with Bill Dixon, Sun Ra, and Burton Greene, Lonnie Liston Smith, Stanley Cowell, Bobby Hutcherson, Harold Land, Blue Mitchell, Walter Bishop Jr., Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt, Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McRae, Art Pepper, Kenny Burrell, Clark Terry, The Crusaders, Johnny Coles, and Frank Wess.
Johnson died on September 11, 2020 at the age of 79.
Tony Villars
Anthony Keith Villars (24 January 1952 – 9 September 2020) was a Welsh footballer. He was born in Pontypool, Wales. He made three appearances for the national team in 1974. From 1971 to 1976, he played for the Cardiff City F.C.. Between 1976 and 1977, he also played for the Newport County A.F.C..
Villars died on 9 September 2020 at the age of 68.
Luba Perchyshyn
Luba Perchyshyn (born Luba Mary Procai; October 10, 1923 – September 7, 2020) was an American businesswoman and crafter. She promoted the art of pysanky (Ukrainian decorated eggs). She was born in Minneapolis.
Perchyshyn co-authored several books, including "Ukrainian Easter Eggs and How We Make Them" (1979) and "The Ukrainian Design Book" (1999).
Perchyshyn's eggs were admired and sold internationally, and were included in White House holiday decorations and events.
Perchyshyn died on September 7, 2020 in Minneapolis at the age of 96.
Ethan Peters
Ethan Peters (March 8, 2003 – September 5, 2020) was an American beauty blogger, makeup artist, and social media personality. He had a large amount of followers on many social media platforms including Instagram and YouTube. He was known for his avant-garde, emo, and gay-inspired made-up style. Peters was the founder of the clothing line Hellboy.
Peters died of a drug overdose at his home in Huntsville, Texas on September 5, 2020 at the age of 17.
John Najarian
John Sarkis Najarian (December 22, 1927 – September 1, 2020) was an American transplant surgeon. He was a clinical professor of transplant surgery at the University of Minnesota. Najarian was an important person in the discovery and usage of thoracic transplant surgery. He was born in Oakland, California.
Najarian died on September 1, 2020 in Stillwater, Minnesota at the age of 92.
James A. Taylor
James Allan Taylor (May 2, 1928 – September 1, 2020) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1971 to 1987 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Bill Davis. Taylor was a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. He was born in Timmins, Ontario.
Taylor served as the first mayor of Prince Edward County from 1997 to 2003.
Taylor died on September 1, 2020 in Belleville, Ontario at the age of 92.
Luboš Kohoutek