| 94741 | August 20 | Death | 1942 – István Horthy, Hungarian admiral and pilot (b. 1904) |
| 94742 | August 20 | Death | 1951 – İzzettin Çalışlar, Turkish general (b. 1882) |
| 94743 | August 20 | Death | 1961 – Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1882) |
| 94744 | August 20 | Death | 1963 – Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (b. 1879) |
| 94745 | August 20 | Death | 1965 – Jonathan Daniels, American activist and saint (b. 1939) |
| 94746 | August 20 | Death | 1971 – Rashid Minhas, Pakistani lieutenant and pilot (b. 1951) |
| 94747 | August 20 | Death | 1974 – Buford Pusser, American police officer (b. 1937) |
| 94748 | August 20 | Death | 1975 – Adolf Dymsza, Polish actor (b. 1900) |
| 94749 | August 20 | Death | 1979 – Christian Dotremont, Belgian painter and poet (b. 1922) |
| 94750 | August 20 | Death | 1980 – Joe Dassin, American-French singer-songwriter (b. 1938) |
| 94751 | August 20 | Death | 1982 – Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish-Austrian actress (b. 1929) |
| 94752 | August 20 | Death | 1985 – Donald O. Hebb, Canadian psychologist and academic (b. 1904) |
| 94753 | August 20 | Death | 1985 – Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken, German admiral (b. 1897) |
| 94754 | August 20 | Death | 1986 – Milton Acorn, Canadian poet and playwright (b. 1923) |
| 94755 | August 20 | Death | 1987 – Walenty Kłyszejko, Estonian–Polish basketball player and coach (b. 1909) |
| 94756 | August 20 | Death | 1990 – Ayla Dikmen, Turkish singer (b. 1944) |
| 94757 | August 20 | Death | 1993 – Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic (b. 1912) |
| 94758 | August 20 | Death | 1995 – Hugo Pratt, Italian author and illustrator (b. 1927) |
| 94759 | August 20 | Death | 1996 – Rio Reiser, German singer-songwriter (Ton Steine Scherben) (b. 1950) |
| 94760 | August 20 | Death | 1997 – Norris Bradbury, American soldier, physicist, and academic (b. 1909) |
| 94761 | August 20 | Death | 1997 – Léon Dion, Canadian political scientist and academic (b. 1922) |
| 94762 | August 20 | Death | 2001 – Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and author (b. 1915) |
| 94763 | August 20 | Death | 2001 – Kim Stanley, American actress (b. 1925) |
| 94764 | August 20 | Death | 2005 – Thomas Herrion, American football player (b. 1981) |
| 94765 | August 20 | Death | 2005 – Krzysztof Raczkowski, Polish drummer and songwriter (Vader, Dies Irae, Hunter, and Sweet Noise) (b. 1970) |
| 94766 | August 20 | Death | 2006 – Claude Blanchard, Canadian singer and actor (b. 1932) |
| 94767 | August 20 | Death | 2006 – Bryan Budd, Irish soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1977) |
| 94768 | August 20 | Death | 2006 – Joe Rosenthal, American photographer and journalist (b. 1911) |
| 94769 | August 20 | Death | 2007 – Leona Helmsley, American businesswoman (b. 1920) |
| 94770 | August 20 | Death | 2008 – Ed Freeman, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1927) |