2020 deaths

Aldir Blanc Mendes (2 September 1946 – 4 May 2020) was a Brazilian author of crônicas (journalistic vignettes, chronicles) and lyricist. He co-composed many songs with singer-songwriter João Bosco, guitarist Guinga, and others.

Vanusa Santos Flores (22 September 1947 – 8 November 2020; Portuguese pronunciation: [vaˈnuzɐ]) was a Brazilian singer, linked to the Jovem Guarda movement. She released many solo albums, most of them self-titled.

Anne Lise Aas (1925–2020) was a Norwegian interior designer who was active in promoting Norway's folk art and its furniture industry. After working with various architects on interior design and furnishings, in 1958 she became an artistic collaborator for the handicrafts association Den Norske Husflidsforening. In 1962, she opened her own workshop, creating furniture, textiles, glassware and lamps. She became particularly adept at designing photographic exhibitions presenting furniture, crafts and housing. Aas also worked as a writer, serving as editor of the furniture manufacturers' journal Corridor in the 1980s. In 1973, she received the country's annual craft award, the Jacob Prize.

Egon Jensen (13 November 1937 – 13 September 2020) was a Danish footballer who played as a midfielder for Esbjerg fB. He made 12 appearances for the Denmark national team from 1957 to 1966.

Haakon Bjørklid (30 May 1925 – 27 January 2020) was a Norwegian illustrator, painter, animator and printmaker.

Antônio Bivar Battistetti Lima (25 April 1939 – 5 July 2020), better known simply as Antônio Bivar, was a Brazilian writer of the Beat Generation and playwright.

Mogens Christensen (9 December 1929 – 25 July 2020) was a Norwegian luger. He was born in Oslo. He participated at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, where he placed 14th in singles. He was Norwegian champion in single in 1963.

Laleh Mehree Bakhtiar (born Mary Nell Bakhtiar; July 29, 1938 – October 18, 2020) was an Iranian-American Islamic and Sufi scholar, author, translator, and psychologist. She produced a gender-neutral translation, The Sublime Quran, and challenged the status quo on the Arabic word daraba, traditionally translated as "beat" — a word that she said has been used as justification for abuse of Muslim women.

William Ryan Dawson (24 August 1927 – 8 March 2020) was an American zoologist and ornithologist and emeritus professor of zoology at the University of Michigan. He is known in the field of ornithology for his comparative studies on desert and closely related non-desert birds in the south-western United States, Mexico and Australia.

Eugene Stace Fraise (May 7, 1932 – November 27, 2020) was an American politician from Iowa.