2020 in public domain
Names Country Birth Death Occupation Notable work
Alejandro G. Abadilla Philippines 10 March 1906 26 August 1969 Writer Ako ang Daigdig
Sargis Abrahamyan Armenia 28 December 1915 15 June 1969 Writer With Generations
Theodor W. Adorno Germany 11 September 1903 6 August 1969 Philosopher Theodor W. Adorno bibliography
Ricardo Aguirre Venezuela 9 May 1939 8 November 1969 Singer , Composer La Grey Zuliana
Ignacio Aldecoa Spain 25 July 1925 15 November 1969 Author El fulgor y la sangre
Ikbal Ali Shah India 12 July 1894 4 November 1969 Writer , diplomat Afghanistan of the Afghans
Edgar Anderson United States 9 November 1897 18 June 1969 Botanist Introgressive Hybridization
Charlotte Armstrong United States 2 May 1905 7 July 1969 Author A Dram of Poison
Marius Barbeau Canada 5 March 1883 27 February 1969 Ethnographer Downfall of Temlaham
Daniel E. Barbey United States 23 December 1889 11 March 1969 Naval Officer MacArthur 's Amphibious Navy
Arthur K. Barnes United States 6 December 1909 11 March 1969 Science-Fiction Writer Works
Emilio Bigi Paraguay 1 July 1910 28 May 1969 Musician Renacer guarani
Charles Brackett United States 26 November 1892 9 March 1969 Novelist , Screenwriter
Gabriel Chevallier France 3 May 1895 6 April 1969 Novelist Clochemerle
Ivy Compton-Burnett United Kingdom 5 June 1884 27 August 1969 Novelist Manservant and Maidservant
Richmal Crompton United Kingdom 15 November 1890 11 January 1969 Writer , Teacher Just William series
Alexandra David-Néel Belgium , France 24 October 1868 8 September 1969 Explorer , Spiritualist Mystiques et magiciens du Tibet
Aleksandr Deyneka Russia 20 May 1899 12 June 1969 Artist The Defense of Petrograd
Otto Dix Germany 2 December 1891 25 July 1969 Artist The Trench
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg Germany 10 October 1873 5 August 1969 explorer , politician Ins innerste Afrika
Entering the public domain in countries with life + 50 years
In most countries of Africa and Asia , as well as Belarus , Bolivia , Canada , New Zealand and Uruguay ; a work enters the public domain at the end of the calendar year following 50 years after the creator 's death .
When a work's copyright expires, it enters the public domain. The following is a list of works that enter the public domain in 2020. Since laws vary globally, the copyright status of some works are not uniform.