Famous Deaths In April - 20

1932  Giuseppe Peano, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1935  Juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1941  Barend ter Haar, Dutch lawyer, dies in Buchenwald at 49 on April - 20.   

1947  Christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47), dies at 76 on April - 20.   

1951  On April - 20 death of ivanoe Bonomi, Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1873)   

1953  Erich Weinert, writer, dies at 62 on April - 20.   

1956  On this day in history jaap Vranken, organist/composer (Stabat mater), dies   

1962  On this day in history arthur Harmat, composer, dies at 76   

1964  Death of Eddie Dyer, baseball player (b. 1899) on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history dick Wessel, dies of heart attack on 52nd birthday   

1968  On April - 20 marion Weeks, singer/actress, dies of stroke at 81   

1971  On April - 20 cecil Parker, actor (Court Jester, Operation Snafu), dies at 73   

1973  On April - 20 robert Armstrong, actor (Fall Guy, Exposed), dies at 82   

1974  Agnes Moorehead, actress (Endora-Bewitched), dies at 67 on April - 20.   

1977  Bryan Foy, director/writer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1979  Peter Donald, host (Masquerade Party), dies at 60 on April - 20.   

1982  Andrew Sandham, cricketer (325 Eng 1930, 879 runs in 14 Tests), dies on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history jerzy Andrezjewski, writer, dies   

1984  Mabel Mercer, English/US singer (Fly me to the moon), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1986  Death of Sibte Hassan, Pakistani activist, journalist and writer (b. 1916) on April - 20.   

1987  On this day in history antony Tudor, dancer/choreographer (Amer Ballet Theater) dies at 78   

1990  Horst Sinderman, RDA 1st minister (1973-76), dies on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history don[ald] Siegel, US director (Coogan's Bluff/Dirty Harry), dies at 78   

1992  Benny Hill, comedian (Benny Hill Show), dies of a heart attack at 67 on this day in history.   

1993  On April - 20 cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexican actor (Pepe), dies at 81   

1994  On this day in history jean Carmet, French actor (Merci la Vie, Le Sucre), dies at 72   

1995  Milovan Djilas, Yugoslavian politician (1945-54), dies on this day in history.   

1996  Cecilia Grace Hunt Reeves Gillie, bBC Executive, dies at 88 on April - 20.   

1999  Death of Victims and shooters of the Columbine High School massacre on April - 20.   

2001  On April - 20 death of giuseppe Sinopoli, Italian conductor and composer (b. 1946)   

2002  On April - 20 death of layne Staley, American grunge singer of Alice in Chains   

2003  On this day in history death of ruth Hale, American playwright and actress (b. 1908)   

2005  Death of Fumio Niwa, Japanese novelist (b. 1904) on April - 20.   

2005  On April - 20 death of death of Zygfryd Blaut, Polish football player (b. 1943)   

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0702  Jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765) was born on this day in history.   

1442  Edward IV, King (England, 1461-83) was born on this day in history.   

1494  On April - 20 birth of john Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister   

1586  On April - 20 birth of saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617)   

1592  On April - 20 birth of john Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author   

1594  Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer was born on April - 20.   

1633  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654)   

1646  On this day in history birth of charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704)