Famous Deaths In August - 20

1919  On August - 20 gregor MacGregor, English cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests 1890-93), dies   

1930  Charles Bannerman, cricketer (1st three Tests for Australia), dies on August - 20.   

1931  Waldemar von Baussnern, composer, dies at 64 on August - 20.   

1932  On August - 20 emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer, dies at 87   

1935  On August - 20 otakar Ostrcil, composer, dies at 56   

1945  On this day in history a Roda Roda, writer, dies at 73   

1947  On this day in history franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79   

1948  On August - 20 david John de Lloyd, composer, dies at 65   

1952  On this day in history kurt Schumacher, German politician/chairman (SPD), dies   

1959  On August - 20 alfred Kubin, writer, dies at 82   

1960  On August - 20 rudolf Moser, composer, dies at 68   

1961  Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1963  Death of Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (b. 1879) on this day in history.   

1968  Earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69 on August - 20.   

1970  On this day in history hildo Krop, modernistic sculptor, dies at 86   

1971  On this day in history death of rashid Minhas, Pakistani Air Force pilot (b. 1951)   

1974  Ilona Massey, actress (Love HAppy, Holiday in Mexico), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1976  Phyllis Konstam, actress (Murder, Skin Game), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1978  On August - 20 ivan Jirko, composer, dies at 51   

1980  Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank, dies at 91 on August - 20.   

1982  On August - 20 ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (Zulu), dies of bone cancer at 53   

1983  Death of Kerwin Duinmeijer, Antillean boy, murdered by racist at 15 on this day in history.   

1985  Death of Harchand Singh Longowai, Sikh leader, shot by Sikh extremists on August - 20.   

1986  On August - 20 donn Bennett, TV host (The Big Idea), dies at 76   

1990  Marc Turfkruijer, Flemish movie journalist/writer, dies on this day in history.   

1991  On August - 20 betty Bowden, British dancer/actress (Vote for Nigel), dies at 86   

1992  Ivan Nikolayevich Anikeyev, cosmonaut, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1993  Bernard Delfgaauw, philosopher (Johnson murderer!), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1994  Aleksander Petrovic, film Director, dies at 65 on August - 20.   

1995  Hugo Pratt, graphic artist, dies at 68 on August - 20.   

1996  On this day in history george Brian Snape, businessman/rugby league entrepreneur, dies at 81   

1997  On this day in history death of norris Bradbury, American physicist (b. 1909)   

1998  On August - 20 death of raquel Rastenni, Danish singer (b. 1915)   

2001  On this day in history death of sir Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and science fiction writer (b. 1915)   

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1517  On this day in history birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)   

1526  On August - 20 birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)   

1561  On this day in history birth of jacopo Peri, composer   

1625  On August - 20 birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright   

1632  On August - 20 birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)   

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on this day in history.   

1665  On August - 20 birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)   

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on this day in history.