Famous Deaths In December - 20

1917  Death of Lucien Petit-Breton, Argentine-French cyclist (b. 1882) on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history death of hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general (b. 1850)   

1929  Emile Loubet, French premier (1892)/president (1899-1906), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history death of martin O'Meara, Australian soldier (b. 1882)   

1936  On December - 20 death of baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid   

1937  Erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1938  Death of Annie Armstrong, American missionary leader (b. 1850) on December - 20.   

1939  On this day in history death of hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide   

1941  Death of Igor Severyanin, Russian poet (b. 1887) on December - 20.   

1942  Jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63 on December - 20.   

1944  Abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1945  On December - 20 charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies   

1948  C Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85 on December - 20.   

1954  Emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80 on December - 20.   

1956  Death of Ramon Carrillo, Argentine neuroscientist and Public Health minister (b. 1906) on this day in history.   

1961  Moss Heart, US dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57 on December - 20.   

1962  On this day in history erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68   

1963  On this day in history paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54   

1965  On this day in history egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73   

1968  On this day in history bax Brod, composer, dies at 84   

1971  Roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78 on this day in history.   

1973  Bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37 on December - 20.   

1974  On December - 20 andre Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69   

1975  On this day in history vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76   

1976  On December - 20 richard J Daley, (Mayor-D-Chicago), dies at 74   

1981  On this day in history death of dimitris Rontiris, Greek actor and director (b. 1899)   

1982  Artur Rubinstein, pianist (My Young Years), dies in Geneva at 95 on this day in history.   

1984  On December - 20 death of gonzalo Márquez, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1946)   

1986  Death of Joe DeSa, American baseball player (b. 1959) on December - 20.   

1988  Max Robinson, 1st black network (ABC) TV anchor, dies of AIDS at 49 on December - 20.   

1989  On this day in history audrey Christie, actress (Splendor in the Grass), dies at 77   

1991  On December - 20 andries D Copier, Dutch glass designer (Guild glass), dies   

1993  On this day in history moses Gunn, actor (Shaft), dies at 64   

1994  Dean Rusk, US Sect of State (1961-69), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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1494  On this day in history birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)   

1537  On December - 20 birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)   

1539  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on this day in history.   

1566  On December - 20 birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)   

1579  On December - 20 birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)   

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on this day in history.   

1606  On this day in history birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on December - 20.