Famous Deaths In July - 20

1973  Bruce Lee, [Lee Yuen Kam], actor (Enter the Dragon), dies at 32 on this day in history.   

1974  Allen Jenkins, actor (Fugitive from a Chain Gang), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1976  On July - 20 tom Lowry, cricketer (early New Zealand Test captain), dies   

1977  On July - 20 carter De Haven, actor (Courage, Great Dictator), dies at 90   

1982  On this day in history death of okot p'Bitek, Ugandan poet (b. 1931)   

1983  Frank Reynolds, news anchor (ABC Evening News), dies at 59 on July - 20.   

1984  Gail Kubik, US composer (Gerald McBoing Boing), dies at 69 on July - 20.   

1986  On this day in history helen Craig, actress (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at 74   

1987  On July - 20 richard Egan, actor (Big Cube, Amsterdam Kill), dies at 63   

1989  Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, commander (French resistance), dies on this day in history.   

1990  Sara Heyblom, Dutch actress (Obsessions, Pygmalion), dies on this day in history.   

1991  Henri Marius Rellys, dies at 86 on July - 20.   

1993  Donald Alexander, System director/producer (East Valley), dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1994  Death of Kim II Sung, pres of North-Korea (1948-94), buried on this day in history.   

1995  Helmut Erich Robert Gernsheim, photographer/collector, dies at 82 on July - 20.   

1996  Colin Campbell Mitchell, soldier, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1997  On July - 20 linda Stirling, college prof/B movie actress (Pretender), dies at 75   

1998  Death of June Byers, American professional wrestler (b. 1922) on this day in history.   

1999  Death of Sandra Gould, American actress (b. 1916) on this day in history.   

2000  Death of Gregory Hill (also known as Malaclypse the Younger,) American writer (b. 1941) on July - 20.   

2001  On July - 20 death of carlo Giuliani, Italian anarchist (b. 1978)   

2003  On this day in history death of nicolas Freeling, English writer (b. 1927)   

2004  On July - 20 death of adi Lady Lala Mara, Fiji chieftainess, wife of Kamisese Mara (b. 1931)   

2005  On July - 20 death of james Doohan, Canadian-born actor (b. 1920)   

2006  On July - 20 death of ted Grant, British Trotskyist (b. 1913)   

2007  On this day in history death of tammy Faye Messner (Bakker), American televangelist (b. 1942)   

2008  Death of Artie Traum, American guitarist (b. 1943) on July - 20.   

2017  On this day in history death of chester Bennington, American musician   

2017  On July - 20 death of claude Rich, French stage and screen actor   

2018  On July - 20 death of meg Randall, American actress   

2019  On July - 20 death of ilaria Occhini, Italian actress   

2023  Death of Arnaud Bédat , 58, Swiss journalist ( L'Illustré ) and author on this day in history.   

2023  Death of Matei-Agathon Dan , 73, Romanian politician, MP (1992–2004) and minister of tourism (1992–1996) on this day in history.   

2023  Death of Merrill J. Fernando , 93, Sri Lankan tea industry executive, founder of Dilmah on July - 20.   

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0810  On July - 20 birth of imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870)   

1304  Francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia) was born on July - 20.   

1513  On this day in history birth of gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general   

1519  Innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591) was born on July - 20.   

1537  Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604) was born on July - 20.   

1600  On this day in history birth of simon Ives, composer   

1659  Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743) was born on this day in history.   

1663  On July - 20 birth of pierre Drevet, French engraver