Famous Deaths In November - 20

1910  On this day in history leo Tolstoy, Russian author (Anna Karenina), dies at 82 [NS]   

1925  On this day in history alexandra, Danish princess/Queen of Great Britain, dies at 80   

1927  Karl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammer, composer, dies at 56 on November - 20.   

1934  Death of Willem de Sitter, Dutch scientist (b. 1872) on this day in history.   

1936  Death of Jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, Spanish Falange, executed on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history death of enzo Matsunaga, Japanese writer (b. 1895)   

1939  On November - 20 marie Joseph Leon Desire Paque, composer, dies at 72   

1944  On November - 20 sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21   

1945  Death of Francis William Aston, British chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1877) on this day in history.   

1950  Francesco Cilea, composer, dies at 84 on November - 20.   

1951  Death of Thomas Quinlan (impresario) (b. 1881) on November - 20.   

1952  On November - 20 benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher (La Critica), dies at 86   

1957  Weldon Hart, composer, dies at 46 on November - 20.   

1960  On November - 20 jacob Cohen, Hebrew poet/writer, dies   

1962  Jasper McLevy, socialist mayor of Bridgeport Ct, dies on November - 20.   

1964  On November - 20 john Tasker Howard, composer, dies at 73   

1968  Cathy Lewis, actress (Deidre-Hazel), dies of cancer at 50 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history allan Sherman, parodist (Camp Granada, Harvey & Sheila), dies at 48   

1975  On November - 20 francisco Franco, [y Bahamonde], Span dictator (1936-75), dies at 82   

1976  On November - 20 death of trofim Lysenko, Stalinist biologist (b. 1898)   

1977  Maxie Wander, writer, dies on November - 20.   

1978  Death of Vasilisk Gnedov, Russian poet (b. 1890) on this day in history.   

1983  On this day in history marcel Dalio, actor (Casablanca), dies at 83   

1984  Alexander Moyzes, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history bill Scott, cartoon voice (Mr Peabody, Bullwinkle), dies at 65   

1989  On November - 20 lynn Bari, actress (Shock, Nocturne, 6 Gun Law), dies at 71   

1991  Gina Petrushka, actress (Exorcist, Sybil), dies on November - 20.   

1992  John Foreman, producer (Prizzi's Honor), dies at 67 of heart attack on this day in history.   

1993  Christopher Frank, French writer, dies at 51 on November - 20.   

1994  On this day in history john Lucarotti, scriptwriter, dies at 68   

1995  On November - 20 ahmed Abel-Wadoud Karadawi, academic/activist, dies at 50   

1996  Bert Geoffrey Achong, electron microscopist, dies at 67 on November - 20.   

1997  On this day in history death of gary Burris, murderer (Kenneth Chambers), executed in Indiana   

1998  Death of Galina Starovoitova, Russian politician (b. 1946) on November - 20.   

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0270  On November - 20 birth of maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313)   

1327  Bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan) was born on November - 20.   

1602  Otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump) was born on this day in history.   

1606  Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian was born on this day in history.   

1620  Peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower was born on this day in history.   

1621  On this day in history birth of avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682)   

1625  On this day in history birth of artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised   

1625  Paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654) was born on November - 20.