Famous Deaths In October - 20
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1927 On this day in history mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov, composer, dies at 78
1929 On this day in history rudolf Kittel, German theologist, dies at 76
1931 Emanuel Moor, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.
1936 On October - 20 death of anne Sullivan, American teacher (b. 1866)
1940 On this day in history death of gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (b. 1885)
1941 Ken Farnes (WWII) 15 Tests for England, cricketer (60 wickets), dies on this day in history.
1942 May Robson, actress (Star is Born, Reckless), dies at 84 on this day in history.
1944 On October - 20 gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65
1950 Henry Lewsis Stimson, US minister of War/gov-gen, dies on October - 20.
1952 Basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55 on this day in history.
1953 Death of Werner Baumbach, German bomber pilot (b. 1916) on October - 20.
1954 On October - 20 willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51
1955 On this day in history eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51
1959 On this day in history werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75
1964 Herbert Hoover, 31st president of US (1929-33), dies in NY at 90 on October - 20.
1967 Death of Yoshida Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1878) on this day in history.
1968 Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84 on October - 20.
1970 Patrick Wymark, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), dies at 44 on October - 20.
1972 On this day in history harlow Shapley, astronomer (Sun's position in galaxy), dies at 86
1977 On October - 20 cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28
1983 On this day in history merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75
1984 On this day in history death of carl Ferdinand Cori, Austrian-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1896)
1986 Samora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in air crash at 53 on October - 20.
1987 Death of Andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician (b. 1903) on this day in history.
1988 Death of Sheila Scott, English aviatrix (b. 1922) on this day in history.
1989 Anthony Quayle, actor (Moses, Operation Crossbow), dies at 76 on this day in history.
1990 On October - 20 joel McCrea, actor (Ramrod), dies of pulmonary complications at 84
1992 Orton Chirwa, Malawi's lawyer/Justice minister, dies in captivity on October - 20.
1993 On October - 20 james Leo Herlihy, novelist (Midnight Cowboy), dies at 66
1994 Burt Lancaster, actor (Elmer Gantry), dies of heart attack at 80 on October - 20.
1995 On October - 20 bernadette Hingley, priest, dies at 47
1996 On this day in history alfred William Bill Bedford, test Pilot, dies at 75
1999 Death of Calvin Griffith, Former owner of Washington Senators (b. 1911) on this day in history.
2001 On October - 20 death of ted Ammon, American financier (b. 1949)
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