Famous Deaths In October - 20

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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1435  On October - 20 birth of andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca   

1475  On this day in history birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)   

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on October - 20.   

1616  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on October - 20.   

1620  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.   

1632  On October - 20 birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect   

1637  On October - 20 birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)   

1656  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)