Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 20

1919  Gregor MacGregor, English cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests 1890-93), dies on August - 20.   

1930  On this day in history charles Bannerman, cricketer (1st three Tests for Australia), dies   

1931  Waldemar von Baussnern, composer, dies at 64 on August - 20.   

1932  On August - 20 emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer, dies at 87   

1935  Otakar Ostrcil, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history a Roda Roda, writer, dies at 73   

1947  Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79 on August - 20.   

1948  David John de Lloyd, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1952  On August - 20 kurt Schumacher, German politician/chairman (SPD), dies   

1959  Alfred Kubin, writer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history rudolf Moser, composer, dies at 68   

1961  Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history death of joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (b. 1879)   

1968  Earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1970  Hildo Krop, modernistic sculptor, dies at 86 on August - 20.   

1971  On August - 20 death of rashid Minhas, Pakistani Air Force pilot (b. 1951)   

1974  Ilona Massey, actress (Love HAppy, Holiday in Mexico), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1976  Phyllis Konstam, actress (Murder, Skin Game), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1978  On August - 20 ivan Jirko, composer, dies at 51   

1980  On this day in history otto Frank, father of Anne Frank, dies at 91   

1982  On August - 20 ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (Zulu), dies of bone cancer at 53   

1983  Death of Kerwin Duinmeijer, Antillean boy, murdered by racist at 15 on August - 20.   

1985  On this day in history death of harchand Singh Longowai, Sikh leader, shot by Sikh extremists   

1986  Donn Bennett, TV host (The Big Idea), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history marc Turfkruijer, Flemish movie journalist/writer, dies   

1991  On August - 20 betty Bowden, British dancer/actress (Vote for Nigel), dies at 86   

1992  Ivan Nikolayevich Anikeyev, cosmonaut, dies at 59 on August - 20.   

1993  Bernard Delfgaauw, philosopher (Johnson murderer!), dies at 80 on August - 20.   

1994  On this day in history aleksander Petrovic, film Director, dies at 65   

1995  Hugo Pratt, graphic artist, dies at 68 on August - 20.   

1996  George Brian Snape, businessman/rugby league entrepreneur, dies at 81 on August - 20.   

1997  On this day in history death of norris Bradbury, American physicist (b. 1909)   

1998  Death of Raquel Rastenni, Danish singer (b. 1915) on this day in history.   

2001  Death of Sir Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and science fiction writer (b. 1915) on August - 20.   

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1517  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) was born on August - 20.   

1526  On this day in history birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)   

1561  On August - 20 birth of jacopo Peri, composer   

1625  On this day in history birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright   

1632  Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on this day in history.   

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on August - 20.   

1665  On this day in history birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)   

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on August - 20.