Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 20

1917  On this day in history death of lucien Petit-Breton, Argentine-French cyclist (b. 1882)   

1921  Death of Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general (b. 1850) on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history emile Loubet, French premier (1892)/president (1899-1906), dies at 90   

1935  On this day in history death of martin O'Meara, Australian soldier (b. 1882)   

1936  On December - 20 death of baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid   

1937  On December - 20 erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72   

1938  Death of Annie Armstrong, American missionary leader (b. 1850) on December - 20.   

1939  On this day in history death of hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide   

1941  Death of Igor Severyanin, Russian poet (b. 1887) on this day in history.   

1942  On December - 20 jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63   

1944  On December - 20 abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70   

1945  Charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies on December - 20.   

1948  On December - 20 c Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85   

1954  On December - 20 emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80   

1956  Death of Ramon Carrillo, Argentine neuroscientist and Public Health minister (b. 1906) on December - 20.   

1961  Moss Heart, US dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57 on December - 20.   

1962  On this day in history erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68   

1963  Paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1965  On December - 20 egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73   

1968  Bax Brod, composer, dies at 84 on December - 20.   

1971  On December - 20 roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78   

1973  Bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37 on December - 20.   

1974  Andre Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69 on December - 20.   

1975  On December - 20 vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76   

1976  On December - 20 richard J Daley, (Mayor-D-Chicago), dies at 74   

1981  Death of Dimitris Rontiris, Greek actor and director (b. 1899) on December - 20.   

1982  Artur Rubinstein, pianist (My Young Years), dies in Geneva at 95 on this day in history.   

1984  On December - 20 death of gonzalo Márquez, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1946)   

1986  On this day in history death of joe DeSa, American baseball player (b. 1959)   

1988  Max Robinson, 1st black network (ABC) TV anchor, dies of AIDS at 49 on December - 20.   

1989  Audrey Christie, actress (Splendor in the Grass), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1991  Andries D Copier, Dutch glass designer (Guild glass), dies on December - 20.   

1993  On December - 20 moses Gunn, actor (Shaft), dies at 64   

1994  On this day in history dean Rusk, US Sect of State (1961-69), dies at 85   

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1494  On this day in history birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)   

1537  On this day in history birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)   

1539  On December - 20 birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer   

1566  Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.   

1579  John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on December - 20.   

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on December - 20.   

1606  Christoph Schultze, composer was born on December - 20.   

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on December - 20.