Famous Deaths 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 December - 20.   

1929  Emile Loubet, French premier (1892)/president (1899-1906), dies at 90 on December - 20.   

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

1936  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1939  Death of Hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide on this day in history.   

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

1942  Jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63 on December - 20.   

1944  Abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70 on December - 20.   

1945  On December - 20 charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies   

1948  On this day in history c Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85   

1954  Emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80 on December - 20.   

1956  On this day in history death of ramon Carrillo, Argentine neuroscientist and Public Health minister (b. 1906)   

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

1962  Erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68 on December - 20.   

1963  On this day in history paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54   

1965  Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history bax Brod, composer, dies at 84   

1971  On this day in history roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78   

1973  On December - 20 bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37   

1974  Andre Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76   

1976  On this day in history richard J Daley, (Mayor-D-Chicago), dies at 74   

1981  On December - 20 death of dimitris Rontiris, Greek actor and director (b. 1899)   

1982  On December - 20 artur Rubinstein, pianist (My Young Years), dies in Geneva at 95   

1984  Death of Gonzalo Márquez, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1946) on this day in history.   

1986  Death of Joe DeSa, American baseball player (b. 1959) on this day in history.   

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  On December - 20 andries D Copier, Dutch glass designer (Guild glass), dies   

1993  Moses Gunn, actor (Shaft), dies at 64 on December - 20.   

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 this day in history birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer   

1566  Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612) was born on December - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

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