Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 20

1927  On October - 20 mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov, composer, dies at 78   

1929  Rudolf Kittel, German theologist, dies at 76 on October - 20.   

1931  Emanuel Moor, composer, dies at 68 on October - 20.   

1936  Death of Anne Sullivan, American teacher (b. 1866) on this day in history.   

1940  Death of Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (b. 1885) on this day in history.   

1941  On October - 20 ken Farnes (WWII) 15 Tests for England, cricketer (60 wickets), dies   

1942  May Robson, actress (Star is Born, Reckless), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1944  Gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1950  Henry Lewsis Stimson, US minister of War/gov-gen, dies on this day in history.   

1952  On October - 20 basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55   

1953  Death of Werner Baumbach, German bomber pilot (b. 1916) on this day in history.   

1954  On October - 20 willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51   

1955  Eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51 on October - 20.   

1959  Werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75 on October - 20.   

1964  Herbert Hoover, 31st president of US (1929-33), dies in NY at 90 on this day in history.   

1967  Death of Yoshida Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1878) on October - 20.   

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 October - 20 harlow Shapley, astronomer (Sun's position in galaxy), dies at 86   

1977  On this day in history 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  On October - 20 anthony Quayle, actor (Moses, Operation Crossbow), dies at 76   

1990  Joel McCrea, actor (Ramrod), dies of pulmonary complications at 84 on October - 20.   

1992  Orton Chirwa, Malawi's lawyer/Justice minister, dies in captivity on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1995  Bernadette Hingley, priest, dies at 47 on this day in history.   

1996  On October - 20 alfred William Bill Bedford, test Pilot, dies at 75   

1999  On October - 20 death of calvin Griffith, Former owner of Washington Senators (b. 1911)   

2001  Death of Ted Ammon, American financier (b. 1949) on this day in history.   

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on October - 20.   

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on this day in history.   

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 20 birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)