Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 20

1919  Gregor MacGregor, English cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests 1890-93), dies on this day in history.   

1930  On August - 20 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 August - 20.   

1945  A Roda Roda, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1947  On August - 20 franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79   

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

1952  Kurt Schumacher, German politician/chairman (SPD), dies on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history alfred Kubin, writer, dies at 82   

1960  On August - 20 rudolf Moser, composer, dies at 68   

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

1963  Death of Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (b. 1879) on this day in history.   

1968  On August - 20 earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69   

1970  On this day in history hildo Krop, modernistic sculptor, dies at 86   

1971  Death of Rashid Minhas, Pakistani Air Force pilot (b. 1951) on this day in history.   

1974  Ilona Massey, actress (Love HAppy, Holiday in Mexico), dies at 62 on August - 20.   

1976  On this day in history phyllis Konstam, actress (Murder, Skin Game), dies at 69   

1978  Ivan Jirko, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1980  Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank, dies at 91 on August - 20.   

1982  On this day in history ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (Zulu), dies of bone cancer at 53   

1983  Death of Kerwin Duinmeijer, Antillean boy, murdered by racist at 15 on this day in history.   

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 August - 20.   

1990  Marc Turfkruijer, Flemish movie journalist/writer, dies on August - 20.   

1991  Betty Bowden, British dancer/actress (Vote for Nigel), dies at 86 on August - 20.   

1992  On this day in history ivan Nikolayevich Anikeyev, cosmonaut, dies at 59   

1993  On this day in history bernard Delfgaauw, philosopher (Johnson murderer!), dies at 80   

1994  Aleksander Petrovic, film Director, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

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

1996  On this day in history george Brian Snape, businessman/rugby league entrepreneur, dies at 81   

1997  Death of Norris Bradbury, American physicist (b. 1909) on August - 20.   

1998  On this day in history death of raquel Rastenni, Danish singer (b. 1915)   

2001  Death of Sir Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and science fiction writer (b. 1915) on this day in history.   

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1517  On this day in history birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)   

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on August - 20.   

1561  On this day in history birth of jacopo Peri, composer   

1625  Thomas Corneille, French playwright was born on August - 20.   

1632  On August - 20 birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)   

1637  On August - 20 birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam   

1665  On August - 20 birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)   

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on this day in history.