Famous Deaths In August - 20

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

1930  Charles Bannerman, cricketer (1st three Tests for Australia), dies on August - 20.   

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

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

1935  On this day in history otakar Ostrcil, composer, dies at 56   

1945  On August - 20 a Roda Roda, writer, dies at 73   

1947  On this day in history franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79   

1948  On this day in history david John de Lloyd, composer, dies at 65   

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

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

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

1961  On this day in history vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82   

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 August - 20.   

1970  On August - 20 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  Phyllis Konstam, actress (Murder, Skin Game), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1978  Ivan Jirko, composer, dies at 51 on August - 20.   

1980  Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

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 August - 20.   

1985  Death of Harchand Singh Longowai, Sikh leader, shot by Sikh extremists on August - 20.   

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

1990  On August - 20 marc Turfkruijer, Flemish movie journalist/writer, dies   

1991  On this day in history 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  On August - 20 hugo Pratt, graphic artist, dies at 68   

1996  George Brian Snape, businessman/rugby league entrepreneur, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

1998  Death of Raquel Rastenni, Danish singer (b. 1915) on August - 20.   

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

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

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on this day in history.   

1561  Jacopo Peri, composer was born on August - 20.   

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

1632  On this day in history birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)   

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 this day in history.