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  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  Otakar Ostrcil, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history a Roda Roda, writer, dies at 73   

1947  Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79 on August - 20.   

1948  On August - 20 david John de Lloyd, composer, dies at 65   

1952  On this day in history kurt Schumacher, German politician/chairman (SPD), dies   

1959  Alfred Kubin, writer, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history rudolf Moser, composer, dies at 68   

1961  Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82 on August - 20.   

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  On August - 20 death of rashid Minhas, Pakistani Air Force pilot (b. 1951)   

1974  Ilona Massey, actress (Love HAppy, Holiday in Mexico), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1976  On August - 20 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 this day in history.   

1982  Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (Zulu), dies of bone cancer at 53 on August - 20.   

1983  On this day in history death of kerwin Duinmeijer, Antillean boy, murdered by racist at 15   

1985  Death of Harchand Singh Longowai, Sikh leader, shot by Sikh extremists on this day in history.   

1986  Donn Bennett, TV host (The Big Idea), dies at 76 on August - 20.   

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

1991  Betty Bowden, British dancer/actress (Vote for Nigel), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history aleksander Petrovic, film Director, dies at 65   

1995  On this day in history hugo Pratt, graphic artist, dies at 68   

1996  On August - 20 george Brian Snape, businessman/rugby league entrepreneur, dies at 81   

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

1998  Death of Raquel Rastenni, Danish singer (b. 1915) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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 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  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on August - 20.   

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on August - 20.