Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 20

1917  Death of Lucien Petit-Breton, Argentine-French cyclist (b. 1882) on December - 20.   

1921  On this day in history death of hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general (b. 1850)   

1929  On this day in history emile Loubet, French premier (1892)/president (1899-1906), dies at 90   

1935  Death of Martin O'Meara, Australian soldier (b. 1882) on December - 20.   

1936  Death of Baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid on this day in history.   

1937  Erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72 on December - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70   

1945  Charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies on December - 20.   

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

1954  Emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1956  Death of Ramon Carrillo, Argentine neuroscientist and Public Health minister (b. 1906) on December - 20.   

1961  On this day in history moss Heart, US dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57   

1962  On this day in history erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68   

1963  Paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54 on December - 20.   

1965  On this day in history egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73   

1968  Bax Brod, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1971  Roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78 on December - 20.   

1973  On this day in history bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37   

1974  Andre Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69 on December - 20.   

1975  On December - 20 vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76   

1976  Richard J Daley, (Mayor-D-Chicago), dies at 74 on December - 20.   

1981  Death of Dimitris Rontiris, Greek actor and director (b. 1899) on December - 20.   

1982  Artur Rubinstein, pianist (My Young Years), dies in Geneva at 95 on this day in history.   

1984  On December - 20 death of gonzalo Márquez, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1946)   

1986  On December - 20 death of joe DeSa, American baseball player (b. 1959)   

1988  Max Robinson, 1st black network (ABC) TV anchor, dies of AIDS at 49 on this day in history.   

1989  On December - 20 audrey Christie, actress (Splendor in the Grass), dies at 77   

1991  On December - 20 andries D Copier, Dutch glass designer (Guild glass), dies   

1993  On this day in history moses Gunn, actor (Shaft), dies at 64   

1994  On December - 20 dean Rusk, US Sect of State (1961-69), dies at 85   

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1494  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.   

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on this day in history.   

1539  On December - 20 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  On December - 20 birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer   

1606  On December - 20 birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

1626  On this day in history birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)