Famous Deaths In December - 20

1917  Death of Lucien Petit-Breton, Argentine-French cyclist (b. 1882) on this day in history.   

1921  Death of Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general (b. 1850) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1936  On this day in history death of baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid   

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

1938  On December - 20 death of annie Armstrong, American missionary leader (b. 1850)   

1939  Death of Hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide on December - 20.   

1941  On December - 20 death of igor Severyanin, Russian poet (b. 1887)   

1942  Jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63 on December - 20.   

1944  On December - 20 abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70   

1945  Charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies on this day in history.   

1948  C Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80   

1956  Death of Ramon Carrillo, Argentine neuroscientist and Public Health minister (b. 1906) on this day in history.   

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

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

1963  On December - 20 paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54   

1965  On December - 20 egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73   

1968  Bax Brod, composer, dies at 84 on December - 20.   

1971  Roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76   

1976  On December - 20 richard J Daley, (Mayor-D-Chicago), dies at 74   

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

1982  On December - 20 artur Rubinstein, pianist (My Young Years), dies in Geneva at 95   

1984  Death of Gonzalo Márquez, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1946) on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history death of joe DeSa, American baseball player (b. 1959)   

1988  On December - 20 max Robinson, 1st black network (ABC) TV anchor, dies of AIDS at 49   

1989  Audrey Christie, actress (Splendor in the Grass), dies at 77 on December - 20.   

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

1993  Moses Gunn, actor (Shaft), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1994  On this day in history 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 December - 20.   

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on December - 20.   

1539  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on December - 20.   

1566  On December - 20 birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)   

1579  John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on December - 20.   

1594  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer   

1606  On December - 20 birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

1626  On December - 20 birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)