Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 20

1917  On this day in history death of lucien Petit-Breton, Argentine-French cyclist (b. 1882)   

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

1929  Emile Loubet, French premier (1892)/president (1899-1906), dies at 90 on December - 20.   

1935  Death of Martin O'Meara, Australian soldier (b. 1882) on this day in history.   

1936  On December - 20 death of baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid   

1937  On December - 20 erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72   

1938  Death of Annie Armstrong, American missionary leader (b. 1850) on this day in history.   

1939  On December - 20 death of hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide   

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  Abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70 on December - 20.   

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

1948  On December - 20 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 this day in history.   

1961  Moss Heart, US dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57 on December - 20.   

1962  Erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1965  Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

1971  On this day in history roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78   

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

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

1986  Death of Joe DeSa, American baseball player (b. 1959) on December - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1991  Andries D Copier, Dutch glass designer (Guild glass), dies on this day in history.   

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  On December - 20 birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)   

1537  On December - 20 birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)   

1539  On this day in history 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  Christoph Schultze, composer was born on this day in history.   

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on this day in history.