Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In October - 20

1927  Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov, composer, dies at 78 on October - 20.   

1929  Rudolf Kittel, German theologist, dies at 76 on October - 20.   

1931  On October - 20 emanuel Moor, composer, dies at 68   

1936  On this day in history death of anne Sullivan, American teacher (b. 1866)   

1940  On this day in history death of gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (b. 1885)   

1941  On October - 20 ken Farnes (WWII) 15 Tests for England, cricketer (60 wickets), dies   

1942  May Robson, actress (Star is Born, Reckless), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65   

1950  Henry Lewsis Stimson, US minister of War/gov-gen, dies on October - 20.   

1952  On October - 20 basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55   

1953  Death of Werner Baumbach, German bomber pilot (b. 1916) on October - 20.   

1954  Willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1955  Eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51 on October - 20.   

1959  On this day in history werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75   

1964  Herbert Hoover, 31st president of US (1929-33), dies in NY at 90 on this day in history.   

1967  On October - 20 death of yoshida Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1878)   

1968  On this day in history elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84   

1970  On October - 20 patrick Wymark, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), dies at 44   

1972  On October - 20 harlow Shapley, astronomer (Sun's position in galaxy), dies at 86   

1977  Cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28 on this day in history.   

1983  Merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history death of carl Ferdinand Cori, Austrian-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1896)   

1986  On this day in history samora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in air crash at 53   

1987  On this day in history death of andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician (b. 1903)   

1988  On this day in history death of sheila Scott, English aviatrix (b. 1922)   

1989  Anthony Quayle, actor (Moses, Operation Crossbow), dies at 76 on October - 20.   

1990  On this day in history joel McCrea, actor (Ramrod), dies of pulmonary complications at 84   

1992  On this day in history orton Chirwa, Malawi's lawyer/Justice minister, dies in captivity   

1993  James Leo Herlihy, novelist (Midnight Cowboy), dies at 66 on October - 20.   

1994  Burt Lancaster, actor (Elmer Gantry), dies of heart attack at 80 on this day in history.   

1995  Bernadette Hingley, priest, dies at 47 on October - 20.   

1996  Alfred William Bill Bedford, test Pilot, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1999  On October - 20 death of calvin Griffith, Former owner of Washington Senators (b. 1911)   

2001  Death of Ted Ammon, American financier (b. 1949) on October - 20.   

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1435  On October - 20 birth of andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca   

1475  On October - 20 birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)   

1496  On this day in history birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise   

1616  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on October - 20.   

1620  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect   

1637  Nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs) was born on this day in history.   

1656  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)