Famous Deaths In April - 20

1932  Giuseppe Peano, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1935  Juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter, dies at 92 on April - 20.   

1941  On April - 20 barend ter Haar, Dutch lawyer, dies in Buchenwald at 49   

1947  On this day in history christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47), dies at 76   

1951  Death of Ivanoe Bonomi, Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1873) on April - 20.   

1953  On this day in history erich Weinert, writer, dies at 62   

1956  On April - 20 jaap Vranken, organist/composer (Stabat mater), dies   

1962  Arthur Harmat, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1964  On April - 20 death of eddie Dyer, baseball player (b. 1899)   

1965  Dick Wessel, dies of heart attack on 52nd birthday on this day in history.   

1968  Marion Weeks, singer/actress, dies of stroke at 81 on this day in history.   

1971  Cecil Parker, actor (Court Jester, Operation Snafu), dies at 73 on April - 20.   

1973  On April - 20 robert Armstrong, actor (Fall Guy, Exposed), dies at 82   

1974  Agnes Moorehead, actress (Endora-Bewitched), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1977  Bryan Foy, director/writer, dies at 80 on April - 20.   

1979  Peter Donald, host (Masquerade Party), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1982  Andrew Sandham, cricketer (325 Eng 1930, 879 runs in 14 Tests), dies on this day in history.   

1983  Jerzy Andrezjewski, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history mabel Mercer, English/US singer (Fly me to the moon), dies at 84   

1986  On this day in history death of sibte Hassan, Pakistani activist, journalist and writer (b. 1916)   

1987  Antony Tudor, dancer/choreographer (Amer Ballet Theater) dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1990  Horst Sinderman, RDA 1st minister (1973-76), dies on this day in history.   

1991  On April - 20 don[ald] Siegel, US director (Coogan's Bluff/Dirty Harry), dies at 78   

1992  On April - 20 benny Hill, comedian (Benny Hill Show), dies of a heart attack at 67   

1993  On April - 20 cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexican actor (Pepe), dies at 81   

1994  On April - 20 jean Carmet, French actor (Merci la Vie, Le Sucre), dies at 72   

1995  On April - 20 milovan Djilas, Yugoslavian politician (1945-54), dies   

1996  On this day in history cecilia Grace Hunt Reeves Gillie, bBC Executive, dies at 88   

1999  On April - 20 death of victims and shooters of the Columbine High School massacre   

2001  On April - 20 death of giuseppe Sinopoli, Italian conductor and composer (b. 1946)   

2002  On this day in history death of layne Staley, American grunge singer of Alice in Chains   

2003  On April - 20 death of ruth Hale, American playwright and actress (b. 1908)   

2005  Death of Fumio Niwa, Japanese novelist (b. 1904) on April - 20.   

2005  On April - 20 death of death of Zygfryd Blaut, Polish football player (b. 1943)   

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0702  On this day in history birth of jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765)   

1442  Edward IV, King (England, 1461-83) was born on this day in history.   

1494  On this day in history birth of john Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister   

1586  On April - 20 birth of saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617)   

1592  On this day in history birth of john Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author   

1594  On this day in history birth of matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer   

1633  Emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704) was born on April - 20.