Famous Deaths In August - 20

1919  Gregor MacGregor, English cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests 1890-93), dies on this day in history.   

1930  Charles Bannerman, cricketer (1st three Tests for Australia), dies on this day in history.   

1931  Waldemar von Baussnern, composer, dies at 64 on August - 20.   

1932  Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

1935  On August - 20 otakar Ostrcil, composer, dies at 56   

1945  A Roda Roda, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79   

1948  David John de Lloyd, composer, dies at 65 on August - 20.   

1952  On this day in history kurt Schumacher, German politician/chairman (SPD), dies   

1959  Alfred Kubin, writer, dies at 82 on August - 20.   

1960  Rudolf Moser, composer, dies at 68 on August - 20.   

1961  Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82 on August - 20.   

1963  On August - 20 death of joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (b. 1879)   

1968  Earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1970  Hildo Krop, modernistic sculptor, dies at 86 on August - 20.   

1971  On this day in history death of rashid Minhas, Pakistani Air Force pilot (b. 1951)   

1974  Ilona Massey, actress (Love HAppy, Holiday in Mexico), dies at 62 on August - 20.   

1976  On this day in history phyllis Konstam, actress (Murder, Skin Game), dies at 69   

1978  Ivan Jirko, composer, dies at 51 on August - 20.   

1980  On this day in history otto Frank, father of Anne Frank, dies at 91   

1982  On August - 20 ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (Zulu), dies of bone cancer at 53   

1983  On August - 20 death of kerwin Duinmeijer, Antillean boy, murdered by racist at 15   

1985  Death of Harchand Singh Longowai, Sikh leader, shot by Sikh extremists on this day in history.   

1986  On August - 20 donn Bennett, TV host (The Big Idea), dies at 76   

1990  Marc Turfkruijer, Flemish movie journalist/writer, dies on August - 20.   

1991  On this day in history betty Bowden, British dancer/actress (Vote for Nigel), dies at 86   

1992  Ivan Nikolayevich Anikeyev, cosmonaut, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

1993  On August - 20 bernard Delfgaauw, philosopher (Johnson murderer!), dies at 80   

1994  On August - 20 aleksander Petrovic, film Director, dies at 65   

1995  On August - 20 hugo Pratt, graphic artist, dies at 68   

1996  George Brian Snape, businessman/rugby league entrepreneur, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1997  Death of Norris Bradbury, American physicist (b. 1909) on this day in history.   

1998  On this day in history death of raquel Rastenni, Danish singer (b. 1915)   

2001  On this day in history death of sir Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and science fiction writer (b. 1915)   

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1517  On August - 20 birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)   

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on this day in history.   

1561  On this day in history birth of jacopo Peri, composer   

1625  On August - 20 birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright   

1632  On August - 20 birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)   

1637  On this day in history birth of cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam   

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on August - 20.   

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on this day in history.