Famous Deaths In December - 20

1917  On December - 20 death of lucien Petit-Breton, Argentine-French cyclist (b. 1882)   

1921  Death of Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general (b. 1850) on December - 20.   

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 December - 20.   

1936  Death of Baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid on this day in history.   

1937  Erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1938  Death of Annie Armstrong, American missionary leader (b. 1850) on December - 20.   

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

1941  Death of Igor Severyanin, Russian poet (b. 1887) on December - 20.   

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

1944  Abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1945  Charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies on December - 20.   

1948  On this day in history c Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85   

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

1956  On December - 20 death of ramon Carrillo, Argentine neuroscientist and Public Health minister (b. 1906)   

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

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

1963  On this day in history paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54   

1965  On this day in history egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73   

1968  On this day in history bax Brod, composer, dies at 84   

1971  Roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78 on December - 20.   

1973  On December - 20 bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37   

1974  On this day in history andre Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69   

1975  Vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76 on December - 20.   

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

1981  On December - 20 death of dimitris Rontiris, Greek actor and director (b. 1899)   

1982  Artur Rubinstein, pianist (My Young Years), dies in Geneva at 95 on December - 20.   

1984  Death of Gonzalo Márquez, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1946) on December - 20.   

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

1988  Max Robinson, 1st black network (ABC) TV anchor, dies of AIDS at 49 on this day in history.   

1989  On December - 20 audrey Christie, actress (Splendor in the Grass), dies at 77   

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

1993  Moses Gunn, actor (Shaft), dies at 64 on December - 20.   

1994  On this day in history dean Rusk, US Sect of State (1961-69), dies at 85   

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1494  On this day in history birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)   

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

1539  On December - 20 birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer   

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

1579  On this day in history birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)   

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on December - 20.   

1606  On this day in history birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

1626  On this day in history birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)