Famous Deaths In July - 20

1888  Henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter, dies on July - 20.   

1893  Tom Kelly, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1977-79, 64 runs), dies on this day in history.   

1897  Death of Jean Ingelow, English poet (b. 1820) on this day in history.   

1898  On this day in history yuri Arnold, composer, dies at 86   

1901  Death of William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (b. 1840) on this day in history.   

1903  On this day in history leo XIII, [Vincenzo G Pecci], Pope (1878-1903), dies at 93   

1908  On this day in history federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62   

1914  Leo van Gheluwe, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1922  Death of Andrey Markov, Russian mathematician (b. 1856) on this day in history.   

1923  Death of Pancho Villa, [Doroteo Arango], Mexican rebel, murdered at 55 on July - 20.   

1926  Death of Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinskiy, head of the Soviet secret police (b. 1877) on this day in history.   

1927  On July - 20 ferdinand I VAM, King of Romania, dies at 61   

1928  On this day in history death of kostas Karyotakis, Greek poet (b. 1896)   

1932  Death of René Bazin, French novelist (b. 1853) on July - 20.   

1936  Arthur Battelle Whiting, composer, dies at 75 on July - 20.   

1937  On this day in history guglielmo Marconi, Ital engineer/marquis (radio, Nobel 1909), dies   

1939  Joseph Mendes da Costa, sculptor, dies on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history death of y G Van de Peat, Dutch director of employment, commits suicide   

1941  On July - 20 death of lew Fields, American vaudeville performer (b. 1867)   

1942  On July - 20 patric Cobb, British sea officer, dies in battle   

1944  Arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71 on July - 20.   

1945  On this day in history arthur Seccull, S Africa cricketer (Test v England 1896), dies   

1951  Death of Abdullah Ibn Hussein, Jordan's King (1946-51), killed in Jerusalem on this day in history.   

1953  On July - 20 death of dumarsaid Estime, President of Haiti (b. 1900)   

1954  On this day in history blair Moody, (Sen-Mich), dies at 52   

1956  Ken Burn, cricketer (Tasmanian rep on 1890 Ashes tour, 2 Tests), dies on July - 20.   

1957  On July - 20 phil Hanna, singer (Once Upon a Tune), dies at 46   

1958  On this day in history franklin Pangborn, dies at 69   

1959  Harry Fox II, dies at 77 on July - 20.   

1962  On this day in history andre Renard, Belgium worker's union leader (MSU), dies at 51   

1966  On July - 20 julien Carette, dies of burns at 68   

1968  Joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festival), dies on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history roy Hamilton, American rocker, dies at 40 (b. 1929)   

1970  Death of Iain Macleod, Conservative Party Politician and Chancellor of Exchequer at time of his death (b. 1913) on July - 20.   

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0810  Imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870) was born on this day in history.   

1304  Francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia) was born on July - 20.   

1513  On July - 20 birth of gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general   

1519  Innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591) was born on July - 20.   

1537  Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604) was born on this day in history.   

1600  On this day in history birth of simon Ives, composer   

1659  Hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743) was born on July - 20.   

1663  Pierre Drevet, French engraver was born on July - 20.