Famous Deaths In July - 20

1973  On this day in history bruce Lee, [Lee Yuen Kam], actor (Enter the Dragon), dies at 32   

1974  Allen Jenkins, actor (Fugitive from a Chain Gang), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1976  Tom Lowry, cricketer (early New Zealand Test captain), dies on July - 20.   

1977  On July - 20 carter De Haven, actor (Courage, Great Dictator), dies at 90   

1982  On this day in history death of okot p'Bitek, Ugandan poet (b. 1931)   

1983  On July - 20 frank Reynolds, news anchor (ABC Evening News), dies at 59   

1984  Gail Kubik, US composer (Gerald McBoing Boing), dies at 69 on July - 20.   

1986  On July - 20 helen Craig, actress (Rich Man Poor Man), dies at 74   

1987  Richard Egan, actor (Big Cube, Amsterdam Kill), dies at 63 on July - 20.   

1989  On July - 20 marie-Madeleine Fourcade, commander (French resistance), dies   

1990  On this day in history sara Heyblom, Dutch actress (Obsessions, Pygmalion), dies   

1991  On this day in history henri Marius Rellys, dies at 86   

1993  On July - 20 donald Alexander, System director/producer (East Valley), dies at 79   

1994  Death of Kim II Sung, pres of North-Korea (1948-94), buried on this day in history.   

1995  Helmut Erich Robert Gernsheim, photographer/collector, dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1996  Colin Campbell Mitchell, soldier, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1997  On this day in history linda Stirling, college prof/B movie actress (Pretender), dies at 75   

1998  On this day in history death of june Byers, American professional wrestler (b. 1922)   

1999  On this day in history death of sandra Gould, American actress (b. 1916)   

2000  Death of Gregory Hill (also known as Malaclypse the Younger,) American writer (b. 1941) on this day in history.   

2001  On July - 20 death of carlo Giuliani, Italian anarchist (b. 1978)   

2003  On this day in history death of nicolas Freeling, English writer (b. 1927)   

2004  Death of Adi Lady Lala Mara, Fiji chieftainess, wife of Kamisese Mara (b. 1931) on this day in history.   

2005  Death of James Doohan, Canadian-born actor (b. 1920) on this day in history.   

2006  Death of Ted Grant, British Trotskyist (b. 1913) on this day in history.   

2007  Death of Tammy Faye Messner (Bakker), American televangelist (b. 1942) on this day in history.   

2008  Death of Artie Traum, American guitarist (b. 1943) on July - 20.   

2017  On July - 20 death of chester Bennington, American musician   

2017  On this day in history death of claude Rich, French stage and screen actor   

2018  Death of Meg Randall, American actress on this day in history.   

2019  Death of Ilaria Occhini, Italian actress on this day in history.   

2023  On July - 20 death of arnaud Bédat , 58, Swiss journalist ( L'Illustré ) and author.   

2023  On this day in history death of matei-Agathon Dan , 73, Romanian politician, MP (1992–2004) and minister of tourism (1992–1996).   

2023  On July - 20 death of merrill J. Fernando , 93, Sri Lankan tea industry executive, founder of Dilmah .   

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0810  On this day in history birth of imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870)   

1304  On July - 20 birth of francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia)   

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

1519  On this day in history birth of innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591)   

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  On this day in history birth of hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743)   

1663  On this day in history birth of pierre Drevet, French engraver