Famous Deaths In October - 20

1927  Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov, composer, dies at 78 on October - 20.   

1929  Rudolf Kittel, German theologist, dies at 76 on October - 20.   

1931  On this day in history emanuel Moor, composer, dies at 68   

1936  Death of Anne Sullivan, American teacher (b. 1866) on this day in history.   

1940  Death of Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (b. 1885) on October - 20.   

1941  On this day in history ken Farnes (WWII) 15 Tests for England, cricketer (60 wickets), dies   

1942  On October - 20 may Robson, actress (Star is Born, Reckless), dies at 84   

1944  On October - 20 gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65   

1950  Henry Lewsis Stimson, US minister of War/gov-gen, dies on this day in history.   

1952  Basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55 on October - 20.   

1953  Death of Werner Baumbach, German bomber pilot (b. 1916) on October - 20.   

1954  On this day in history willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51   

1955  Eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51 on October - 20.   

1959  Werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75 on October - 20.   

1964  On this day in history herbert Hoover, 31st president of US (1929-33), dies in NY at 90   

1967  On October - 20 death of yoshida Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1878)   

1968  Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84 on October - 20.   

1970  On October - 20 patrick Wymark, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), dies at 44   

1972  On this day in history harlow Shapley, astronomer (Sun's position in galaxy), dies at 86   

1977  Cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28 on October - 20.   

1983  Merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1984  On this day in history death of carl Ferdinand Cori, Austrian-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1896)   

1986  Samora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in air crash at 53 on October - 20.   

1987  Death of Andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician (b. 1903) on October - 20.   

1988  On this day in history death of sheila Scott, English aviatrix (b. 1922)   

1989  Anthony Quayle, actor (Moses, Operation Crossbow), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1990  On October - 20 joel McCrea, actor (Ramrod), dies of pulmonary complications at 84   

1992  On this day in history orton Chirwa, Malawi's lawyer/Justice minister, dies in captivity   

1993  On October - 20 james Leo Herlihy, novelist (Midnight Cowboy), dies at 66   

1994  On this day in history burt Lancaster, actor (Elmer Gantry), dies of heart attack at 80   

1995  Bernadette Hingley, priest, dies at 47 on October - 20.   

1996  Alfred William Bill Bedford, test Pilot, dies at 75 on October - 20.   

1999  Death of Calvin Griffith, Former owner of Washington Senators (b. 1911) on this day in history.   

2001  Death of Ted Ammon, American financier (b. 1949) on October - 20.   

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on October - 20.   

1475  On October - 20 birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)   

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on October - 20.   

1616  On this day in history birth of thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680)   

1620  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on October - 20.   

1632  On this day in history birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect   

1637  On October - 20 birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)   

1656  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)