Famous Deaths In April - 20

1932  Giuseppe Peano, mathematician, dies on April - 20.   

1935  Juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter, dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1941  Barend ter Haar, Dutch lawyer, dies in Buchenwald at 49 on April - 20.   

1947  Christian X, king of Denmark (1912-47), dies at 76 on April - 20.   

1951  On April - 20 death of ivanoe Bonomi, Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1873)   

1953  Erich Weinert, writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1956  On April - 20 jaap Vranken, organist/composer (Stabat mater), dies   

1962  Arthur Harmat, composer, dies at 76 on April - 20.   

1964  Death of Eddie Dyer, baseball player (b. 1899) on April - 20.   

1965  Dick Wessel, dies of heart attack on 52nd birthday on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history marion Weeks, singer/actress, dies of stroke at 81   

1971  Cecil Parker, actor (Court Jester, Operation Snafu), dies at 73 on April - 20.   

1973  On this day in history robert Armstrong, actor (Fall Guy, Exposed), dies at 82   

1974  On April - 20 agnes Moorehead, actress (Endora-Bewitched), dies at 67   

1977  Bryan Foy, director/writer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1979  Peter Donald, host (Masquerade Party), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1982  On April - 20 andrew Sandham, cricketer (325 Eng 1930, 879 runs in 14 Tests), dies   

1983  On April - 20 jerzy Andrezjewski, writer, dies   

1984  On this day in history mabel Mercer, English/US singer (Fly me to the moon), dies at 84   

1986  On April - 20 death of sibte Hassan, Pakistani activist, journalist and writer (b. 1916)   

1987  Antony Tudor, dancer/choreographer (Amer Ballet Theater) dies at 78 on April - 20.   

1990  On April - 20 horst Sinderman, RDA 1st minister (1973-76), dies   

1991  Don[ald] Siegel, US director (Coogan's Bluff/Dirty Harry), dies at 78 on April - 20.   

1992  Benny Hill, comedian (Benny Hill Show), dies of a heart attack at 67 on this day in history.   

1993  Cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexican actor (Pepe), dies at 81 on April - 20.   

1994  Jean Carmet, French actor (Merci la Vie, Le Sucre), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history milovan Djilas, Yugoslavian politician (1945-54), dies   

1996  Cecilia Grace Hunt Reeves Gillie, bBC Executive, dies at 88 on April - 20.   

1999  Death of Victims and shooters of the Columbine High School massacre on this day in history.   

2001  Death of Giuseppe Sinopoli, Italian conductor and composer (b. 1946) on this day in history.   

2002  Death of Layne Staley, American grunge singer of Alice in Chains on this day in history.   

2003  On this day in history death of ruth Hale, American playwright and actress (b. 1908)   

2005  On this day in history death of fumio Niwa, Japanese novelist (b. 1904)   

2005  On this day in history death of death of Zygfryd Blaut, Polish football player (b. 1943)   

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0702  Jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765) was born on April - 20.   

1442  Edward IV, King (England, 1461-83) was born on this day in history.   

1494  On April - 20 birth of john Agricola, [Schneider], German theologist/prime minister   

1586  On this day in history birth of saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617)   

1592  On this day in history birth of john Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author   

1594  Matthaus Apelles von Lowenstern, composer was born on this day in history.   

1633  Emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654) was born on April - 20.   

1646  Charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704) was born on April - 20.