Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In April - 20

1932  Giuseppe Peano, mathematician, dies on this day in history.   

1935  Juliaan de Vriendt, Flemish painter, dies at 92 on April - 20.   

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  Death of Ivanoe Bonomi, Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1873) on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history erich Weinert, writer, dies at 62   

1956  On this day in history 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  On April - 20 cecil Parker, actor (Court Jester, Operation Snafu), dies at 73   

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

1974  Agnes Moorehead, actress (Endora-Bewitched), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history bryan Foy, director/writer, dies at 80   

1979  Peter Donald, host (Masquerade Party), dies at 60 on April - 20.   

1982  Andrew Sandham, cricketer (325 Eng 1930, 879 runs in 14 Tests), dies on April - 20.   

1983  On this day in history jerzy Andrezjewski, writer, dies   

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

1986  Death of Sibte Hassan, Pakistani activist, journalist and writer (b. 1916) on April - 20.   

1987  Antony Tudor, dancer/choreographer (Amer Ballet Theater) dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1990  Horst Sinderman, RDA 1st minister (1973-76), dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1993  On this day in history cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexican actor (Pepe), dies at 81   

1994  On this day in history jean Carmet, French actor (Merci la Vie, Le Sucre), dies at 72   

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

1996  On this day in history cecilia Grace Hunt Reeves Gillie, bBC Executive, dies at 88   

1999  On April - 20 death of victims and shooters of the Columbine High School massacre   

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 April - 20 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 this day in history.   

1442  On April - 20 birth of edward IV, King (England, 1461-83)   

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

1586  Saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617) was born on April - 20.   

1592  On April - 20 birth of john Eliot, St Germans Cornwall, English MP/author   

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

1633  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654)   

1646  On April - 20 birth of charles Plumier, French botanist (d. 1704)