Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 20
Sunday, 07 December 2025
1919 On this day in history gregor MacGregor, English cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests 1890-93), dies 

1930 On this day in history charles Bannerman, cricketer (1st three Tests for Australia), dies 

1931 On August - 20 waldemar von Baussnern, composer, dies at 64 

1932 On August - 20 emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer, dies at 87 

1935 Otakar Ostrcil, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history. 

1945 On this day in history a Roda Roda, writer, dies at 73 

1947 Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79 on August - 20. 

1948 On August - 20 david John de Lloyd, composer, dies at 65 

1952 On August - 20 kurt Schumacher, German politician/chairman (SPD), dies 

1959 Alfred Kubin, writer, dies at 82 on this day in history. 

1960 Rudolf Moser, composer, dies at 68 on August - 20. 

1961 On this day in history vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82 

1963 On this day in history death of joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (b. 1879) 

1968 Earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69 on this day in history. 

1970 On August - 20 hildo Krop, modernistic sculptor, dies at 86 

1971 Death of Rashid Minhas, Pakistani Air Force pilot (b. 1951) on this day in history. 

1974 Ilona Massey, actress (Love HAppy, Holiday in Mexico), dies at 62 on this day in history. 

1976 On August - 20 phyllis Konstam, actress (Murder, Skin Game), dies at 69 

1978 On this day in history ivan Jirko, composer, dies at 51 

1980 On August - 20 otto Frank, father of Anne Frank, dies at 91 

1982 On this day in history ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (Zulu), dies of bone cancer at 53 

1983 Death of Kerwin Duinmeijer, Antillean boy, murdered by racist at 15 on August - 20. 

1985 Death of Harchand Singh Longowai, Sikh leader, shot by Sikh extremists on August - 20. 

1986 On this day in history donn Bennett, TV host (The Big Idea), dies at 76 

1990 Marc Turfkruijer, Flemish movie journalist/writer, dies on August - 20. 

1991 On this day in history betty Bowden, British dancer/actress (Vote for Nigel), dies at 86 

1992 Ivan Nikolayevich Anikeyev, cosmonaut, dies at 59 on this day in history. 

1993 On August - 20 bernard Delfgaauw, philosopher (Johnson murderer!), dies at 80 

1994 Aleksander Petrovic, film Director, dies at 65 on this day in history. 

1995 On this day in history hugo Pratt, graphic artist, dies at 68 

1996 George Brian Snape, businessman/rugby league entrepreneur, dies at 81 on August - 20. 

1997 On this day in history death of norris Bradbury, American physicist (b. 1909) 

1998 On August - 20 death of raquel Rastenni, Danish singer (b. 1915) 

2001 Death of Sir Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and science fiction writer (b. 1915) on this day in history. 

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