Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 20
Tuesday, 23 December 2025
1919 On this day in history gregor MacGregor, English cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests 1890-93), dies 

1930 Charles Bannerman, cricketer (1st three Tests for Australia), dies on this day in history. 

1931 Waldemar von Baussnern, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history. 

1932 Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer, dies at 87 on August - 20. 

1935 On August - 20 otakar Ostrcil, composer, dies at 56 

1945 A Roda Roda, writer, dies at 73 on this day in history. 

1947 Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79 on this day in history. 

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

1952 Kurt Schumacher, German politician/chairman (SPD), dies on August - 20. 

1959 Alfred Kubin, writer, dies at 82 on August - 20. 

1960 On August - 20 rudolf Moser, composer, dies at 68 

1961 Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82 on August - 20. 

1963 Death of Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (b. 1879) on August - 20. 

1968 On August - 20 earl Sande, US jockey (Kentucky Derby), dies at 69 

1970 On this day in history hildo Krop, modernistic sculptor, dies at 86 

1971 On this day in history death of rashid Minhas, Pakistani Air Force pilot (b. 1951) 

1974 On this day in history ilona Massey, actress (Love HAppy, Holiday in Mexico), dies at 62 

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

1978 On August - 20 ivan Jirko, composer, dies at 51 

1980 Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank, dies at 91 on August - 20. 

1982 Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (Zulu), dies of bone cancer at 53 on this day in history. 

1983 Death of Kerwin Duinmeijer, Antillean boy, murdered by racist at 15 on this day in history. 

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 On August - 20 marc Turfkruijer, Flemish movie journalist/writer, dies 

1991 On August - 20 betty Bowden, British dancer/actress (Vote for Nigel), dies at 86 

1992 On this day in history ivan Nikolayevich Anikeyev, cosmonaut, dies at 59 

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

1994 On this day in history aleksander Petrovic, film Director, dies at 65 

1995 Hugo Pratt, graphic artist, dies at 68 on August - 20. 

1996 On this day in history george Brian Snape, businessman/rugby league entrepreneur, dies at 81 

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

1998 On this day in history death of raquel Rastenni, Danish singer (b. 1915) 

2001 On August - 20 death of sir Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and science fiction writer (b. 1915) 

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