Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 20

1919  Gregor MacGregor, English cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests 1890-93), dies on August - 20.   

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 this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history otakar Ostrcil, composer, dies at 56   

1945  On August - 20 a Roda Roda, writer, dies at 73   

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

1948  On this day in history david John de Lloyd, composer, dies at 65   

1952  On this day in history kurt Schumacher, German politician/chairman (SPD), dies   

1959  On August - 20 alfred Kubin, writer, dies at 82   

1960  Rudolf Moser, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1961  On August - 20 vilhjalmur Stefansson, Arctic explorer, dies at 82   

1963  On August - 20 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  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  Phyllis Konstam, actress (Murder, Skin Game), dies at 69 on August - 20.   

1978  Ivan Jirko, composer, dies at 51 on August - 20.   

1980  Otto Frank, father of Anne Frank, dies at 91 on this day in history.   

1982  Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (Zulu), dies of bone cancer at 53 on August - 20.   

1983  On this day in history death of kerwin Duinmeijer, Antillean boy, murdered by racist at 15   

1985  On August - 20 death of harchand Singh Longowai, Sikh leader, shot by Sikh extremists   

1986  Donn Bennett, TV host (The Big Idea), dies at 76 on August - 20.   

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  Ivan Nikolayevich Anikeyev, cosmonaut, dies at 59 on August - 20.   

1993  Bernard Delfgaauw, philosopher (Johnson murderer!), dies at 80 on August - 20.   

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

1995  On August - 20 hugo Pratt, graphic artist, dies at 68   

1996  George Brian Snape, businessman/rugby league entrepreneur, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history death of sir Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and science fiction writer (b. 1915)   

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1517  Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75) was born on August - 20.   

1526  On this day in history birth of peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum)   

1561  On this day in history birth of jacopo Peri, composer   

1625  On August - 20 birth of thomas Corneille, French playwright   

1632  On August - 20 birth of louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704)   

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on this day in history.   

1665  On August - 20 birth of bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed)   

1666  On August - 20 birth of alphonse d' Eve, composer