Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In August - 20

1919  On this day in history gregor MacGregor, English cricket wicketkeeper (8 Tests 1890-93), dies   

1930  On August - 20 charles Bannerman, cricketer (1st three Tests for Australia), dies   

1931  On this day in history waldemar von Baussnern, composer, dies at 64   

1932  Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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

1945  A Roda Roda, writer, dies at 73 on August - 20.   

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

1948  David John de Lloyd, composer, dies at 65 on August - 20.   

1952  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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  Hildo Krop, modernistic sculptor, dies at 86 on August - 20.   

1971  On August - 20 death of rashid Minhas, Pakistani Air Force pilot (b. 1951)   

1974  Ilona Massey, actress (Love HAppy, Holiday in Mexico), dies at 62 on August - 20.   

1976  On this day in history phyllis Konstam, actress (Murder, Skin Game), dies at 69   

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

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

1982  On August - 20 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  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 this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  On August - 20 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 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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1517  On this day in history birth of antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, cardinal/viceroy of Naples (1571-75)   

1526  Peter Opmeer, church historian/humanist (Historia Martyrum) was born on August - 20.   

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

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

1632  Louis Bourdaloue, French Jesuit preacher (d. 1704) was born on August - 20.   

1637  Cornelis Van Aerssen, Dutch governor/co-owner of Surinam was born on August - 20.   

1665  Bernardus Smijtegelt, vicar (Gekrookte Reed) was born on August - 20.   

1666  Alphonse d' Eve, composer was born on August - 20.