Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 20

1917  Death of Lucien Petit-Breton, Argentine-French cyclist (b. 1882) on this day in history.   

1921  On December - 20 death of hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general (b. 1850)   

1929  On December - 20 emile Loubet, French premier (1892)/president (1899-1906), dies at 90   

1935  On December - 20 death of martin O'Meara, Australian soldier (b. 1882)   

1936  On December - 20 death of baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid   

1937  Erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

1938  Death of Annie Armstrong, American missionary leader (b. 1850) on this day in history.   

1939  Death of Hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide on December - 20.   

1941  Death of Igor Severyanin, Russian poet (b. 1887) on December - 20.   

1942  On this day in history jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63   

1944  Abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies   

1948  C Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85 on December - 20.   

1954  Emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80 on December - 20.   

1956  Death of Ramon Carrillo, Argentine neuroscientist and Public Health minister (b. 1906) on December - 20.   

1961  On December - 20 moss Heart, US dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57   

1962  Erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1963  Paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1965  Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1968  Bax Brod, composer, dies at 84 on December - 20.   

1971  On this day in history roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78   

1973  Bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37 on December - 20.   

1974  On this day in history andre Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69   

1975  On this day in history vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76   

1976  On this day in history richard J Daley, (Mayor-D-Chicago), dies at 74   

1981  Death of Dimitris Rontiris, Greek actor and director (b. 1899) on December - 20.   

1982  On this day in history artur Rubinstein, pianist (My Young Years), dies in Geneva at 95   

1984  Death of Gonzalo Márquez, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1946) on this day in history.   

1986  Death of Joe DeSa, American baseball player (b. 1959) on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history max Robinson, 1st black network (ABC) TV anchor, dies of AIDS at 49   

1989  On this day in history audrey Christie, actress (Splendor in the Grass), dies at 77   

1991  Andries D Copier, Dutch glass designer (Guild glass), dies on this day in history.   

1993  On December - 20 moses Gunn, actor (Shaft), dies at 64   

1994  On this day in history dean Rusk, US Sect of State (1961-69), dies at 85   

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1494  On this day in history birth of oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555)   

1537  On December - 20 birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)   

1539  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on December - 20.   

1566  Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612) was born on December - 20.   

1579  On December - 20 birth of john Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized)   

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on this day in history.   

1606  On December - 20 birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on this day in history.