Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 20
Wednesday, 17 December 2025
1917 Death of Lucien Petit-Breton, Argentine-French cyclist (b. 1882) on December - 20. 

1921 On this day in history death of hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general (b. 1850) 

1929 Emile Loubet, French premier (1892)/president (1899-1906), dies at 90 on December - 20. 

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

1936 On this day in history death of baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid 

1937 On December - 20 erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72 

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

1939 On December - 20 death of hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide 

1941 Death of Igor Severyanin, Russian poet (b. 1887) on this day in history. 

1942 On December - 20 jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63 

1944 On December - 20 abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70 

1945 On December - 20 charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies 

1948 On this day in history c Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85 

1954 Emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history. 

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

1961 On this day in history moss Heart, US dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57 

1962 Erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68 on December - 20. 

1963 Paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54 on December - 20. 

1965 On this day in history egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73 

1968 Bax Brod, composer, dies at 84 on this day in history. 

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 December - 20 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 Richard J Daley, (Mayor-D-Chicago), dies at 74 on December - 20. 

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 On December - 20 death of gonzalo Márquez, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1946) 

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

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

1989 Audrey Christie, actress (Splendor in the Grass), dies at 77 on December - 20. 

1991 On this day in history andries D Copier, Dutch glass designer (Guild glass), dies 

1993 Moses Gunn, actor (Shaft), dies at 64 on this day in history. 

1994 Dean Rusk, US Sect of State (1961-69), dies at 85 on this day in history. 

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