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  Death of Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general (b. 1850) on this day in history.   

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

1937  Erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72 on December - 20.   

1938  On this day in history death of annie Armstrong, American missionary leader (b. 1850)   

1939  Death of Hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide on this day in history.   

1941  On December - 20 death of igor Severyanin, Russian poet (b. 1887)   

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  Charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies on this day in history.   

1948  C Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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

1956  On this day in history death of ramon Carrillo, Argentine neuroscientist and Public Health minister (b. 1906)   

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

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

1963  On December - 20 paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54   

1965  On December - 20 egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73   

1968  On December - 20 bax Brod, composer, dies at 84   

1971  Roy O Disney, Brother of Walt, dies of cerebral hemorrhage at 78 on December - 20.   

1973  On this day in history bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37   

1974  Andre Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69 on December - 20.   

1975  Vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

1981  On this day in history death of dimitris Rontiris, Greek actor and director (b. 1899)   

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 December - 20.   

1986  Death of Joe DeSa, American baseball player (b. 1959) on December - 20.   

1988  Max Robinson, 1st black network (ABC) TV anchor, dies of AIDS at 49 on December - 20.   

1989  On December - 20 audrey Christie, actress (Splendor in the Grass), dies at 77   

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

1993  Moses Gunn, actor (Shaft), dies at 64 on December - 20.   

1994  On December - 20 dean Rusk, US Sect of State (1961-69), dies at 85   

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1494  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on December - 20.   

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

1539  On this day in history birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer   

1566  On December - 20 birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)   

1579  John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on this day in history.   

1594  On this day in history birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer   

1606  Christoph Schultze, composer was born on this day in history.   

1626  Veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692) was born on December - 20.