Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 20

1917  On December - 20 death of lucien Petit-Breton, Argentine-French cyclist (b. 1882)   

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

1929  Emile Loubet, French premier (1892)/president (1899-1906), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

1935  On this day in history death of martin O'Meara, Australian soldier (b. 1882)   

1936  Death of Baron De Borchgrave, Belgian ambassador, murdered in Madrid on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history erich Ludendorff, German general (WW I), dies at 72   

1938  On December - 20 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  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  On December - 20 c Aubrey Smith, actor (Prisoner of Zenda), dies at 85   

1954  On this day in history emilis Melngailis, composer, dies at 80   

1956  On December - 20 death of ramon Carrillo, Argentine neuroscientist and Public Health minister (b. 1906)   

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 this day in history.   

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 December - 20.   

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

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

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

1975  Vincent Lopez, orch leader (Welcome Aboard), dies at 76 on December - 20.   

1976  Richard J Daley, (Mayor-D-Chicago), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1981  On December - 20 death of dimitris Rontiris, Greek actor and director (b. 1899)   

1982  Artur Rubinstein, pianist (My Young Years), dies in Geneva at 95 on December - 20.   

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  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 December - 20.   

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

1537  King John III of Sweden (d. 1592) was born on this day in history.   

1539  Paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer was born on this day in history.   

1566  Edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612) was born on this day in history.   

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

1594  On December - 20 birth of giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer   

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

1626  On December - 20 birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)