Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 20

1917  Death of Lucien Petit-Breton, Argentine-French cyclist (b. 1882) on December - 20.   

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 this day in history 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 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  On December - 20 death of igor Severyanin, Russian poet (b. 1887)   

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

1944  On this day in history abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70   

1945  On this day in history 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  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 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  On December - 20 paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54   

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  Bobby Darin, singer (Mack the Knife), dies of heart failure at 37 on this day in history.   

1974  On December - 20 andre Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69   

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

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

1981  On this day in history 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  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 December - 20 max Robinson, 1st black network (ABC) TV anchor, dies of AIDS at 49   

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  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  Oronce Finé, French mathematician (d. 1555) was born on this day in history.   

1537  On this day in history birth of king John III of Sweden (d. 1592)   

1539  On December - 20 birth of paul Melissus [Paul Schede], German poet/composer   

1566  On this day in history birth of edward Wightman, English Baptist preacher (d. 1612)   

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

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

1606  On December - 20 birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

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