Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 20
Sunday, 02 November 2025
1917 On this day in history death of lucien Petit-Breton, Argentine-French cyclist (b. 1882) 

1921 Death of Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general (b. 1850) on December - 20. 

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

1935 Death of Martin O'Meara, Australian soldier (b. 1882) on this day in history. 

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

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

1941 On this day in history death of igor Severyanin, Russian poet (b. 1887) 

1942 Jean Gilbert, [Max Winterfield], German composer, dies at 63 on December - 20. 

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

1945 Charles Eady, cricketer (Tasmanian player for Aust 1896-1901), dies on December - 20. 

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

1965 Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt, German anthropologist, dies at 73 on December - 20. 

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 this day in history. 

1974 Andre Jolivet, French composer (L'eunuque), dies at 69 on this day in history. 

1975 On December - 20 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 this day in history. 

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

1984 On this day in history death of gonzalo Márquez, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1946) 

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

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 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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