Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In December - 20

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

1938  Death of Annie Armstrong, American missionary leader (b. 1850) on December - 20.   

1939  Death of Hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide on December - 20.   

1941  Death of Igor Severyanin, Russian poet (b. 1887) on December - 20.   

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 December - 20.   

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

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

1961  Moss Heart, US dramatist (You can't take it with you), dies at 57 on December - 20.   

1962  On December - 20 erik William Gustav Leidzen, composer, dies at 68   

1963  Paul Constantinescu, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1973  On December - 20 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  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 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  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 December - 20.   

1988  On December - 20 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 this day in history.   

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 December - 20.   

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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  John Fletcher, Elizabethan dramatist (Phylaster) (baptized) was born on December - 20.   

1594  Giovanni Battista Gagliano, composer was born on December - 20.   

1606  On December - 20 birth of christoph Schultze, composer   

1626  On this day in history birth of veit Ludwig von Seckendorff, German statesman (d. 1692)