Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 20
Monday, 22 December 2025
1888 Henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter, dies on this day in history. 

1893 On this day in history tom Kelly, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1977-79, 64 runs), dies 

1897 On this day in history death of jean Ingelow, English poet (b. 1820) 

1898 On this day in history yuri Arnold, composer, dies at 86 

1901 Death of William Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (b. 1840) on July - 20. 

1903 Leo XIII, [Vincenzo G Pecci], Pope (1878-1903), dies at 93 on this day in history. 

1908 Federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62 on July - 20. 

1914 On July - 20 leo van Gheluwe, composer, dies at 76 

1922 On July - 20 death of andrey Markov, Russian mathematician (b. 1856) 

1923 On July - 20 death of pancho Villa, [Doroteo Arango], Mexican rebel, murdered at 55 

1926 Death of Felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinskiy, head of the Soviet secret police (b. 1877) on this day in history. 

1927 Ferdinand I VAM, King of Romania, dies at 61 on this day in history. 

1928 Death of Kostas Karyotakis, Greek poet (b. 1896) on July - 20. 

1932 On July - 20 death of rené Bazin, French novelist (b. 1853) 

1936 Arthur Battelle Whiting, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history. 

1937 On July - 20 guglielmo Marconi, Ital engineer/marquis (radio, Nobel 1909), dies 

1939 Joseph Mendes da Costa, sculptor, dies on July - 20. 

1940 Death of Y G Van de Peat, Dutch director of employment, commits suicide on this day in history. 

1941 Death of Lew Fields, American vaudeville performer (b. 1867) on this day in history. 

1942 Patric Cobb, British sea officer, dies in battle on this day in history. 

1944 Arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71 on this day in history. 

1945 Arthur Seccull, S Africa cricketer (Test v England 1896), dies on July - 20. 

1951 On this day in history death of abdullah Ibn Hussein, Jordan's King (1946-51), killed in Jerusalem 

1953 Death of Dumarsaid Estime, President of Haiti (b. 1900) on July - 20. 

1954 On this day in history blair Moody, (Sen-Mich), dies at 52 

1956 On this day in history ken Burn, cricketer (Tasmanian rep on 1890 Ashes tour, 2 Tests), dies 

1957 Phil Hanna, singer (Once Upon a Tune), dies at 46 on July - 20. 

1958 On July - 20 franklin Pangborn, dies at 69 

1959 On July - 20 harry Fox II, dies at 77 

1962 Andre Renard, Belgium worker's union leader (MSU), dies at 51 on this day in history. 

1966 On July - 20 julien Carette, dies of burns at 68 

1968 On this day in history joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festival), dies 

1969 On July - 20 roy Hamilton, American rocker, dies at 40 (b. 1929) 

1970 Death of Iain Macleod, Conservative Party Politician and Chancellor of Exchequer at time of his death (b. 1913) on this day in history. 

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