Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In July - 20
Wednesday, 07 January 2026
1888 On this day in history henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter, dies 

1893 Tom Kelly, cricketer (two Tests for Australia 1977-79, 64 runs), dies on July - 20. 

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

1898 On July - 20 yuri Arnold, composer, dies at 86 

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

1903 On July - 20 leo XIII, [Vincenzo G Pecci], Pope (1878-1903), dies at 93 

1908 On this day in history federico Chueca, composer, dies at 62 

1914 Leo van Gheluwe, composer, dies at 76 on July - 20. 

1922 Death of Andrey Markov, Russian mathematician (b. 1856) on July - 20. 

1923 On this day in history death of pancho Villa, [Doroteo Arango], Mexican rebel, murdered at 55 

1926 On this day in history death of felix Edmundovich Dzerzhinskiy, head of the Soviet secret police (b. 1877) 

1927 On July - 20 ferdinand I VAM, King of Romania, dies at 61 

1928 Death of Kostas Karyotakis, Greek poet (b. 1896) on this day in history. 

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 On July - 20 joseph Mendes da Costa, sculptor, dies 

1940 On this day in history death of y G Van de Peat, Dutch director of employment, commits suicide 

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

1942 On this day in history patric Cobb, British sea officer, dies in battle 

1944 On this day in history arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71 

1945 On July - 20 arthur Seccull, S Africa cricketer (Test v England 1896), dies 

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 this day in history. 

1954 On July - 20 blair Moody, (Sen-Mich), dies at 52 

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

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

1958 On this day in history franklin Pangborn, dies at 69 

1959 Harry Fox II, dies at 77 on July - 20. 

1962 On July - 20 andre Renard, Belgium worker's union leader (MSU), dies at 51 

1966 On this day in history julien Carette, dies of burns at 68 

1968 On July - 20 joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festival), dies 

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

1970 On July - 20 death of iain Macleod, Conservative Party Politician and Chancellor of Exchequer at time of his death (b. 1913) 

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