Famous Deaths In July - 20

1888  Henri Braekeleer, Flemish painter, dies on this day in history.   

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  Yuri Arnold, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history death of william Cosmo Monkhouse, English poet and critic (b. 1840)   

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

1908  On July - 20 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 this day in history.   

1923  Death of Pancho Villa, [Doroteo Arango], Mexican rebel, murdered at 55 on July - 20.   

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

1927  On this day in history ferdinand I VAM, King of Romania, dies at 61   

1928  On July - 20 death of kostas Karyotakis, Greek poet (b. 1896)   

1932  Death of René Bazin, French novelist (b. 1853) on this day in history.   

1936  On July - 20 arthur Battelle Whiting, composer, dies at 75   

1937  Guglielmo Marconi, Ital engineer/marquis (radio, Nobel 1909), dies on July - 20.   

1939  On July - 20 joseph Mendes da Costa, sculptor, dies   

1940  On July - 20 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 July - 20 arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71   

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  Blair Moody, (Sen-Mich), dies at 52 on July - 20.   

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  Franklin Pangborn, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

1962  On this day in history andre Renard, Belgium worker's union leader (MSU), dies at 51   

1966  Julien Carette, dies of burns at 68 on this day in history.   

1968  Joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festival), dies on this day in history.   

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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0810  On July - 20 birth of imam Bukhari, Muslim scholar and compiler of Hadith (d. 870)   

1304  On this day in history birth of francesco Petrarch, Italy, poet (Italia Mia)   

1513  Gaspar Schetz, Dutch treasurer-general was born on July - 20.   

1519  On this day in history birth of innocent IX, [Giovanni A Facchinetti], 230th Catholic pope (1591)   

1537  Arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (d. 1604) was born on July - 20.   

1600  Simon Ives, composer was born on July - 20.   

1659  On July - 20 birth of hyacinthe Rigaud, French painter (d. 1743)   

1663  Pierre Drevet, French engraver was born on this day in history.