Famous Deaths In November - 20

1910  Leo Tolstoy, Russian author (Anna Karenina), dies at 82 [NS] on this day in history.   

1925  Alexandra, Danish princess/Queen of Great Britain, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1927  On November - 20 karl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammer, composer, dies at 56   

1934  On November - 20 death of willem de Sitter, Dutch scientist (b. 1872)   

1936  Death of Jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, Spanish Falange, executed on November - 20.   

1938  On November - 20 death of enzo Matsunaga, Japanese writer (b. 1895)   

1939  On this day in history marie Joseph Leon Desire Paque, composer, dies at 72   

1944  On November - 20 sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21   

1945  Death of Francis William Aston, British chemist, Nobel laureate (b. 1877) on November - 20.   

1950  Francesco Cilea, composer, dies at 84 on November - 20.   

1951  Death of Thomas Quinlan (impresario) (b. 1881) on November - 20.   

1952  On November - 20 benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher (La Critica), dies at 86   

1957  On this day in history weldon Hart, composer, dies at 46   

1960  On November - 20 jacob Cohen, Hebrew poet/writer, dies   

1962  On November - 20 jasper McLevy, socialist mayor of Bridgeport Ct, dies   

1964  John Tasker Howard, composer, dies at 73 on November - 20.   

1968  Cathy Lewis, actress (Deidre-Hazel), dies of cancer at 50 on November - 20.   

1973  On November - 20 allan Sherman, parodist (Camp Granada, Harvey & Sheila), dies at 48   

1975  On November - 20 francisco Franco, [y Bahamonde], Span dictator (1936-75), dies at 82   

1976  On this day in history death of trofim Lysenko, Stalinist biologist (b. 1898)   

1977  Maxie Wander, writer, dies on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history death of vasilisk Gnedov, Russian poet (b. 1890)   

1983  Marcel Dalio, actor (Casablanca), dies at 83 on November - 20.   

1984  On November - 20 alexander Moyzes, composer, dies at 78   

1985  On this day in history bill Scott, cartoon voice (Mr Peabody, Bullwinkle), dies at 65   

1989  On November - 20 lynn Bari, actress (Shock, Nocturne, 6 Gun Law), dies at 71   

1991  On November - 20 gina Petrushka, actress (Exorcist, Sybil), dies   

1992  John Foreman, producer (Prizzi's Honor), dies at 67 of heart attack on this day in history.   

1993  On this day in history christopher Frank, French writer, dies at 51   

1994  John Lucarotti, scriptwriter, dies at 68 on November - 20.   

1995  On this day in history ahmed Abel-Wadoud Karadawi, academic/activist, dies at 50   

1996  Bert Geoffrey Achong, electron microscopist, dies at 67 on November - 20.   

1997  On November - 20 death of gary Burris, murderer (Kenneth Chambers), executed in Indiana   

1998  Death of Galina Starovoitova, Russian politician (b. 1946) on this day in history.   

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0270  Maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313) was born on this day in history.   

1327  On November - 20 birth of bassui Tokusho, Zen founder (Kogakuji monastery in Nakamura Japan)   

1602  Otto von Guericke, inventor (air pump) was born on November - 20.   

1606  Abraham de Wicquefort, Dutch diplomat/historian was born on November - 20.   

1620  On November - 20 birth of peregrine White, son of Wm & Susanna White, born aboard Mayflower   

1621  On this day in history birth of avvakum, Russian priest and writer (d. 1682)   

1625  On this day in history birth of artus II Quellinus "the Young", Flemish sculptor, baptised   

1625  On November - 20 birth of paulus Potter, Dutch painter (d. 1654)