Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In November - 20
Wednesday, 24 December 2025
1910 Leo Tolstoy, Russian author (Anna Karenina), dies at 82 [NS] on November - 20. 

1925 On this day in history alexandra, Danish princess/Queen of Great Britain, dies at 80 

1927 Karl Wilhelm Eugen Stenhammer, composer, dies at 56 on this day in history. 

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

1936 On November - 20 death of jose A Primo de Rivera y Saenz de Heredia, Spanish Falange, executed 

1938 On this day in history 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 this day in history benedetto Croce, Italian philosopher (La Critica), dies at 86 

1957 On November - 20 weldon Hart, composer, dies at 46 

1960 Jacob Cohen, Hebrew poet/writer, dies on this day in history. 

1962 On this day in history jasper McLevy, socialist mayor of Bridgeport Ct, dies 

1964 John Tasker Howard, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history. 

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 November - 20 death of trofim Lysenko, Stalinist biologist (b. 1898) 

1977 On this day in history maxie Wander, writer, dies 

1978 Death of Vasilisk Gnedov, Russian poet (b. 1890) on November - 20. 

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

1984 On this day in history alexander Moyzes, composer, dies at 78 

1985 Bill Scott, cartoon voice (Mr Peabody, Bullwinkle), dies at 65 on November - 20. 

1989 On this day in history lynn Bari, actress (Shock, Nocturne, 6 Gun Law), dies at 71 

1991 Gina Petrushka, actress (Exorcist, Sybil), dies on November - 20. 

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 On this day in history john Lucarotti, scriptwriter, dies at 68 

1995 On November - 20 ahmed Abel-Wadoud Karadawi, academic/activist, dies at 50 

1996 On this day in history bert Geoffrey Achong, electron microscopist, dies at 67 

1997 On this day in history 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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