Famous Deaths In October - 20

1927  Mikhail Mikhaylovich Ivanov, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

1929  Rudolf Kittel, German theologist, dies at 76 on October - 20.  

1931  On October - 20 emanuel Moor, composer, dies at 68  

1936  On this day in history death of anne Sullivan, American teacher (b. 1866)  

1940  On this day in history death of gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (b. 1885)  

1941  On October - 20 ken Farnes (WWII) 15 Tests for England, cricketer (60 wickets), dies  

1942  May Robson, actress (Star is Born, Reckless), dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1944  On October - 20 gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65  

1950  Henry Lewsis Stimson, US minister of War/gov-gen, dies on this day in history.  

1952  On October - 20 basil Radford, actor (Whisky Galore, Dead of Night), dies at 55  

1953  Death of Werner Baumbach, German bomber pilot (b. 1916) on this day in history.  

1954  On this day in history willie Shaw, race car driver (Indy 500-1937, 39, 40), dies at 51  

1955  On October - 20 eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51  

1959  Werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1964  On this day in history herbert Hoover, 31st president of US (1929-33), dies in NY at 90  

1967  On October - 20 death of yoshida Shigeru, Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1878)  

1968  Elder Lightfoot Solomon Michaux, TV preacher, dies at 84 on this day in history.  

1970  Patrick Wymark, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

1972  On October - 20 harlow Shapley, astronomer (Sun's position in galaxy), dies at 86  

1977  On October - 20 cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28  

1983  Merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1984  On October - 20 death of carl Ferdinand Cori, Austrian-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1896)  

1986  Samora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in air crash at 53 on this day in history.  

1987  On October - 20 death of andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician (b. 1903)  

1988  Death of Sheila Scott, English aviatrix (b. 1922) on this day in history.  

1989  Anthony Quayle, actor (Moses, Operation Crossbow), dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1990  Joel McCrea, actor (Ramrod), dies of pulmonary complications at 84 on October - 20.  

1992  Orton Chirwa, Malawi's lawyer/Justice minister, dies in captivity on this day in history.  

1993  On this day in history james Leo Herlihy, novelist (Midnight Cowboy), dies at 66  

1994  Burt Lancaster, actor (Elmer Gantry), dies of heart attack at 80 on this day in history.  

1995  On October - 20 bernadette Hingley, priest, dies at 47  

1996  On this day in history alfred William Bill Bedford, test Pilot, dies at 75  

1999  Death of Calvin Griffith, Former owner of Washington Senators (b. 1911) on October - 20.  

2001  On this day in history death of ted Ammon, American financier (b. 1949)  

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1435  Andrea Della Robbia, Florence, sculptor, nephew of Luca was born on October - 20.  

1475  On October - 20 birth of giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api)  

1496  On October - 20 birth of claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise  

1616  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on this day in history.  

1620  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.  

1632  On this day in history birth of christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect  

1637  On October - 20 birth of nicolaas van der Veken, Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)  

1656  On this day in history birth of nicolas de Largillière, French painter (d. 1746)