Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened 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 this day in history.   

1931  Emanuel Moor, composer, dies at 68 on October - 20.   

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

1940  Death of Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect (b. 1885) on this day in history.   

1941  Ken Farnes (WWII) 15 Tests for England, cricketer (60 wickets), dies on October - 20.   

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

1944  Gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65 on October - 20.   

1950  On this day in history henry Lewsis Stimson, US minister of War/gov-gen, dies   

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  Eino Roiha, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1959  On this day in history werner Krauss, actor (Joyless Street), dies at 75   

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  On October - 20 patrick Wymark, actor (Skull, Tomb of Ligeia), dies at 44   

1972  Harlow Shapley, astronomer (Sun's position in galaxy), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history cassie Gaines, rocker (Lynyrd Skynyrd), dies in a plane crash at 28   

1983  Merle Travis, country singer, dies at 75 on October - 20.   

1984  Death of Carl Ferdinand Cori, Austrian-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1896) on this day in history.   

1986  On October - 20 samora Machel, president of Mozambique, dies in air crash at 53   

1987  Death of Andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician (b. 1903) on this day in history.   

1988  Death of Sheila Scott, English aviatrix (b. 1922) on October - 20.   

1989  Anthony Quayle, actor (Moses, Operation Crossbow), dies at 76 on October - 20.   

1990  On October - 20 joel McCrea, actor (Ramrod), dies of pulmonary complications at 84   

1992  On October - 20 orton Chirwa, Malawi's lawyer/Justice minister, dies in captivity   

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  Alfred William Bill Bedford, test Pilot, dies at 75 on October - 20.   

1999  On October - 20 death of calvin Griffith, Former owner of Washington Senators (b. 1911)   

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 this day in history.   

1475  Giovanni Rucellai, Italian poet (Le Api) was born on October - 20.   

1496  Claude de Lutherans, duke of Guise was born on this day in history.   

1616  Thomas Bartholin, Danish physician, mathematician, and theologian (d. 1680) was born on October - 20.   

1620  Aelbert Cuyp, Dutch painter (d. 1691) was born on October - 20.   

1632  Christopher Wren, England, astronomer/great architect was born on this day in history.   

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)