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History Deaths on December 20

By  Santos Ferrer Ytzehr  20 Dec   108 Views

History Deaths on December 20

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Roy O. Disney, American banker and businessman, co-founded The Walt Disney Company (b. 1893)

#Roy_O._Disney

In 1971

Arthur Morgan, Australian politician, 16th Premier of Queensland (b. 1856)

#Arthur_Morgan_(Queensland_politician)

In 1916

Moss Hart, American director and playwright (b. 1904)

#Moss_Hart

In 1961

André Jolivet, French guitarist and composer (b. 1905)

#André_Jolivet

In 1974

John Steinbeck, American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)

#John_Steinbeck

In 1968

Hans Hartwig von Beseler, German general and politician (b. 1850)

#Hans_Hartwig_von_Beseler

In 1921

Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther (b. 1499)

#Katharina_von_Bora

In 1552

Victor Merzhanov, Russian pianist and educator (b. 1919)

#Victor_Merzhanov

In 2012

Lucien Petit-Breton, French-Argentinian cyclist (b. 1882)

#Lucien_Petit-Breton

In 1917

Louis, dauphin of France (b. 1729)

#Louis,_Dauphin_of_France_(son_of_Louis_XV)

In 1765

Igor Severyanin, Russian-Estonian poet and author (b. 1887)

#Igor_Severyanin

In 1941

Francesco Bentivegna, Italian activist (b. 1820)

#Francesco_Bentivegna

In 1856

Earle Page, Australian soldier and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1880)

#Earle_Page

In 1961

Ramón Carrillo, Argentinian neurologist and physician (b. 1906)

#Ramón_Carrillo

In 1956

Stefan Dušan, emperor of Serbia (b. 1308)

#Stefan_Dušan

In 1355

Philip Fysh, English-Australian politician, 12th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1835)

#Philip_Fysh

In 1919

Eric Campbell, British actor (b. 1879)

#Eric_Campbell_(actor)

In 1917

Ambroise Paré, French physician and surgeon (b. 1510)

#Ambroise_Paré

In 1590

Zephyrinus, pope of the Catholic Church

#Pope_Zephyrinus

In 217

Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni, Italian poet and academic (b. 1692)

#Carlo_Innocenzo_Frugoni

In 1768

Carl Sagan, American astronomer, astrophysicist, and cosmologist (b. 1934)

#Carl_Sagan

In 1996

Enrico Mizzi, Maltese lawyer and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1885)

#Enrico_Mizzi

In 1950

Erich Ludendorff, German general (b. 1865)

#Erich_Ludendorff

In 1937

Émile Loubet, French lawyer and politician, 8th President of France (b. 1838)

#Émile_Loubet

In 1929

Dimitris Rontiris, Greek actor and director (b. 1899)

#Dimitris_Rontiris

In 1981

Richard J. Daley, American lawyer and politician, 48th Mayor of Chicago (b. 1902)

#Richard_J._Daley

In 1976

Albert Van Vlierberghe, Belgian cyclist (b. 1942)

#Albert_Van_Vlierberghe

In 1991

Adolfo Orsi, Italian businessman (b. 1888)

#Adolfo_Orsi

In 1972

Jean Jannon, French designer and typefounder (b. 1580)

#Jean_Jannon

In 1658

Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegalese poet and politician, 1st President of Senegal (b. 1906)

#Léopold_Sédar_Senghor

In 2001

Robert Mulligan, American director and producer (b. 1925)

#Robert_Mulligan

In 2008

Bobby Darin, American singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1936)

#Bobby_Darin

In 1973

Dmitry Ustinov, Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union (1976-84) (b. 1908)

#Dmitry_Ustinov

In 1984

Peter of Moscow, Russian metropolitan bishop

#Saint_Peter_of_Moscow

In 1326

Margaret of Provence, French queen (b. 1221)

#Margaret_of_Provence

In 1295

John Bell, American farmer (b. 1750)

#John_Bell_(farmer)

In 1820

Alfonso III, king of Asturias

#Alfonso_III_of_Asturias

In 910

Juhan Simm, Estonian composer and conductor (b. 1885)

#Juhan_Simm

In 1959

Dean Rusk, American lawyer, and politician, 54th United States Secretary of State (b. 1909)

#Dean_Rusk

In 1994

Per-Ingvar Brånemark, Swedish surgeon and academic (b. 1929)

#Per-Ingvar_Brånemark

In 2014

W. Edwards Deming, American statistician, author, and academic (b. 1900)

#W._Edwards_Deming

In 1993

R. A. Bevan, English advertiser (b. 1901)

#R._A._Bevan

In 1974

Denise Levertov, English-American poet and translator (b. 1923)

#Denise_Levertov

In 1997

Arnold Stang, American actor (b. 1918)

#Arnold_Stang

In 2009

George C. Magoun, American businessman (b. 1840)

#George_C._Magoun

In 1893

Robert Knox, Scottish surgeon and zoologist (b. 1791)

#Robert_Knox

In 1862

Brittany Murphy, American actress (b. 1977)

#Brittany_Murphy

In 2009

Riccardo Freda, Egyptian-Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1909)

#Riccardo_Freda

In 1999

Hank Snow, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1914)

#Hank_Snow

In 1999

Kangxi, emperor of the Qing Dynasty (b. 1654)

#Kangxi_Emperor

In 1722

Linton Hope, English sailor and architect (b. 1863)

#Linton_Hope

In 1920

John Freeman, English lawyer, politician, and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States (b. 1915)

#John_Freeman_(British_politician)

In 2014

Sacagawea, American explorer (b. 1788)

#Sacagawea

In 1812

Raoul Bott, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic (b. 1923)

#Raoul_Bott

In 2005

Annie Armstrong, American missionary (b. 1850)

#Annie_Armstrong

In 1938

Martin O'Meara, Irish-Australian sergeant, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1882)

#Martin_O'Meara

In 1935

Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon, English field marshal and politician, Governor of Portsmouth (b. 1675)

#Richard_Boyle,_2nd_Viscount_Shannon

In 1740

Igor Troubetzkoy, Russian aristocrat and race car driver (b. 1912)

#Igor_Troubetzkoy

In 2008

Arthur Rubinstein, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1887)

#Arthur_Rubinstein

In 1982

Luis Carrero Blanco, Spanish admiral and politician, 69th President of the Government of Spain (b. 1904; assassinated)

#Luis_Carrero_Blanco

In 1973

Pyotr Bolotnikov, Russian runner (b. 1930)

In 2013

Robert Juniper, Australian painter and sculptor (b. 1929)

In 2012

Stan Charlton, English footballer and manager (b. 1929)

In 2012

Barry Reckord, Jamaican playwright and screenwriter (b. 1926)

In 2011

K. P. Ratnam, Sri Lankan academic and politician (b. 1914)

In 2010

James Robert Mann, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1920)

In 2010

Adrian Mitchell, English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1932)

In 2008

Anne Rogers Clark, American dog breeder and trainer (b. 1929)

In 2006

Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, English physiologist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1916)

In 1998

Dawn Steel, American film producer (b. 1946)

In 1997

Dick Spooner, English cricketer (b. 1919)

In 1997

Madge Sinclair, Jamaican-American actress (b. 1938)

In 1995

Nazife Güran, Turkish composer and educator (b. 1921)

In 1993

Sam Rabin, English wrestler, singer, and sculptor (b. 1903)

In 1991

Simone Beck, French chef and author (b. 1904)

In 1991

Joe DeSa, American baseball player (b. 1959)

In 1986

Stanley Milgram, American psychologist and academic (b. 1933)

In 1984

Rajani Palme Dutt, English journalist and politician (b. 1896)

In 1974

James Hilton, English-American author and screenwriter (b. 1900)

In 1954

Hans Langsdorff, German captain (b. 1894)

In 1939

Matilda Howell, American archer (b. 1859)

In 1938

Frederick Semple, American golfer and tennis player (b. 1872)

In 1927

Upendrakishore Ray, Indian painter and composer (b. 1863)

In 1915

Gaspar Tochman, Polish-American colonel and lawyer (b. 1797)

In 1880

Antonio Soler, Spanish priest and composer (b. 1729)

In 1783

Augustus Quirinus Rivinus, German physician and botanist (b. 1652)

In 1723

Johannes Lupi, Flemish composer (b. 1506)

In 1539

John I, duke of Bavaria (b. 1329)

In 1340

Fujiwara no Kanemichi, Japanese statesman (b. 925)

In 977

Æthelbald, king of Wessex (b. 834)

In 860

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