December 20th
173 Notable deaths
Albert Chevallier Tayler
English artist (1862-1925).
Born April 5th, 1862 in Essex. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1925 at 63 years old in London.
Clara Thompson
American psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1893-1958).
Born October 3rd, 1893 in Providence.
Died December 20th, 1958 at 65 years old in New York City.
Julius Scheiner
German astronomer (1858-1913).
Born November 25th, 1858 in Cologne.
Died December 20th, 1913 at 55 years old in Potsdam.
Arturo Riccardi
Italian admiral (1878-1966).
Born October 30th, 1878 in Saluzzo.
Died December 20th, 1966 at 88 years old in Rome.
Sofija Jovanović
Serbian war heroine.
Born January 26th, 1892 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1979 at 87 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Carl Locher
Danish realist painter (1851-1915).
Born November 21st, 1851 in Flensburg.
Died December 20th, 1915 at 64 years old in Skagen.
Jean Gilbert
German composer and conductor (1879–1942).
Born February 11th, 1879 in Hamburg.
Died December 20th, 1942 at 63 years old in Buenos Aires.
Adolfo Consolini
Italian discus thrower (1917–1969).
Born January 5th, 1917 in Costermano sul Garda.
Died December 20th, 1969 at 52 years old in Milan (hepatitis). [ref]
Nelly Omar
Argentine actress and singer.
Born September 10th, 1911 in Guaminí.
Died December 20th, 2013 at 102 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest).
Klaus Hagerup
Norwegian author, actor and director (1946–2018).
Born March 5th, 1946 in Haugerud.
Died December 20th, 2018 at 72 years old in Oslo (cancer). [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 173
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde