December 20th
173 Notable deaths
Irene Hervey
Actress (1909-1998).
Born July 11th, 1909 in Venice.
Died December 20th, 1998 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills (heart failure).
William Lundigan
Actor (1914-1975).
Born June 12th, 1914 in Syracuse. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1975 at 61 years old in Duarte (disease). [ref]
Dmitriy Ustinov
Soviet military commander and politician (1908-1984).
Born October 30th, 1908 in Samara.
Died December 20th, 1984 at 76 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
George Eastham
English association football player and manager (1936–2024).
Born September 23rd, 1936 in Blackpool.
Died December 20th, 2024 at 88 years old in London. [ref]
Emil Artin
Austrian-armenian mathematician (1898–1962).
Born March 3rd, 1898 in Vienna.
Died December 20th, 1962 at 64 years old in Hamburg (myocardial infarction).
Earle Page
Australian politician, 11th prime minister of australia (1880-1961).
Born August 8th, 1880 in Grafton.
Died December 20th, 1961 at 81 years old in Sydney (lung cancer).
Jeanne Carmen
American model, actress and trick golfer (1930-2007).
Born August 4th, 1930 in Paragould.
Died December 20th, 2007 at 77 years old in Irvine (lymphoma). [ref]
Denise Levertov
British-american poet (1923-1997).
Born October 24th, 1923 in Ilford.
Died December 20th, 1997 at 74 years old in Seattle.
Raoul Bott
Hungarian-born mathematician.
Born September 24th, 1923 in Budapest.
Died December 20th, 2005 at 82 years old in San Diego, Carlsbad (lung cancer). [ref]
Ned Washington
American lyricist (1901-1976).
Born August 15th, 1901 in Scranton. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1976 at 75 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 173
Life has more meaning in the face of death. Robert Greene