December 20th
173 Notable deaths
William Alexander Smith
Boxer (1904-1955).
Born July 19th, 1904 in Johannesburg.
Died December 20th, 1955 at 51 years old in Johannesburg.
Hans-Emil Schuster
German astronomer.
Born September 19th, 1934 in Hamburg.
Died December 20th, 2024 at 90 years old in Hamburg.
Norberto Boggio
Argentine footballer.
Born August 11th, 1931 in Santa Fe.
Died December 20th, 2021 at 90 years old [ref]
Albert Van Vlierberghe
Road bicycle racer (1942-1991).
Born March 18th, 1942 in Belsele.
Died December 20th, 1991 at 49 years old in Sint-Niklaas.
Elizabeth Scott
Mathematician (1917-1988).
Born November 23rd, 1917 in Fort Sill.
Died December 20th, 1988 at 71 years old in Berkeley.
Gyula Maár
Film director, screenwriter (1934-2013).
Born August 2nd, 1934 in Budapest.
Died December 20th, 2013 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Jiří Čadek
Czech footballer (1935–2021).
Born December 7th, 1935 in Pavlíkov.
Died December 20th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Édouard Brissaud
French physician.
Born April 15th, 1852 in Besançon. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1909 at 57 years old in Paris.
Óscar López
Colombian footballer (1939-2005).
Born April 2nd, 1939 in Medellín.
Died December 20th, 2005 at 66 years old in Cali (diabetes). [ref]
Peer Hultberg
Author, psychoanalyst (1935-2007).
Born November 8th, 1935 in Vangede.
Died December 20th, 2007 at 72 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 173
Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir