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December 20th
173 Notable deaths
Ali bin Hamud of Zanzibar
Sultan of zanzibar (1884-1918).
Born June 7th, 1884 in Zanzibar.
Died December 20th, 1918 at 34 years old in Paris.
Amata Kabua
Former president of the marshall islands (1928-1996).
Born November 17th, 1928 in Jaluit Atoll.
Died December 20th, 1996 at 68 years old in Honolulu (disease). [ref]
Karl Rolvaag
American diplomat (1913-1990).
Born July 18th, 1913 in Northfield.
Died December 20th, 1990 at 77 years old in Northfield.
Riccardo Freda
Italian film director (1909–1999).
Born February 24th, 1909 in Alexandria.
Died December 20th, 1999 at 90 years old in Rome.
Albin Planinc
Slovenian chess grandmaster.
Born April 18th, 1944 in Briše.
Died December 20th, 2008 at 64 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
Hans Hartwig von Beseler
German military leader (1850-1921).
Born April 27th, 1850 in Greifswald.
Died December 20th, 1921 at 71 years old in Babelsberg.
Hans von Obstfelder
German general.
Born September 6th, 1886 in Steinbach-Hallenberg.
Died December 20th, 1976 at 90 years old in Wiesbaden.
Olga Lepeshinskaya
Soviet ballet dancer.
Born September 28th, 1916 in Kyiv.
Died December 20th, 2008 at 92 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Nicette Bruno
Brazilian actress (1933–2020).
Born January 7th, 1933 in Niterói.
Died December 20th, 2020 at 87 years old in Rio de Janeiro (COVID-19). [ref]
James H. Duff
American politician (1883-1969).
Born January 21st, 1883 in Mansfield.
Died December 20th, 1969 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
Deaths 81 to 90 of 173
When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid