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December 20th
157 Notable deaths
Eustace Miles
English real tennis player (1868–1948).
Born September 22nd, 1868 in Hampstead.
Died December 20th, 1948 at 80 years old in London.
Matilda Howell
American archer.
Born August 28th, 1859 in Lebanon.
Died December 20th, 1938 at 79 years old in Norwood.
Karel Kaers
Cyclist.
Born June 3rd, 1914 in Vosselaar.
Died December 20th, 1972 at 58 years old in Antwerp.
Gaston Waringhien
French linguist, lexicographer and esperantist (1901-1991).
Born July 20th, 1901 in Lille.
Died December 20th, 1991 at 90 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Yuri Pshenichnikov
Soviet footballer (1940-2019).
Born June 2nd, 1940 in Tashkent.
Died December 20th, 2019 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Joseph Conombo
Burkinabé politician (1917-2008).
Born February 9th, 1917 in Kombissiri. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2008 at 91 years old in Ouagadougou. [ref]
Coral Buttsworth
Australian tennis player (1900-1985).
Born June 7th, 1900 in New South Wales.
Died December 20th, 1985 at 85 years old in Hazelbrook.
Marguerite Clayton
Actress (1891-1968).
Born April 12th, 1891 in Ogden.
Died December 20th, 1968 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
Pavel Vezhinov
Bulgarian writer (1914-1983).
Born November 9th, 1914 in Sofia. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1983 at 69 years old in Sofia. [ref]
William Alexander Smith
Boxer (1904-1955).
Born July 19th, 1904 in Johannesburg.
Died December 20th, 1955 at 51 years old in Johannesburg.
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