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December 20th
164 Notable deaths
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.
Died December 20th, 1983 at 69 years old in Sofia.
William Alexander Smith
Boxer (1904-1955).
Born July 19th, 1904 in Johannesburg.
Died December 20th, 1955 at 51 years old in Johannesburg.
Norberto Boggio
Argentine footballer.
Born August 11th, 1931 in Santa Fe.
Died December 20th, 2021 at 90 years old [ref]
Jiří Čadek
Czech footballer (1935–2021).
Born December 7th, 1935 in Pavlíkov.
Died December 20th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Lloyd Spooner
American sport shooter (1884–1966).
Born October 6th, 1884 in Tacoma.
Died December 20th, 1966 at 82 years old in Zephyrhills.
Frank Beal
Actor, film director (1862-1934).
Born September 11th, 1862 in Cleveland.
Died December 20th, 1934 at 72 years old in Hollywood.
Hans-Emil Schuster
German astronomer.
Born September 19th, 1934 in Hamburg.
Died December 20th, 2024 at 90 years old in Hamburg.
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