December 20th
162 Notable deaths
Dean Rusk
United states secretary of state (1909-1994).
Born February 9th, 1909 in Cherokee County. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1994 at 85 years old in Athens (heart failure). [ref]
Donald Moffat
Actor (1930-2018).
Born December 26th, 1930 in Plymouth.
Died December 20th, 2018 at 87 years old in Sleepy Hollow (stroke). [ref]
Om Prakash Chautala
Indian politician.
Born January 1st, 1935 in Sirsa District.
Died December 20th, 2024 at 89 years old in Gurgaon (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Hank Snow
Canadian musician (1914–1999).
Born May 9th, 1914 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1999 at 85 years old in Tennessee (heart failure). [ref]
Léopold Sédar Senghor
First president of senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001).
Born October 9th, 1906 in Joal-Fadiouth. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2001 at 95 years old in France, Verson. [ref]
Junior Johnson
American racecar driver.
Born June 28th, 1931 in Ronda.
Died December 20th, 2019 at 88 years old in Charlotte (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Arnold Stang
American actor (1918–2009).
Born September 28th, 1918 in New York City.
Died December 20th, 2009 at 91 years old in Newton (pneumonia). [ref]
Luis Carrero Blanco
Spanish admiral and politician.
Born March 4th, 1904 in Santoña.
Died December 20th, 1973 at 69 years old in Madrid (explosive device). [ref]
Michèle Morgan
French actress.
Born February 29th, 1920 in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2016 at 96 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. [ref]
Moss Hart
American playwright, librettist, and theatre director (1904-1961).
Born October 24th, 1904 in New York City.
Died December 20th, 1961 at 57 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction).
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Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare