December 20th
163 Notable deaths
C. Aubrey Smith
British actor (1863-1948).
Born July 21st, 1863 in London.
Died December 20th, 1948 at 85 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia). [ref]
Robert Mulligan
American director (1925-2008).
Born August 23rd, 1925 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2008 at 83 years old in Lyme (heart failure). [ref]
Torben Ulrich
Danish tennis player, jazz musician, filmmaker and writer (1928–2023).
Born October 4th, 1928 in Frederiksberg.
Died December 20th, 2023 at 95 years old [ref]
Hans Langsdorff
Recipient of the iron cross.
Born March 20th, 1894 in Bergen auf Rügen.
Died December 20th, 1939 at 45 years old in Buenos Aires (ballistic trauma).
Fritz Pfeffer
German physician.
Born April 30th, 1889 in Giessen.
Died December 20th, 1944 at 55 years old in Neuengamme concentration camp.
James Hilton
British novelist and screenwriter (1900–1954).
Born September 9th, 1900 in Lancashire.
Died December 20th, 1954 at 54 years old in Long Beach (liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma).
Upendrakishore Ray
Indian artist (1863-1915).
Born May 10th, 1863 in Mymensingh District.
Died December 20th, 1915 at 52 years old in Giridih.
Jūzō Itami
Actor, film director.
Born May 5th, 1933 in Kyoto, Ukyō-ku.
Died December 20th, 1997 at 64 years old in Tokyo, Minato-ku (falling).
Irene Hervey
Actress (1909-1998).
Born July 11th, 1909 in Venice.
Died December 20th, 1998 at 89 years old in Woodland Hills (heart failure).
Benigno Aquino, Sr.
Filipino politician who served as speaker of the national assembly of the second philippine republic from 1943 to 1944.
Born September 3rd, 1894 in Concepcion.
Died December 20th, 1947 at 53 years old in Rizal Memorial Coliseum (myocardial infarction).
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe