December 20th
163 Notable deaths
William Lundigan
Actor (1914-1975).
Born June 12th, 1914 in Syracuse. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1975 at 61 years old in Duarte (disease). [ref]
Hussein-Ali Montazeri
Iranian islamic theologian, islamic democracy activist, writer and human rights activist (1922-2009).
Born September 22nd, 1922 in Najafabad.
Died December 20th, 2009 at 87 years old in Qom (cardiovascular disease).
Jeanne Carmen
American model, actress and trick golfer (1930-2007).
Born August 4th, 1930 in Paragould.
Died December 20th, 2007 at 77 years old in Irvine (lymphoma). [ref]
Denise Levertov
British-american poet (1923-1997).
Born October 24th, 1923 in Ilford.
Died December 20th, 1997 at 74 years old in Seattle.
Earle Page
Australian politician, 11th prime minister of australia (1880-1961).
Born August 8th, 1880 in Grafton.
Died December 20th, 1961 at 81 years old in Sydney (lung cancer).
Emil Artin
Austrian mathematician (1898-1962).
Born March 3rd, 1898 in Vienna. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1962 at 64 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Bill Brandt
German-british photographer.
Born May 3rd, 1904 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1983 at 79 years old in London. [ref]
Dmitriy Ustinov
Soviet military commander and politician (1908-1984).
Born October 30th, 1908 in Samara.
Died December 20th, 1984 at 76 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
George Eastham
English association football player and manager (1936–2024).
Born September 23rd, 1936 in Blackpool.
Died December 20th, 2024 at 88 years old in London. [ref]
Ned Washington
American lyricist (1901-1976).
Born August 15th, 1901 in Scranton. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1976 at 75 years old in Beverly Hills. [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 163
I want to be all used up when I die. George Bernard Shaw