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December 20th
228 Notable deaths
Charley Rogers
British actor, film director and screenwriter (1887-1956).
Born January 15th, 1887 in Birmingham.
Died December 20th, 1956 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision).
Joan Maragall
Spanish catalan poet, journalist and translator (1860–1911).
Born January 1st, 1861 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1911 at 50 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Matti Ahde
Finnish politician (1945-2019).
Born December 23rd, 1945 in Oulu.
Died December 20th, 2019 at 73 years old in Helsinki (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Albert Chevallier Tayler
English artist (1862-1925).
Born April 5th, 1862 in Essex, Leytonstone.
Died December 20th, 1925 at 63 years old in London.
Clara Thompson
American psychiatrist & psychoanalyst (1893-1958).
Born October 3rd, 1893 in Providence.
Died December 20th, 1958 at 65 years old in New York City.
Nestor Kukolnik
Russian writer (1809–1868).
Born September 20th, 1809 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 20th, 1868 at 59 years old in Taganrog.
Henry Miers Elliot
British historian and colonial administrator (1808–1853).
Born March 1st, 1808 in Westminster.
Died December 20th, 1853 at 45 years old in Cape of Good Hope.
André Dewavrin
French intelligence officer (1911–1998).
Born June 9th, 1911 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 20th, 1998 at 87 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Ezra Vogel
American academic, sinologist (1930–2020).
Born July 11th, 1930 in Delaware.
Died December 20th, 2020 at 90 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Julius Scheiner
German astronomer (1858-1913).
Born November 25th, 1858 in Cologne.
Died December 20th, 1913 at 55 years old in Potsdam.
Arturo Riccardi
Italian admiral (1878-1966).
Born October 30th, 1878 in Saluzzo.
Died December 20th, 1966 at 88 years old in Rome.
Princess Sophie Dorothea of Thurn and Taxis
German princess (1800–1870).
Born March 4th, 1800 in Regensburg.
Died December 20th, 1870 at 70 years old in Regensburg.
Date Munenari
Eighth head of the uwajima domain (1818-1892).
Born September 1st, 1818 in Edo.
Died December 20th, 1892 at 74 years old in Imado.
Sofija Jovanović
Serbian war heroine.
Born January 26th, 1892 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1979 at 87 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Romain Bussine
French opera singer (1830–1899).
Born November 4th, 1830 in Paris.
Died December 20th, 1899 at 69 years old in Paris.
Carl Locher
Danish realist painter (1851-1915).
Born November 21st, 1851 in Flensburg.
Died December 20th, 1915 at 64 years old in Skagen.
James Philip Eagle
American politician (1837-1904).
Born August 10th, 1837 in Maury County. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1904 at 67 years old in Little Rock. [ref]
Patriarch Diodoros of Jerusalem
Patriarch of jerusalem (1923-2000).
Born August 14th, 1923 in Chios.
Died December 20th, 2000 at 77 years old in Jerusalem (diabetes).
Alfred Jansa
Austrian soldier (1884–1963).
Born July 16th, 1884 in Ivano-Frankivsk.
Died December 20th, 1963 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Jean Gilbert
German composer and conductor (1879–1942).
Born February 11th, 1879 in Hamburg.
Died December 20th, 1942 at 63 years old in Buenos Aires.
Edvard Brandes
Danish politician, critic and author (1847-1931).
Born October 21st, 1847 in Copenhagen.
Died December 20th, 1931 at 84 years old in Copenhagen.
Adolfo Consolini
Italian discus thrower (1917–1969).
Born January 5th, 1917 in Costermano sul Garda.
Died December 20th, 1969 at 52 years old in Milan (hepatitis). [ref]
Fu Ssu-nien
Chinese linguist (1896-1950).
Born March 26th, 1896 in Shandong.
Died December 20th, 1950 at 54 years old in Taipei (cerebral hemorrhage).
Leon Sperling
Polish footballer (1900-1941).
Born August 7th, 1900 in Kraków.
Died December 20th, 1941 at 41 years old in Lviv, Lvov Ghetto.
Nelly Omar
Argentine actress and singer.
Born September 10th, 1911 in Buenos Aires Province, Guaminí.
Died December 20th, 2013 at 102 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest).
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Death and pain are windows to great insight if you have the strength to look through them. James Pierce