December 20th
163 Notable deaths
Per-Ingvar Brånemark
Swedish anatomist (1929-2014).
Died December 20th, 2014 at 85 years old in Gothenburg. [ref]
Ben Sharpsteen
Film director, film producer (1895-1980).
Born November 4th, 1895 in Tacoma.
Died December 20th, 1980 at 85 years old in Calistoga.
Eric Campbell
British actor (1880-1917).
Born April 26th, 1880 in Sale. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1917 at 37 years old in Los Angeles (traffic collision). [ref]
Adrian Mitchell
British writer (1932–2008).
Born October 24th, 1932 in Hampstead Heath.
Died December 20th, 2008 at 76 years old in North London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Merna Kennedy
Actress (1908-1944).
Born September 7th, 1908 in Kankakee. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1944 at 36 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Caesar von Hofacker
German luftwaffe lieutenant-colonel, member of the 20 july 1944 plot.
Born March 11th, 1896 in Ludwigsburg.
Died December 20th, 1944 at 48 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Grote Reber
American pioneer of radio astronomy (1911–2002).
Born December 22nd, 1911 in Wheaton.
Died December 20th, 2002 at 90 years old in Ouse.
André Jolivet
French composer.
Born August 8th, 1905 in Paris. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1974 at 69 years old in Paris. [ref]
Michał Urbaniak
Polish jazz musician.
Born January 22nd, 1943 in Warsaw.
Died December 20th, 2025 at 82 years old [ref]
Alexander Chizhevsky
Interdisciplinary scientist and cosmist (1897-1964).
Born February 7th, 1897 in Ciechanowiec.
Died December 20th, 1964 at 67 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 163
The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there’s no risk of accident for someone who’s dead. Albert Einstein