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December 20th
228 Notable deaths
Pavel Vezhinov
Bulgarian writer (1914–1983).
Born November 9th, 1914 in Sofia.
Died December 20th, 1983 at 69 years old in Sofia.
Yuri Pshenichnikov
Soviet footballer (1940-2019).
Born June 2nd, 1940 in Tashkent.
Died December 20th, 2019 at 79 years old in Moscow.
Lloyd Spooner
American sport shooter (1884–1966).
Born October 6th, 1884 in Tacoma.
Died December 20th, 1966 at 82 years old in Zephyrhills.
Johann Friedrich Horner
Swiss ophthalmologist (1831-1886).
Born March 27th, 1831 in Zurich.
Died December 20th, 1886 at 55 years old in Zurich.
Linton Hope
British olympic sailor (1863–1920).
Born April 18th, 1863 in Macclesfield.
Died December 20th, 1920 at 57 years old in Midhurst.
Frank Beal
Actor, film director (1862-1934).
Born September 11th, 1862 in Cleveland.
Died December 20th, 1934 at 72 years old in Hollywood.
William Alexander Smith
Boxer (1904-1955).
Born July 19th, 1904 in Johannesburg.
Died December 20th, 1955 at 51 years old in Johannesburg.
Hans-Emil Schuster
German astronomer.
Born September 19th, 1934 in Hamburg.
Died December 20th, 2024 at 90 years old in Hamburg.
Norberto Boggio
Argentine footballer (1931–2021).
Born August 11th, 1931 in Carreras.
Died December 20th, 2021 at 90 years old in Venado Tuerto. [ref]
Albert Van Vlierberghe
Belgian road bicycle racer (1942–1991).
Born March 18th, 1942 in Belsele.
Died December 20th, 1991 at 49 years old in Sint-Niklaas.
Elizabeth Scott
Mathematician (1917-1988).
Born November 23rd, 1917 in Fort Sill.
Died December 20th, 1988 at 71 years old in Berkeley.
Gyula Maár
Film director, screenwriter (1934-2013).
Born August 2nd, 1934 in Budapest.
Died December 20th, 2013 at 79 years old in Budapest.
Gretchen Lederer
Actress.
Born May 23rd, 1891 in Cologne.
Died December 20th, 1955 at 64 years old in Anaheim.
Jiří Čadek
Czech footballer (1935–2021).
Born December 7th, 1935 in Pavlíkov.
Died December 20th, 2021 at 86 years old [ref]
Édouard Brissaud
French physician (1852–1909).
Born April 15th, 1852 in Besançon.
Died December 20th, 1909 at 57 years old in Paris.
Óscar López
Colombian footballer (1939-2005).
Born April 2nd, 1939 in Medellín.
Died December 20th, 2005 at 66 years old in Cali (diabetes). [ref]
Peer Hultberg
Author, psychoanalyst (1935-2007).
Born November 8th, 1935 in Vangede.
Died December 20th, 2007 at 72 years old in Hamburg. [ref]
Shigeyoshi Suzuki
Japanese association football player and manager (1902–1971).
Born October 13th, 1902 in Fukushima.
Died December 20th, 1971 at 69 years old in Japan.
Jean-Jacques Guyon
French equestrian (1932–2017).
Born December 21st, 1932 in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2017 at 84 years old in Fontainebleau. [ref]
Adolf von Donndorf
German sculptor (1835–1916).
Born February 16th, 1835 in Weimar.
Died December 20th, 1916 at 81 years old in Stuttgart.
Michael Georg Conrad
German philosopher (1846-1927).
Born April 5th, 1846 in Gnodstadt.
Died December 20th, 1927 at 81 years old in Munich.
Fyodor Gladkov
Russian-soviet writer.
Born June 21st, 1883 in Bolshaya Chernavka.
Died December 20th, 1958 at 75 years old in Moscow (esophageal cancer).
Mykhaylo Berkos
Ukrainian artist (1861-1919).
Born September 3rd, 1861 in Odesa.
Died December 20th, 1919 at 58 years old in Kharkiv (typhus).
Angelo Neumann
German author, opera singer and director (1838–1910).
Born August 18th, 1838 in Vienna, Stupava. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1910 at 72 years old in New Town. [ref]
Hana Andronikova
Czech writer and playwright (1967–2011).
Born September 9th, 1967 in Zlín. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2011 at 44 years old in Prague (cancer). [ref]
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After your death, you will be what you were before your birth. Arthur Schopenhauer