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December 20th
153 Notable deaths
Riccardo Freda
Italian film director.
Born February 24th, 1909 in Alexandria. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1999 at 90 years old in Rome. [ref]
Hans Hartwig von Beseler
German military leader (1850-1921).
Born April 27th, 1850 in Greifswald.
Died December 20th, 1921 at 71 years old in Babelsberg.
Ali bin Hamud of Zanzibar
Sultan of zanzibar (1884-1918).
Born June 7th, 1884 in Zanzibar.
Died December 20th, 1918 at 34 years old in Paris.
Yury Tynyanov
Russian writer.
Born October 18th, 1894 in Rēzekne.
Died December 20th, 1943 at 49 years old in Moscow (multiple sclerosis). [ref]
James H. Duff
American politician (1883-1969).
Born January 21st, 1883 in Mansfield.
Died December 20th, 1969 at 86 years old in Washington, D.C..
Käthe von Nagy
Hungarian actress (1904-1973).
Born April 4th, 1904 in Subotica.
Died December 20th, 1973 at 69 years old in Los Angeles.
Lucien Petit-Breton
French cyclist.
Born October 18th, 1882 in Plessé. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1917 at 35 years old in Troyes (traffic collision). [ref]
Enrico Mizzi
Prime minister of malta (1950).
Born September 20th, 1885 in Valletta.
Died December 20th, 1950 at 65 years old in Valletta.
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]
Raisa Aronova
Soviet aviator (1920-1982); hero of the soviet union.
Born February 10th, 1920 in Saratov.
Died December 20th, 1982 at 62 years old in Moscow.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 153
Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams