History Deaths on August 20

Ed Freeman, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1927)

#Ed_Freeman

Norris Bradbury, American soldier, physicist, and academic (b. 1909)

#Norris_Bradbury

B. K. S. Iyengar, Indian yoga instructor and author, founded Iyengar Yoga (b. 1918)

#B._K._S._Iyengar

Elmore Leonard, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter (b. 1925)

#Elmore_Leonard

Jerry Lewis, American actor and comedian (b. 1926)

#Jerry_Lewis

Jeremi Wi?niowiecki, Polish nobleman (b. 1612)

#Jeremi_Wi?niowiecki

Sava Stojkov, Serbian painter and educator (b. 1925)

#Sava_Stojkov

Dom Mintoff, Maltese journalist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Malta (b. 1916)

#Dom_Mintoff

Leona Helmsley, American businesswoman (b. 1920)

#Leona_Helmsley

James Whyte, Scottish-Australian politician, 6th Premier of Tasmania (b. 1820)

#James_Whyte_(Australian_politician)

Jerónimo Osório, Portuguese historian and author (b. 1506)

#Jerónimo_Osório

William Waldegrave, 1st Baron Radstock, English admiral and politician, Governor of Newfoundland (b. 1753)

#William_Waldegrave,_1st_Baron_Radstock

Don Hassler, American saxophonist and composer (b. 1929)

#Don_Hassler

Rögnvald Kali Kolsson (b. 1100), Earl of Orkney and Saint

#Rögnvald_Kali_Kolsson

John W. Morris, American general (b. 1921)

#John_W._Morris

Greg MacGregor, Scottish cricketer and rugby player (b. 1869)

#Gregor_MacGregor_(sportsman)

Edward Weston, English-American chemist (b. 1850)

#Edward_Weston

Bernard of Clairvaux, French theologian and saint (b. 1090)

#Bernard_of_Clairvaux

Boris Dubin, Russian sociologist and academic (b. 1946)

#Boris_Dubin

Paul Ehrlich, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1854)

#Paul_Ehrlich

Charles Lilley, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland (b. 1827)

#Charles_Lilley

Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, French sculptor (b. 1714)

#Jean-Baptiste_Pigalle

István Horthy, Hungarian admiral and pilot (b. 1904)

#István_Horthy

Meles Zenawi, Ethiopian soldier and politician, Prime Minister of Ethiopia (b. 1955)

#Meles_Zenawi

Johan de Witt, Dutch mathematician and politician (b. 1625)

#Johan_de_Witt

Uri Avnery, Israeli writer, politician and peace activist (b. 1923)

#Uri_Avnery

Charles Bannerman, Australian cricketer and umpire (b. 1851)

#Charles_Bannerman

Shiranui Dakuemon, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 8th Yokozuna (b. 1801)

#Shiranui_Dakuemon

Joe Rosenthal, American photographer and journalist (b. 1911)

#Joe_Rosenthal

Bo Jonsson, royal marshal of Sweden

#Bo_Jonsson_(Grip)

Alexander Wassilko von Serecki, Austrian lawyer and politician (b. 1827)

#Alexander_Wassilko_von_Serecki

Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke (b. 1319)

#Laurence_Hastings,_1st_Earl_of_Pembroke

William Booth, English preacher, co-founded The Salvation Army (b. 1829)

#William_Booth

Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1882)

#Percy_Williams_Bridgman

Jules Laforgue, French poet and author (b. 1860)

#Jules_Laforgue

?zzettin Çal??lar, Turkish general (b. 1882)

#?zzettin_Çal??lar

Eadberht of Northumbria

#Eadberht_of_Northumbria

Agnes Giberne, Indian-English astronomer and author (b. 1845)

#Agnes_Giberne

Sir Charles Sedley, 5th Baronet, English playwright and politician, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1639)

#Sir_Charles_Sedley,_5th_Baronet

??ng Phong, Vietnamese economist and historian (b. 1937)

#??ng_Phong

Enrique Flórez, Spanish historian and author (b. 1701)

#Enrique_Flórez

William Irvine, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Victoria (b. 1858)

#William_Irvine_(Australian_politician)

Miguel López de Legazpi, Spanish navigator and politician, 1st Governor-General of the Philippines (b. 1502)

#Miguel_López_de_Legazpi

Pope Pius X (b. 1835)

#Pope_Pius_X

Joan Voûte, Dutch astronomer (b. 1879)

#Joan_Voûte

Hugo Pratt, Italian author and illustrator (b. 1927)

#Hugo_Pratt

Juan Bautista Ceballos, President of Mexico (1853) (b. 1811)

#Juan_Bautista_Ceballos

Georg von Frundsberg, German knight and landowner (b. 1473)

#Georg_von_Frundsberg

Marian McPartland, English-American pianist and composer (b. 1918)

#Marian_McPartland

Hua Guofeng, Chinese politician, 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1921)

#Hua_Guofeng

Joe Dassin, American-French singer-songwriter (b. 1938)

#Joe_Dassin

Agrippa Postumus, Roman son of Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (b. 12 BC)

#Agrippa_Postumus

Egon Bahr, German journalist and politician, Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany (b. 1922)

#Egon_Bahr

Pope Pius VII (b. 1740)

#Pope_Pius_VII

Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher and academic (b. 1912)

#Bernard_Delfgaauw

Kim Stanley, American actress (b. 1925)

#Kim_Stanley

Phyllis Diller, American actress and comedian (b. 1917)

#Phyllis_Diller

Geert Groote, Dutch preacher, founded the Brethren of the Common Life (b. 1340)

#Geert_Groote

Anton Buslov, Russian astrophysicist and journalist (b. 1983)

#Anton_Buslov

William Fraser, bishop and Guardian of Scotland

#William_Fraser_(bishop_of_St_Andrews)

Martin Opitz, German poet and hymnwriter (b. 1597)

#Martin_Opitz

William Bedloe, English spy (b. 1650)

#William_Bedloe

Edmund Szoka, American cardinal (b. 1927)

#Edmund_Szoka

Oswine of Deira

#Oswine_of_Deira

Cornelis de Witt, Dutch lawyer and politician (b. 1623)

#Cornelis_de_Witt

Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury, English soldier and diplomat (b. 1583)

#Edward_Herbert,_1st_Baron_Herbert_of_Cherbury

Tomás Luis de Victoria, Spanish priest and composer (b. 1548)

#Tomás_Luis_de_Victoria

Stephanie Tubbs Jones, American lawyer and politician (b. 1949)

#Stephanie_Tubbs_Jones

Adolf von Baeyer, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1835)

#Adolf_von_Baeyer

Frank Wilkes, Australian soldier and politician (b. 1922)

Paul Kibblewhite, New Zealand chemist and engineer (b. 1941)

Buddy MacMaster, Canadian singer-songwriter and fiddler (b. 1924)

Lois Mai Chan, Taiwanese-American librarian, author, and academic (b. 1934)

Ted Post, American director and screenwriter (b. 1918)

Narendra Dabholkar, Indian author and activist (b. 1945)

Sathima Bea Benjamin, South African singer-songwriter (b. 1936)

Mika Yamamoto, Japanese journalist (b. 1967)

Len Quested, English footballer and manager (b. 1925)

Daryl Hine, Canadian-American poet and academic (b. 1936)

Ram Sharan Sharma, Indian historian and academic (b. 1919)

Karla Kuskin, American author and illustrator (b. 1932)

Larry Knechtel, American keyboardist and bass player (b. 1940)

Gene Upshaw, American football player (b. 1945)

S. Sivamaharajah, Sri Lankan Tamil newspaper publisher and politician (b. 1938)

Bryan Budd, Northern Ireland-born English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (b. 1977)

Krzysztof Raczkowski, Polish drummer and songwriter (b. 1970)

Thomas Herrion, American football player (b. 1981)

Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and author (b. 1915)

Léon Dion, Canadian political scientist and academic (b. 1922)

Rio Reiser, German singer-songwriter (b. 1950)

Walenty K?yszejko, Estonian–Polish basketball player and coach (b. 1909)

Milton Acorn, Canadian poet and playwright (b. 1923)

Wilhelm Meendsen-Bohlken, German admiral (b. 1897)

Donald O. Hebb, Canadian psychologist and academic (b. 1904)

Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish actress (b. 1929)

Christian Dotremont, Belgian painter and poet (b. 1922)

Rashid Minhas, Pakistani lieutenant and pilot (b. 1951)

Jonathan Daniels, American seminarian and civil rights activist (b. 1939)

Agnes Bulmer, English merchant and poet (b. 1775)

Nicolas Gigault, French organist and composer (b. 1627)

Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (b. 1413)

Pope John XIV

Constantine Lips, Byzantine admiral

Mochta, Irish missionary and saint