History Deaths on October 20

Max Kohnstamm, Dutch historian and diplomat (b. 1914)

#Max_Kohnstamm

Herbert Hoover, American engineer and politician, 31st President of the United States (b. 1874)

#Herbert_Hoover

Paul Dirac, English-American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1902)

#Paul_Dirac

Jovanka Broz, Croatian-Serbian colonel (b. 1924)

#Jovanka_Broz

Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet and translator (b. 1846)

#Naim_Frashëri

Burt Lancaster, American actor (b. 1913)

#Burt_Lancaster

João de Barros, Portuguese historian and author (b. 1496)

#João_de_Barros

David B. Hill, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of New York (b. 1843)

#David_B._Hill

Andrey Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1903)

#Andrey_Kolmogorov

Jacopo della Quercia, Sienese sculptor (b. c. 1374)

#Jacopo_della_Quercia

Jane Wyatt, American actress (b. 1910)

#Jane_Wyatt

Oscar de la Renta, Dominican-American fashion designer (b. 1932)

#Oscar_de_la_Renta

Aelia Eudocia, Byzantine wife of Theodosius II (b. 401)

#Aelia_Eudocia

Jack Lynch, Irish footballer, lawyer, and politician, 5th Taoiseach of Ireland (b. 1917)

#Jack_Lynch

Przemys?aw Gintrowski, Polish poet and composer (b. 1951)

#Przemys?aw_Gintrowski

Robert E. Kramek, former United States Coast Guard admiral (b. 1939)

#Robert_E._Kramek

Richard Francis Burton, English-Italian geographer and explorer (b. 1821)

#Richard_Francis_Burton

Lawrence Dale Bell, American industrialist and founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation (b. 1894)

#Lawrence_Dale_Bell

Mutassim Gaddafi, Libyan colonel (b. 1977)

#Mutassim_Gaddafi

George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall (b. 1797)

#George_Chichester,_3rd_Marquess_of_Donegall

René Burri, Swiss photographer and journalist (b. 1933)

#René_Burri

Henry L. Stimson, American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 46th United States Secretary of State (b. 1867)

#Henry_L._Stimson

Champ Ferguson, American guerrilla leader (b. 1821)

#Champ_Ferguson

Muammar Gaddafi, Libyan colonel and politician, Prime Minister of Libya (b. 1942)

#Muammar_Gaddafi

Arthur Henderson, Scottish-English politician, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1863)

#Arthur_Henderson

Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, condottiero (b. 1490)

#Francesco_Maria_I_della_Rovere,_Duke_of_Urbino

Michalis Dorizas, Greek-American javelin thrower and football player (b. 1890)

#Michalis_Dorizas

Ralph d'Escures, archbishop of Canterbury

#Ralph_d'Escures

Chuck Hiller, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1934)

#Chuck_Hiller

Michael Maestlin, German astronomer and mathematician (b. 1550)

#Michael_Maestlin

Christophe de Margerie, French businessman (b. 1951)

#Christophe_de_Margerie

Yasushi Sugiyama, Japanese painter (b. 1909)

#Yasushi_Sugiyama

Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese politician and diplomat, 32nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1878)

#Shigeru_Yoshida

Vaiben Louis Solomon, Australian politician, 21st Premier of South Australia (b. 1853)

#Vaiben_Louis_Solomon

Gene Hickerson, American football player (b. 1935)

#Gene_Hickerson

Jack Elam, American actor (b. 1918)

#Jack_Elam

Anne Sullivan, American educator (b. 1866)

#Anne_Sullivan

Thomas Linacre, English physician and scholar (b. 1460)

#Thomas_Linacre

Farooq Leghari, Pakistani politician, 8th President of Pakistan (b. 1940)

#Farooq_Leghari

Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1685)

#Charles_VI,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

André van der Louw, Dutch lawyer and politician, 16th Mayor of Rotterdam (b. 1933)

#André_van_der_Louw

Kazimierz ?aski, Polish-Austrian economist and academic (b. 1921)

#Kazimierz_?aski

John McConnell, American activist, created Earth Day (b. 1915)

#John_McConnell_(peace_activist)

Michael William Balfe, Irish violinist and composer (b. 1808)

#Michael_William_Balfe

Dave May, American baseball player (b. 1943)

#Dave_May

Junko Tabei, Japanese mountaineer (b. 1939)

#Junko_Tabei

Harlow Shapley, American astronomer and academic (b. 1885)

#Harlow_Shapley

Calvin Griffith, Canadian-American businessman (b. 1911)

#Calvin_Griffith

Karl Christian Ulmann, Latvian-German theologian and academic (b. 1793)

#Karl_Christian_Ulmann

Carl Ferdinand Cori, Czech-American biochemist and pharmacologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1896)

#Carl_Ferdinand_Cori

Eugene V. Debs, American union leader and politician (b. 1855)

#Eugene_V._Debs

Anthony Hecht, American poet and educator (b. 1923)

#Anthony_Hecht

Klaus Störtebeker, German pirate

#Klaus_Störtebeker

Ian Steel, Scottish cyclist and manager (b. 1928)

#Ian_Steel

Wim Kok, Dutch prime minister (b. 1938)

#Wim_Kok

John Tonkin, Australian politician, 20th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1902)

#John_Tonkin

Paul Kurtz, American philosopher and academic (b. 1925)

#Paul_Kurtz

Lawrence Klein, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)

#Lawrence_Klein

Michael Meacher, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (b. 1939)

#Michael_Meacher

Gunnar Asplund, Swedish architect and academic, co-designed Skogskyrkogården (b. 1885)

#Gunnar_Asplund

James Anthony Froude, English historian, novelist, biographer and editor (b. 1818)

#James_Anthony_Froude

Teresa d'Entença, Countess of Urgell (b. 1300)

#Teresa_d'Entença

Abu-Bakr Yunis Jabr, Libyan politician (b. 1942)

#Abu-Bakr_Yunis_Jabr

E. Donnall Thomas, American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)

#E._Donnall_Thomas

Sheila Scott, English pilot and author (b. 1922)

#Sheila_Scott

Anthony Quayle, English actor and director (b. 1913)

#Anthony_Quayle

Arno Gruen, German-Swiss psychologist and psychoanalyst (b. 1923)

#Arno_Gruen

Gunnar Nilsson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1948)

#Gunnar_Nilsson

Joel McCrea, American actor (b. 1905)

#Joel_McCrea

Archibald Pitcairne, Scottish physician and academic (b. 1652)

#Archibald_Pitcairne

Makis Dendrinos, Greek basketball player and coach (b. 1950)

Sid Yudain, American journalist, founded Roll Call (b. 1923)

Larri Thomas, American actress and dancer (b. 1932)

Joginder Singh, Kenyan race car driver (b. 1932)

Don James, American football player and coach (b. 1932)

Raymond Watson, American businessman (b. 1926)

Eva Ibbotson, Austrian-English author (b. 1925)

Bob Guccione, American publisher, founded Penthouse magazine (b. 1930)

W. Cary Edwards, American politician (b. 1944)

Max McGee, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1932)

Arnold Viiding, Estonian shot putter and discus thrower (b. 1911)

Eva Švankmajerová, Czech painter and poet (b. 1940)

Shirley Horn, American singer and pianist (b. 1934)

Ted Ammon, American financier and banker (b. 1949)

Christopher Stone, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1942)

Werner Torkanowsky, German-American conductor (b. 1926)

Merle Travis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1917)

Yves Thériault, Canadian author (b. 1915)

Ronnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)

Steve Gaines, American guitarist (b. 1949)

Bud Flanagan, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1896)

Werner Baumbach, German colonel and pilot (b. 1916)

Ken Farnes, English cricketer and soldier (b. 1911)

Jack Peddie, Scottish footballer (b. 1876)

Antonio Coello, Spanish poet and playwright (b. 1611)

John Ball, English clergyman and theologian (b. 1585)

Walter Leveson, Elizabethan member of parliament, Shropshire landowner (b. 1550)

Ambrose the Camaldulian, Italian theologian

Henry Bowet, Archbishop of York

Pope Urban III

Henry X, Duke of Bavaria (b. 1108)

Li Yixing, Chinese governor