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History Deaths on April 20


Giuseppe Peano
Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1858)

#Giuseppe_Peano

Rubin Carter
Rubin Carter, American-Canadian boxer (b. 1937)

#Rubin_Carter

Victoria Wood
Victoria Wood, British comedian, actress and writer (b. 1953)

#Victoria_Wood

Alan Dale (singer)
Alan Dale, American singer (b. 1925)

#Alan_Dale_(singer)

Ado Vabbe
Ado Vabbe, Estonian painter (b. 1892)

#Ado_Vabbe

Christian X of Denmark
Christian X of Denmark (b. 1870)

#Christian_X_of_Denmark

Enrique Simonet
Enrique Simonet, Spanish painter and educator (b. 1866)

#Enrique_Simonet

Fumio Niwa
Fumio Niwa, Japanese journalist and author (b. 1904)

#Fumio_Niwa

Charles-François-Frédéric, marquis de Montholon-Sémonville
Charles-François-Frédéric, marquis de Montholon-Sémonville, French general and diplomat, French ambassador to the United States (b. 1814)

#Charles-François-Frédéric,_marquis_de_Montholon-Sémonville

John Abernethy (surgeon)
John Abernethy, English surgeon and anatomist (b. 1764)

#John_Abernethy_(surgeon)

Avicii
Avicii, Swedish DJ and musician (b. 1989)

#Avicii

Milovan ?ilas
Milovan ?ilas, Yugoslav communist, politician, theorist and author (b. 1911)

#Milovan_?ilas

H?j? Tokimune
H?j? Tokimune, regent of Japan (b. 1251)

#H?j?_Tokimune

Joseph Wolf
Joseph Wolf, German ornithologist and illustrator (b. 1820)

#Joseph_Wolf

Erwin Bumke
Erwin Bumke, Polish-German jurist and politician (b. 1874)

#Erwin_Bumke

Michael Fu Tieshan
Michael Fu Tieshan, Chinese bishop (b. 1931)

#Michael_Fu_Tieshan

John Cameron (footballer, born 1872)
John Cameron, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1872)

#John_Cameron_(footballer,_born_1872)

Cantinflas
Cantinflas, Mexican actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1911)

#Cantinflas

Alexander H. Bailey
Alexander H. Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1817)

#Alexander_H._Bailey

Johannes Bugenhagen
Johannes Bugenhagen, German priest and theologian (b. 1485)

#Johannes_Bugenhagen

Joaquim de Sousa Andrade
Joaquim de Sousa Andrade, Brazilian poet and educator (b. 1833)

#Joaquim_de_Sousa_Andrade

Daijiro Kato
Daijiro Kato, Japanese motorcycle racer (b. 1976)

#Daijiro_Kato

Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon
Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer (b. 1863)

#Lucy,_Lady_Duff-Gordon

Vjekoslav Luburi?
Vjekoslav Luburi?, Croatian war criminal and Porajmos perpetrator (b. 1911)

#Vjekoslav_Luburi?

Giuseppe Sinopoli
Giuseppe Sinopoli, Italian conductor and composer (b. 1946)

#Giuseppe_Sinopoli

William Burges
William Burges, English architect and designer (b. 1827)

#William_Burges

Chyna
Chyna, American wrestler (b. 1969)

#Chyna

Columbine High School massacre
Casualties of the Columbine High School massacre: Cassie Bernall, American student (b. 1981) Eric Harris, American student and murderer (b. 1981) Dylan Klebold, American student and murderer (b. 1981) Rachel Scott, American student, inspired the Rachel's Challenge (b. 1981)

#Columbine_High_School_massacre

Mae Busch
Mae Busch, Australian actress (b. 1891)

#Mae_Busch

Jüri Jaakson
Jüri Jaakson, Estonian businessman and politician, 6th State Elder of Estonia (b. 1870)

#Jüri_Jaakson

Bram Stoker
Bram Stoker, Anglo-Irish novelist and critic, created Count Dracula (b. 1847)

#Bram_Stoker

Steve Marriott
Steve Marriott, English singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1947)

#Steve_Marriott

Karl Ferdinand Braun
Karl Ferdinand Braun, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1850)

#Karl_Ferdinand_Braun

Peter Bartholomew
Peter Bartholomew (b. 1061)

#Peter_Bartholomew

Andrew Hill (jazz musician)
Andrew Hill, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1931)

#Andrew_Hill_(jazz_musician)

Rick Rude
Rick Rude, American wrestler (b. 1958)

#Rick_Rude

Cuba Gooding Sr.
Cuba Gooding Sr., American singer and actor (b. 1944)

#Cuba_Gooding_Sr.

Pope Clement V
Pope Clement V (b. 1264)

#Pope_Clement_V

Emperor Xizong of Tang
Xi Zong, Chinese emperor (b. 862)

#Emperor_Xizong_of_Tang

Tim Hetherington
Tim Hetherington, English photographer and journalist (b. 1970)

#Tim_Hetherington

Monica Lovinescu
Monica Lovinescu, Romanian journalist and author (b. 1923)

#Monica_Lovinescu

Dorothy Height
Dorothy Height, American educator and activist (b. 1912)

#Dorothy_Height

Neville Wran
Neville Wran, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of New South Wales (b. 1926)

#Neville_Wran

Bernard Katz
Bernard Katz, German-English biophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)

#Bernard_Katz

Elizabeth Barton
Elizabeth Barton, English nun and martyr (b. 1506)

#Elizabeth_Barton

Archibald MacLeish
Archibald MacLeish, American poet, playwright, and lawyer (b. 1892)

#Archibald_MacLeish

Güyük Khan
Güyük Khan, Mongol ruler, 3rd Great Khan of the Mongol Empire (b. 1206)

#Güyük_Khan

Tr?n V?n Trà
Tr?n V?n Trà, Vietnamese general and politician (b. 1918)

#Tr?n_V?n_Trà

Cædwalla of Wessex
Cædwalla, king of Wessex (b. 659)

#Cædwalla_of_Wessex

Marjorie Gestring
Marjorie Gestring, American springboard diver (b. 1922)

#Marjorie_Gestring

William Tite
William Tite, English architect, designed the Royal Exchange (b. 1798)

#William_Tite

Prince Henry of Prussia (1862-1929)
Prince Henry of Prussia (b. 1862)

#Prince_Henry_of_Prussia_(1862-1929)

Rudolph Dirks
Rudolph Dirks, German-American illustrator (b. 1877)

#Rudolph_Dirks

Ivanoe Bonomi
Ivanoe Bonomi, Italian politician, 25th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1873)

#Ivanoe_Bonomi

Zhengde Emperor
Zhengde, Chinese emperor (b. 1491)

#Zhengde_Emperor

Mithat Bayrak, Turkish wrestler and trainer (b. 1929)
Bert Weedon, English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1920)
Lizzy Mercier Descloux, French musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, writer and painter (b. 1956)
Benny Hill, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1924)
Don Siegel, American director and producer (b. 1912)
Sibte Hassan, Pakistani journalist, scholar, and activist (b. 1916)
M. Canagaratnam, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1924)
Léo-Paul Desrosiers, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1896)
Elmer Gedeon, American baseball player and pilot (b. 1917)
Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon, 5th Baronet, Scottish-English fencer and businessman (b. 1862)
Muhammad Sharif Pasha, Greek-Egyptian politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1826)
Chief Pontiac, American tribal leader (b. 1720)
Lancelot Addison, English clergyman and educator (b. 1632)
Christoph Demantius, German composer and poet (b. 1567)
Simon Rinalducci, Italian Augustinian friar
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English-Irish politician, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland (b. 1130)
Antipope Victor IV
Taich?, Japanese monk (b. 682)