History Deaths on September 20

James Westerfield, American actor (b. 1913)

#James_Westerfield

William Seabrook, American occultist, journalist, and explorer (b. 1884)

#William_Seabrook

Philander Chase, American bishop and educator, founded Kenyon College (b. 1775)

#Philander_Chase

Michael of Chernigov (b. 1185)

#Michael_of_Chernigov

Fortunato Baldelli, Italian cardinal (b. 1935)

#Fortunato_Baldelli

Heino Kaski, Finnish pianist and composer (b. 1885)

#Heino_Kaski

Eduard Wirths, German physician (b. 1909)

#Eduard_Wirths

Jan Gruter, Dutch scholar and critic (b. 1560)

#Jan_Gruter

Jack Larson, American actor (b. 1928)

#Jack_Larson

Jim Croce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1943)

#Jim_Croce

Anatoly Berezovoy, Russian colonel, pilot, and cosmonaut (b. 1942)

#Anatoly_Berezovoy

Augusto Tasso Fragoso, Brazilian politician, President of Brazil (b. 1869)

#Augusto_Tasso_Fragoso

Burhanuddin Rabbani, Afghan academic and politician, 10th President of Afghanistan (b. 1940)

#Burhanuddin_Rabbani

Saint-John Perse, French poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)

#Saint-John_Perse

Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for England (b. 1610)

#Lucius_Cary,_2nd_Viscount_Falkland

Takako Doi, Japanese scholar and politician (b. 1928)

#Takako_Doi

Jantina Tammes, Dutch biologist, geneticist, and academic (b. 1871)

#Jantina_Tammes

Pavle Baki?, medieval Serb monarch; last Serb Despot

#Pavle_Baki?

Adelog of Hildesheim, German bishop

#Adelog_of_Hildesheim

Paul Weston, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1912)

#Paul_Weston

Gombojab Tsybikov, Russian anthropologist and explorer (b. 1873)

#Gombojab_Tsybikov

Ludvík Svoboda, Czech general and politician, 8th President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1895)

#Ludvík_Svoboda

Veit Stoss, German sculptor (b. c. 1447)

#Veit_Stoss

George Sluizer, French-Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1932)

#George_Sluizer

Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (b. 1555)

#Heinrich_Meibom_(poet)

Giorgos Seferis, Greek poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)

#Giorgos_Seferis

Jule Styne, American composer (b. 1905)

#Jule_Styne

Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet, English admiral (b. 1769)

#Sir_Thomas_Hardy,_1st_Baronet

Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1371)

#Frederick_I,_Elector_of_Brandenburg

Johannes Meursius, Dutch historian and scholar (b. 1579)

#Johannes_Meursius

Cipriano de Rore, Flemish composer and teacher (b. 1515)

#Cipriano_de_Rore

Peter Leo Gerety, American bishop (b. 1912)

#Peter_Leo_Gerety

Gherman Titov, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1935)

#Gherman_Titov

Jacob Grimm, German philologist and mythologist (b. 1785)

#Jacob_Grimm

Agostino Barbarigo, Doge of Venice

#Agostino_Barbarigo

James B. Vaught, American general (b. 1926)

#James_B._Vaught

José Trinidad Reyes, Honduran priest and educator (b. 1797)

#José_Trinidad_Reyes

Gilles Verlant, Belgian journalist and critic (b. 1957)

#Gilles_Verlant

Paul Bruchési, Canadian archbishop (b. 1855)

#Paul_Bruchési

Robert Emmet, Irish commander (b. 1780)

#Robert_Emmet

Helen MacInnes, Scottish-American librarian and author (b. 1907)

#Helen_MacInnes

Curtis Hanson, American film director and screenwriter (b. 1945)

#Curtis_Hanson

Brian Clough, English footballer and manager (b. 1935)

#Brian_Clough

Fletcher Christian, English lieutenant and mutineer (b. 1764)

#Fletcher_Christian

Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist and scholar (b. 1725)

#Nicolas_Desmarest

Hermann II, Count Palatine of Lotharingia (b. 1049)

#Hermann_II,_Count_Palatine_of_Lotharingia

Annie Besant, English theosophist and activist (b. 1847)

#Annie_Besant

Theodor Fontane, German author and poet (b. 1819)

#Theodor_Fontane

Sir Anthony Babington, English Catholic conspirator (b. 1561)

#Anthony_Babington

Steve Goodman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)

#Steve_Goodman

Polly Bergen, American actress and singer (b. 1930)

#Polly_Bergen

Paul Erd?s, Hungarian-Polish mathematician and academic (b. 1913)

#Paul_Erd?s

Simon Wiesenthal, Austrian human rights activist, Holocaust survivor (b. 1908)

#Simon_Wiesenthal

Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, stepson of Edward IV of England (b. 1457)

#Thomas_Grey,_1st_Marquess_of_Dorset

Francisco S. Carvajal, Mexican lawyer and politician, president 1914 (b. 1870)

#Francisco_S._Carvajal

Ibn Taymiyyah, Syrian theologian and scholar (b. 1263)

#Ibn_Taymiyyah

Alexandros Othonaios, Greek general and politician, 126h Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1879)

#Alexandros_Othonaios

Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer (b. 1844)

#Pablo_de_Sarasate

Robert R. Hitt, American politician, 13th United States Assistant Secretary of State (b. 1834)

#Robert_R._Hitt

José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Paraguayan lawyer and politician, Consul of Paraguay (b. 1766)

#José_Gaspar_Rodríguez_de_Francia

Leopold Fitzinger, Austrian zoologist and author (b. 1802)

#Leopold_Fitzinger

Pierre-Henri Simon, French historian and author (b. 1903)

#Pierre-Henri_Simon

Jean Sibelius, Finnish violinist and composer (b. 1865)

#Jean_Sibelius

Gilles Binchois, Flemish composer (b. 1400)

#Gilles_Binchois

Jagmohan Dalmiya, Indian businessman (b. 1940)

Mario Caiano, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1933)

Tereska Torrès, French soldier and author (b. 1920)

Richard H. Cracroft, American author and academic (b. 1936)

Oscar Handlin, American historian and author (b. 1915)

Leonard Skinner, American soldier and educator (b. 1933)

Johnny Gavin, Irish footballer (b. 1928)

John W. Peterson, American pilot and songwriter (b. 1921)

Sven Nykvist, Swedish director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1922)

Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor (b. 1932)

Townsend Hoopes, American soldier and historian (b. 1922)

Gareth Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn, Welsh lawyer and politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1941)

Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwean politician, 1st Vice-President of Zimbabwe (b. 1922)

Sergei Bodrov Jr., Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1971)

Robert Lebel, Canadian businessman (b. 1905)

Reuben Kamanga, Zambian politician, 1st Vice-President of Zambia (b. 1929)

Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean physician, academic, and diplomat (b. 1924)

Erich Hartmann, German soldier and pilot (b. 1922)

Michael Stewart, American playwright and composer (b. 1924)

Fiorello H. La Guardia, American lawyer and politician, 99th Mayor of New York City (b. 1882)

George Nichols, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1864)

Matvei Gedenschtrom, Russian explorer and public servant (b. 1780)

Kim Seok-ju, Korean scholar and politician (b. 1634)

Lodovico Agostini, Italian priest, composer, and scholar (b. 1534)

Chidiock Tichborne, English conspirator and poet (b. 1558)

Anne Neville, Countess of Warwick (b. 1426)

Louis I, Duke of Anjou (b. 1339)

Jan Prandota, Bishop of Kraków

Conrad II of Salzwedel, German nobleman and bishop

Gozbald, bishop of Würzburg