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December 20th
153 Notable deaths
Brittany Murphy
American actress (1977-2009).
Born November 10th, 1977 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died December 20th, 2009 at 32 years old in Los Angeles (anemia, combined drug intoxication, pneumonia). [ref]
Carl Sagan
American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author and science educator (1934-1996).
Born November 9th, 1934 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1996 at 62 years old in Seattle (pneumonia). [ref]
John Steinbeck
American writer (1902–1968).
Born February 27th, 1902 in Salinas. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1968 at 66 years old in New York City, Harlem (heart failure). [ref]
Bobby Darin
American singer and actor (1936-1973).
Born May 14th, 1936 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1973 at 37 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (surgical complications). [ref]
Roy O. Disney
American businessman (1893–1971).
Born June 24th, 1893 in Chicago.
Died December 20th, 1971 at 78 years old in Burbank (cerebral hemorrhage).
Erich Ludendorff
German army officer and later nazi leader in adolf hitler's beer hall putsch (1865-1937).
Born April 9th, 1865 in Kruszewnia. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1937 at 72 years old in Munich (liver cancer). [ref]
Madge Sinclair
Jamaican actress (1938–1995).
Born April 28th, 1938 in Kingston.
Died December 20th, 1995 at 57 years old in Los Angeles (leukemia).
W. Edwards Deming
American professor, author, and consultant (1900-1993).
Born October 14th, 1900 in Sioux City.
Died December 20th, 1993 at 93 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Rickey Henderson
American hall of fame baseball player (1958–2024).
Born December 25th, 1958 in Chicago.
Died December 20th, 2024 at 65 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Bernard Francis Law
Catholic cardinal.
Born November 4th, 1931 in Torreón.
Died December 20th, 2017 at 86 years old in Rome (prostate cancer). [ref]
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold