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May 20, 2005 Paul Ricoeur, French Philosopher May 20, 2002 Stephen Jay Gould, "educator, writer", The Structure of Evolutionary Theory, dies at 60 May 20, 2000 Edward L. Bernds, director, The Three Stooges shorts, dies at 94 May 20, 2000 Jean-Pierre Rampal, flutist, dies at 78 May 20, 1997 Virgilio Boat, president of Colombia (1986-90), dies May 20, 1996 Eric Davidson, comedy scriptwriter, dies at 65 May 20, 1996 George Malcolm Thomson, journalist, dies at 96 May 20, 1996 Jack Wyngaard, dancer, dies at 37 May 20, 1996 Janaki Ramachandran, Prime Minister of Indian state of Tamil Nadu (1988), dies May 20, 1996 John Pertwee, actor (Dr. Who), dies at 76 May 20, 1996 Julius Marmur, biochemist/geneticist, dies at 70 May 20, 1996 Lewis B Combs, naval commander/civil engineer, dies at 101 May 20, 1994 Dallas Pratt, collector, dies at 79 May 20, 1994 Ronald Russell, actor/manager (We Are Angels), dies at 83 May 20, 1994 Vivien John, artist, dies at 79 May 20, 1993 Max Klein, inventor (paint by numbers), dies at 77 May 20, 1991 Julian Orbon De Soto, composer, dies at 65 May 20, 1989 Anton Diffring, actor (Zeppelin, Fahrenheit 451), dies at 70 May 20, 1989 Gilda Radner, comedienne (SNL, Haunted Honeymoon), dies at 42 May 20, 1989 John R Hicks, English economist (Nobel 1972), dies May 20, 1986 Bernard Naylor, composer, dies at 78 May 20, 1986 Willem Pee, Belgian linguistic, dies at 83 May 20, 1986 Helen B. Taussig, American Scientist May 20, 1985 George Memmoli, actor (Earl-Hello Larry), dies at 46 May 20, 1984 Peter Bull, British actor (Dr. Doolittle), dies of a heart attack at 72 May 20, 1975 Barbara Hepworth, sculptor, dies May 20, 1975 Dame Barbara Hepworth, English sculptor, dies in fire at 72 May 20, 1975 Jacques Stehman, composer, dies at 62 May 20, 1972 Cornelis J van der Klauw, Dutch biologist/zoologist, dies at 78 May 20, 1972 Walter Winchell, columnist/narrator (Untouchables), dies at 75 May 20, 1969 Fred Sherman, actor (Chain Lightning), dies after a stroke at 64 May 20, 1969 Royal Beal, actor (Death of a Salesman), dies of cancer, at 69 May 20, 1968 Kees van Dongen, Dutch/French painter, dies at 91 May 20, 1959 Alfred Schutz, Austrian/US architect/philosopher, dies at 60 May 20, 1957 Gilbert Murray, British Diplomat May 20, 1956 Andre Eugene Maurice Charlot, actor (Summer Storm), dies May 20, 1956 Max Beerbohm, caricturist/writer (Yet Again), dies May 20, 1940 Joris [Georges] van Severen, Flem fascist/Member of parliament, dies May 20, 1939 Joe Carr, NFL hall of famer/NFL president (1921-39), dies at 59 May 20, 1935 Ivans, [Jacob van Schevichaven], lawyer/detective writer, dies at 68 May 20, 1923 Hans Goldschmidt, German chemist, dies May 20, 1919 Jacob Verdam, philosopher, dies May 20, 1913 Henry Flagler, American Businessman May 20, 1910 Jean-Baptiste Theodore Weckerlin, composer, dies at 88 May 20, 1900 Gustav Heinrich Graben-Hoffman, composer, dies at 80 May 20, 1896 Clara Josephine Wieck Schumann, composer/pianist, dies at 76 May 20, 1896 Clara Schumann, German Musician May 20, 1895 Ratu Agung-Agung Gde Ngurah, radja van Mataram, Lombok, dies May 20, 1883 William Chambers, author/publisher, dies May 20, 1880 Eugene LFC prince the Ligne, Belgian prince of Ambise, dies at 76 May 20, 1876 Harold, grandson of English queen Victoria, dies at 8 days old May 20, 1876 Khristo Botev, Bulgarian poet, dies May 20, 1875 Amalia, wife of King Otto of Greece, dies at 58 May 20, 1864 John Clare, English poet (Little Trotty Wagtail), dies at 70 May 20, 1847 Mary Lamb, writer, dies May 20, 1841 Joseph Blanco White, theological writert, dies May 20, 1834 Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert de Motier, nobleman, dies May 20, 1834 Marquis de Lafayette, French general, dies May 20, 1795 Ignac Martinovics, Hungarian physicist/revolutionary, beheaded May 20, 1782 Carlo Giovanni Testori, composer, dies at 68 May 20, 1782 Christoph Gottlieb Schroter, composer, dies at 82 May 20, 1782 William Emerson, English Mathematician May 20, 1751 Domingo Miguel Bernaube Terradellas, composer, dies at 38 May 20, 1669 Joris van der Hagen, landscape painter, dies May 20, 1650 Francesco Sacrati, composer, dies at 44 May 20, 1648 Wladyslaw IV Wasa, King of Poland, dies May 20, 1622 Osman II, sultan of Turkey (1618-22), dies May 20, 1597 Matthijs Heldt, dies in battle May 20, 1509 Catharina Sforza, Italian duchess of Forli, dies at 45 May 20, 1506 Christopher Columbus, explorer, dies in poverty, in Spain at 55 May 20, 1471 Henry VI, king of England (1422-61, 70-71)/France (1431-71), dies May 20, 1449 Peter, Prince/regent of Portugal/writer (Virtuosa Benfeitoria), dies May 20, 1444 Bernardinus van Siena, Italian saint, dies at 63 May 20, 1277 John XXI, [Petrus Juliani/Hispanus], Port Pope (1276-77), dies |