20 September Deaths

September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 102 days remaining until the end of the year. This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Friday or Saturday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Monday or Wednesday (56).

Deaths

855 – Gozbald, bishop of Würzburg
1085 – Hermann II, Count Palatine of Lotharingia (b. 1049)
1190 – Adelog of Hildesheim, German bishop
1241 – Conrad II of Salzwedel, German nobleman and bishop
1246 – Michael of Chernigov (b. 1185)
1266 – Jan Prandota, Bishop of Kraków
1328 – Ibn Taymiyyah, Syrian theologian and scholar (b. 1263)
1384 – Louis I, Duke of Anjou (b. 1339)
1440 – Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg (b. 1371)
1460 – Gilles Binchois, Flemish composer (b. 1400)
1492 – Anne Neville, Countess of Warwick (b. 1426)
1501 – Agostino Barbarigo, Doge of Venice
1501 – Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, stepson of Edward IV of England (b. 1457)
1533 – Veit Stoss, German sculptor (b. c. 1447)
1537 – Pavle Bakić, medieval Serb monarch; last Serb Despot
1565 – Cipriano de Rore, Flemish composer and teacher (b. 1515)
1586 – Sir Anthony Babington, English Catholic conspirator (b. 1561)
1586 – Chidiock Tichborne, English conspirator and poet (b. 1558)
1590 – Lodovico Agostini, Italian priest, composer, and scholar (b. 1534)
1625 – Heinrich Meibom, German historian and poet (b. 1555)
1627 – Jan Gruter, Dutch scholar and critic (b. 1560)
1639 – Johannes Meursius, Dutch historian and scholar (b. 1579)
1643 – Lucius Cary, 2nd Viscount Falkland, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for England (b. 1610)
1684 – Kim Seok-ju, Korean scholar and politician (b. 1634)
1793 – Fletcher Christian, English lieutenant (b. 1764)
1803 – Robert Emmet, Irish commander (b. 1780)
1815 – Nicolas Desmarest, French geologist and scholar (b. 1725)
1839 – Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet, English admiral (b. 1769)
1840 – José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Paraguayan lawyer and politician, Consul of Paraguay (b. 1766)
1845 – Matvei Gedenschtrom, Russian explorer and public servant (b. 1780)
1852 – Philander Chase, American bishop and educator, founded Kenyon College (b. 1775)
1855 – José Trinidad Reyes, Honduran priest and educator (b. 1797)
1863 – Jacob Grimm, German philologist and mythologist (b. 1785)
1884 – Leopold Fitzinger, Austrian zoologist and author (b. 1802)
1898 – Theodor Fontane, German author and poet (b. 1819)
1906 – Robert R. Hitt, American politician, 13th United States Assistant Secretary of State (b. 1834)
1908 – Pablo de Sarasate, Spanish violinist and composer (b. 1844)
1927 – George Nichols, American actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1864)
1930 – Gombojab Tsybikov, Russian anthropologist and explorer (b. 1873)
1933 – Annie Besant, English theosophist and activist (b. 1847)
1939 – Paul Bruchési, Canadian archbishop (b. 1855)
1945 – Augusto Tasso Fragoso, Brazilian politician, President of Brazil (b. 1869)
1945 – William Seabrook, American occultist, journalist, and explorer (b. 1884)
1945 – Eduard Wirths, German physician (b. 1909)
1947 – Fiorello H. La Guardia, American lawyer and politician, 99th Mayor of New York City (b. 1882)
1947 – Jantina Tammes, Dutch biologist, geneticist, and academic (b. 1871)
1957 – Heino Kaski, Finnish pianist and composer (b. 1885)
1957 – Jean Sibelius, Finnish violinist and composer (b. 1865)
1970 – Alexandros Othonaios, Greek general and politician, 126h Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1879)
1971 – Giorgos Seferis, Greek poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1900)
1972 – Pierre-Henri Simon, French historian and author (b. 1903)
1973 – Jim Croce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1943)
1975 – Saint-John Perse, French poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)
1979 – Ludvík Svoboda, Czech general and politician, 8th President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1895)
1984 – Steve Goodman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1948)
1985 – Helen MacInnes, Scottish-American librarian and author (b. 1907)
1987 – Michael Stewart, American playwright and composer (b. 1924)
1993 – Erich Hartmann, German soldier and pilot (b. 1922)
1994 – Abioseh Nicol, Sierra Leonean physician, academic, and diplomat (b. 1924)
1994 – Jule Styne, American composer (b. 1905)
1996 – Paul Erdős, Hungarian-Polish mathematician and academic (b. 1913)
1996 – Reuben Kamanga, Zambian politician, 1st Vice-President of Zambia (b. 1929)
1996 – Paul Weston, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1912)
1999 – Robert Lebel, Canadian businessman (b. 1905)
2000 – Gherman Titov, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1935)
2002 – Sergei Bodrov Jr., Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1971)
2003 – Simon Muzenda, Zimbabwean politician, 1st Vice-President of Zimbabwe (b. 1922)
2003 – Gareth Williams, Baron Williams of Mostyn, Welsh lawyer and politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1941)
2004 – Brian Clough, English footballer and manager (b. 1935)
2004 – Townsend Hoopes, American soldier and historian (b. 1922)
2005 – Simon Wiesenthal, Austrian human rights activist, Holocaust survivor (b. 1908)
2006 – Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor (b. 1932)
2006 – Sven Nykvist, Swedish director, producer, and cinematographer (b. 1922)
2006 – John W. Peterson, American pilot and songwriter (b. 1921)
2007 – Johnny Gavin, Irish footballer (b. 1928)
2010 – Leonard Skinner, American soldier and educator (b. 1933)
2011 – Oscar Handlin, American historian and author (b. 1915)
2011 – Burhanuddin Rabbani, Afghan academic and politician, 10th President of Afghanistan (b. 1940)
2012 – Fortunato Baldelli, Italian cardinal (b. 1935)
2012 – Richard H. Cracroft, American author and academic (b. 1936)
2012 – Tereska Torrès, French soldier and author (b. 1920)
2013 – James B. Vaught, American general (b. 1926)
2013 – Gilles Verlant, Belgian journalist and critic (b. 1957)
2014 – Anatoly Berezovoy, Russian colonel, pilot, and cosmonaut (b. 1942)
2014 – Polly Bergen, American actress and singer (b. 1930)
2014 – Takako Doi, Japanese scholar and politician (b. 1928)
2014 – George Sluizer, French-Dutch director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1932)
2015 – Mario Caiano, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1933)
2015 – Jagmohan Dalmiya, Indian businessman (b. 1940)
2015 – Jack Larson, American actor (b. 1928)
2016 – Curtis Hanson, American film director and screenwriter (b. 1945)
2016 – Peter Leo Gerety, American bishop (b. 1912)

Source: wikipedia