Died on December 20
Remembering 24 notable people who died on this day
Arnold Mathew
deceasedbishop of the Old Catholic Church (1852-1919) · 1852–1919
Days lived
Lived 24,607 days
Arthur Rubinstein
deceasedGrammy Winners · 1887–1982
Days lived
Lived 35,025 days
🇬🇧Bill Brandt
deceasedjournalist · 1904–1983
Days lived
Lived 29,086 days
🇺🇸Brittany Murphy
deceasedsinger · 1977–2009
Days lived
Lived 11,729 days
🇺🇸Carl Sagan
deceasedwriter · 1934–1996
Days lived
Lived 22,688 days
🇩🇪Egon Freiherr von Eickstedt
deceasedGerman anthropologist (1892-1965) · 1892–1965
Days lived
Lived 26,917 days
Erich Ludendorff
deceasedwriter · 1865–1937
Days lived
Lived 26,553 days
Ferdinand Karsch
deceasedGerman biologist and anthropologist (1853–1936) · 1853–1936
Days lived
Lived 30,425 days
🇫🇷Gaston Waringhien
deceasedwriter · 1901–1991
Days lived
Lived 33,017 days
🇩🇪Günter Eich
deceasedwriter · 1907–1972
Days lived
Lived 24,065 days
Gustaf Kossinna
deceasedGerman archaeologist (1858–1931) · 1858–1931
Days lived
Lived 26,746 days
🇭🇺Gyula Halasy
deceasedathlete · 1891–1970
Days lived
Lived 29,039 days
🇩🇪Hans von Obstfelder
deceasedmilitary person · 1886–1976
Days lived
Lived 32,978 days
🇩🇪Hans-Emil Schuster
deceasedGerman astronomer · 1934–2024
Days lived
Lived 32,966 days
🇩🇪Harald Huffmann
deceasedfield hockey player (1908–1992) · 1908–1992
Days lived
Lived 30,882 days
🇩🇪Helmut Metzger
deceasedwriter · 1917–1995
Days lived
Lived 28,657 days
Johannes Nielsen
deceasedactor · 1870–1935
Days lived
Lived 23,838 days
Julius Scheiner
deceasedGerman astronomer (1858-1913) · 1858–1913
Days lived
Lived 20,114 days
🇮🇳Leslie Claudius
deceasedOlympic field hockey player (1927–2012) · 1927–2012
Days lived
Lived 31,318 days
🇮🇱Max Brod
deceasedjournalist · 1884–1968
Days lived
Lived 30,888 days
Omar Bliadze
deceasedathlete · 1942–2022
Days lived
Lived 29,485 days
🇬🇧Patrick Jenkin
deceasedBritish Conservative politician (1926-2016) · 1926–2016
Days lived
Lived 32,978 days
Piergiorgio Welby
deceasedItalian poet, painter and activist (1945–2006) · 1945–2006
Days lived
Lived 22,275 days
🇩🇪Ulrich Willerding
deceasedAmerican botanist (1932-2021) · 1932–2021
Days lived
Lived 32,673 days