Famous Deaths for 20th July 2019

1636 – John Oldham, trader in Mass, murdered by indians
1908 – Demetrius Vikelas, Greek author, president of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1835)
1914 – Leo van Gheluwe, composer, dies at 76
1942 – Patric Cobb, British sea officer, dies in battle
1944 – Friedrich Olbricht, German general (July 20th plotter), executed
1945 – Paul Valéry [Ambroise Paul Toussaint Jules Valéry], French author, philosopher and poet (La Jeune Parque), dies at 73
1956 – James Alexander Calder, Canadian politician (b. 1868)
1983 – Frank Reynolds, news anchor (ABC Evening News), dies at 59
2000 – Gregory Hill (also known as Malaclypse the Younger,) American writer (Principia Discordia), dies at 59
2005 – Finn Gustavsen, Norwegian politician (b. 1926)

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