Famous Deaths for 7th December 2020

1899 – Anton de Kontski [Antoni KÄ…tski], Polish-American pianist and composer (Awakening Of The Lion), Polish pianist and composer, dies at 82
1941 – Franklin Van Valkenburgh, United States Navy, Medal of Honor recipient, killed in Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor (b. 1888)
1970 – Romaine Brooks [Beatrice Romaine Goddard], American painter, dies at 96
1980 – Darby Crash, American Punk rocker (Germs), dies of an overdose at 22
1984 – Lee Roy Yarbrough, American race car (Nascar) driver (b. 1938)
1984 – Jeanne Cagney, American actress (Lion is in the Streets, Quicksand, Kentucky Rifle), dies of cancer at 65
1990 – Jean Paul Lemieux, Canadian painter, dies at 86
2004 – Jerry Scoggins, American singer (b. 1913)
2006 – Jay McShann, American musician (b. 1910)
2019 – Ron Saunders, English soccer striker (Portsmouth) and manager (Manchester City, Aston Villa, Birmingham City), dies at 87

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