Died On September 20th
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Discover the most famous people who died on September 20. The list includes people like Annie Besant, Jean Sibelius, Simon Wiesenthal, Fiorello H. La Guardia, Sven Nykvist. Famous personalities featured on this list, include composers, political leaders, poets and journalists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & India and many more countries.
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Jim Croce(Folk and Rock Singer Best Known for His Third album 'You Don't Mess Around with Jim')
Birthdate: January 10, 1943
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1973
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
Birthdate: December 31, 1908
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Buchach, Ukraine
Died: 2005
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Annie Besant(British Social Reformer, Theosophist and Women's Rights Activist)
Birthdate: October 1, 1847
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Clapham Town, London, United Kingdom
Died: 1933
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Jean Sibelius(Finnish Composer Known for His 'Seven Symphonies' and His Tone Poem 'Tapiola')
Birthdate: December 8, 1865
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hämeenlinna, Finland
Died: 1957
Birthdate: January 8, 1934
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Died: 1988
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Erich Hartmann
(Aviator, Officer)
Birthdate: April 19, 1922
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Weissach
Died: 1993
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Liliane Bettencourt(Principal Shareholder of ‘L'Oréal’ and the Richest Woman of the World at the Time of Her Death)
Birthdate: October 21, 1922
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 2017
Birthdate: July 14, 1930
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Died: 2014
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: March 26, 1913
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Died: 1996
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Glenn Strange
(Actor, Singer)
Birthdate: August 16, 1899
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Weed, New Mexico, United States
Died: 1973
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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Jacob Grimm
(Discoverer of ‘Grimm’s Law of Linguistics' and Co-author of the Largest German Dictionary 'Deutsches Wörterbuch')
Birthdate: January 4, 1785
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Hanau, Germany
Died: 1863
Birthdate: December 11, 1882
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Greenwich Village, New York, United States
Died: 1947
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Brian Clough(English Football Player Who Played as a Striker)
Birthdate: March 21, 1935
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom
Died: 2004
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Steve Goodman
(Singer-songwriter)
Birthdate: July 25, 1948
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 1984
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Leonard Skinner
(Basketball coach, Businessman)
Birthdate: January 11, 1933
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Died: 2010
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Gabriela Silang
(Revolutionary)
Birthdate: March 19, 1731
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Santa, Philippines
Died: 1763
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Curtis Hanson
(Film director)
Birthdate: March 24, 1945
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Died: 2016
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
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Raisa Gorbacheva(Russian Activist and Wife of the Former President of the Soviet Union ‘Mikhail Gorbachev’)
Birthdate: January 5, 1932
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rubtsovsk, Russia
Died: 1999
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Fletcher Christian
(Seaman)
Birthdate: September 25, 1764
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: near Cockermouth, England
Died: 1793
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Max Manus
(Norwegian Resistance Fighter During World War II)
Birthdate: December 9, 1914
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Bergen, Norway
Died: 1996
Birthdate: December 3, 1922
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moheda, Kronobergs län, Sweden
Died: 2006
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Jule Styne
(Composer, Songwriter, Musician, Film score composer)
Birthdate: December 31, 1905
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London
Died: 1994
Birthdate: October 6, 1914
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: London
Died: 2002
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Anthony Babington
(Nobleman)
Birthdate: October 24, 1561
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Derbyshire, England
Died: 1586
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Ben Webster
(Saxophonist, Composer, Jazz musician)
Birthdate: March 27, 1909
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Died: 1973
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Robert Emmet
(Revolutionary Leader)
Birthdate: March 4, 1778
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Died: 1803
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Kārlis Ulmanis
(4th President of Latvia)
Birthdate: September 4, 1877
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bērze, Latvia
Died: 1942
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Henry Spencer, 1st earl of Sunderland
(English Cavalier)
Birthdate: November 23, 1620
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Althorp
Died: 1643
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Sergei Bodrov Jr.
(Russian Actor Who Died Due to a Ice-Slide in Kolka Glacier While Filming)
Birthdate: December 27, 1971
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: 2002
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
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Ida Rubinstein
(Former ballet Russes dancer)
Birthdate: October 3, 1883
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Died: 1960
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George Seferis
(Poet, Diplomat)
Birthdate: March 13, 1900
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Urla, Turkey
Died: 1971
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Robert Riskin
(Former screenwriter, playwright, best known for his collaborations with director-producer Frank Capra)
Birthdate: March 30, 1897
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: 1955
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Tahia Carioca
(Belly Dancer)
Birthdate: February 22, 1915
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Egypt
Died: 1999
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Mir Taqi Mir
(Former Urdu poet of the 18th century Mughal India and one of the pioneers who gave shape to the Urdu language itself)
Birthdate: 1723
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Uttar Pradesh, India
Died: 1810
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Abbe Faria
(Monk, Physician)
Birthdate: May 31, 1756
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Candolim, Bardez, Goa
Died: 1819
Birthdate: August 20, 1856
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chempazhanthy, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Died: 1928
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Ferdinand Blumentritt
(Former author, secondary school teacher)
Birthdate: September 10, 1853
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
Died: 1913
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Heinrich Hoffmann
(German physician and writer)
Birthdate: June 13, 1809
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Died: 1894
Birthdate: January 6, 1766
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Yaguarón
Died: 1840
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Doria Shafik
(Egyptian Poet, Editor, and Feminist)
Birthdate: December 14, 1908
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ṭanṭā, Egypt
Died: 1975
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Charles W. Mills
(Philosopher who was a professor at Graduate Center, CUNY)
Birthdate: January 3, 1951
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: London, England
Died: 2021
Birthdate: September 11, 1935
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Verkh-Zhilino, Russia
Died: 2000
Birthdate: November 4, 1936
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: 2015
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Sir Robert Hart, 1st Baronet
(British Diplomat and 2nd Inspector-General of the Chinese Maritime Customs Service (1863 - 1911))
Birthdate: February 20, 1835
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: County Armagh, Ulster, Ireland
Died: 1911
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Kenny McKinley
(American Football Player)
Birthdate: January 31, 1987
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mableton, Georgia, United States
Died: 2010
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: September 4, 1810
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Helburne County, Canada
Died: 1880
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George Sluizer
(Film Director)
Birthdate: June 25, 1932
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 2014
Birthdate: October 22, 1765
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: 1823
Birthdate: March 7, 1923
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
Died: 2007
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Theodor Fontane
(German Novelist and Poet Who Is Considered the First Master of Modern Realistic Fiction in Germany)
Birthdate: December 30, 1819
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Neuruppin, Germany
Died: 1898
