28 notable people died on December 20, including Alan Hodgkin, Moshe ben Maimon, René II of Lorraine.
21st Century
1 deathDN
Denis Norman
farmerminister
Zimbabwean politician
20th Century
10 deaths
Alan Hodgkin
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1963)
Imre Bródy
inventorphysicist
Hungarian physicist (1891–1944)
Honoré-Joseph Coppieters
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Belgian theologian (1874-1947)
Gustaw Morcinek
journalistopinion journalist
Polish politician, writer (1891-1963)
Amerigo Bartoli
caricaturistpainter
Italian painter and caricaturist (1890-1971)
Grace Cossington Smith
artistpainter
Australian artist (1892–1984)
Noémi Ferenczy
paintertextile artist
Hungarian painter and textile artist (1890-1957)
AS
Anders Endreson Skrondal
farmerlocal historian
Norwegian politician
PA
Pierre Abattucci
paintervisual artist
Belgian painter (1871-1942)
EM
Emīls Melngailis
chess playercomposer
Latvian composer (1874-1954)
19th Century
7 deaths
Lorenz Spengler
entomologistmalacologist
Danish naturalist (1720-1807)
Ewa Felińska
prose writertraveler
Polish traveler, travel writer (1793–1859)
Nils Johan Ekdahl
historianpriest
Swedish theologian, political writer and cultural historian
Samuel Hopkins
Christian ministertheologian
American theologian
Eduarda Mansilla
composerjournalist
Argentine writer (1834-1892)
CA
Charles-François Angelet
artistcomposer
Flemish pianist and composer
JM
John Simcoe Macaulay
engineer
Canadian politician
18th Century
3 deaths
Sven Rinman
chemistmetallurgist
Swedish chemist and mineralogist (1720-1792)
Jean-Baptiste de Sénac
cardiologistchemist
French cardiologist
Carl Gyllenborg
diplomatpoet
Swedish politician (1679-1746)
17th Century
1 death
Erasmus Finx
lawyerwriter
German polymath
16th Century
2 deaths
René II of Lorraine
monarch
Duke of Lorraine (1451-1508)
AC
Ascanio Condivi
art historianbiographer
Italian painter (1525-1574)
13th Century
2 deaths
Moshe ben Maimon
astronomerDayan
Medieval Jewish philosopher from Spain (1135–1204)
Bertold of Regensburg
Catholic priestpreacher
German monk
12th Century
1 death
Callixtus II
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Pope from 1119 to 1124
11th Century
1 deathAS
Aaron Scotus
Catholic priestcomposer
Irish abbot and musician
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