Béla Goldoványi

Athletics competitor (1925–1972).

Born December 20th, 1925 in Budapest. ^[ref]

Died November 16th, 1972 at 46 years old in Budapest (appendicitis).

Abdelhamid Abdou

Egyptian association football player (1905–1972).

Born December 20th, 1905 in Egypt. ^[ref]

Died June 11th, 1972 at 66 years old in Alexandria. ^[ref]

Charles Clapper

Olympic wrestler (1875–1937).

Born December 20th, 1875 in Memphis.

Died September 14th, 1937 at 61 years old in Chicago.

Matteo Busato

Cyclist.

Born December 20th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Castelfranco Veneto.

Márcio Rodrigues

Brazilian association football player.

Born December 20th, 1978 (age 47 years) in São Paulo.

Axel Andersen

Danish gymnast (1891–1931).

Born December 20th, 1891 in Copenhagen.

Died May 15th, 1931 at 39 years old in Copenhagen.

Edward St Maur, 12th Duke of Somerset

British aristocrat and whig politician (1805–1885).

Born December 20th, 1805 in London.

Died December 28th, 1885 at 80 years old in Torquay.

Manuel Nájera

Mexican footballer.

Born December 20th, 1952 (age 73 years) in Morelos.

Martin Jäger

Swiss cross country skier and biathlete.

Born December 20th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Walenstadt.

Viktor Eisymont

Soviet film director (1904-1964).

Born December 20th, 1904 in Hrodna.

Died January 31st, 1964 at 59 years old in Moscow.

Dorothy Brookshaw

Athletics competitor (1912–1962).

Born December 20th, 1912 in Toronto.

Died September 3rd, 1962 at 49 years old in Orillia.

Frederick Steep

Canadian soccer player (1874-1956).

Born December 20th, 1874 in St. Catharines.

Died September 14th, 1956 at 81 years old in Guelph.

Teijiro Tanikawa

Swimmer.

Born December 20th, 1932.

Died May 13th, 2025 at 92 years old ^[ref]

Inácio do Nascimento de Morais Cardoso

Catholic cardinal (1811–1883).

Born December 20th, 1811 in Murça.

Died February 23rd, 1883 at 71 years old in Lisbon.

Tatyana Mavrina

Russian painter and children's writer (1902-1996).

Born December 20th, 1902 in Nizhny Novgorod.

Died August 19th, 1996 at 93 years old in Moscow.

Vytautas Butkus

Lithuanian rower.

Born December 20th, 1949 (age 76 years) in Kaunas.

Eric Sandberg

Sailor (1884-1966).

Born December 20th, 1884 in Gothenburg.

Died December 3rd, 1966 at 81 years old in Gothenburg.

Oleg Kutscherenko

Ukrainian-german wrestler.

Born December 20th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Khrustalnyi.

Tomoyuki Suzuki

Japanese association football player.

Born December 20th, 1985 (age 40 years) in Saitama Prefecture.

Reem Mansour

Egyptian archer.

Born December 20th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Giza.

René Faye

Olympic cyclist (1923–1994).

Born December 20th, 1923 in Champagnac-la-Rivière.

Died January 8th, 1994 at 70 years old in Le Port-Marly.

Satoshi Hashida

Japanese association football player.

Born December 20th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Kyoto.

Josef Wenzl

German cross country skier.

Born December 20th, 1984 (age 41 years) in Zwiesel.

Ognyana Petrova

Canoe racer.

Born December 20th, 1964 (age 61 years) in Svilengrad.

Daniel Rebillard

French racing cyclist.

Born December 20th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Tournan-en-Brie. ^[ref]