Yevgenia Ginzburg

Russian author of jewish ancestry.

Born December 20th, 1904 in Moscow.

Died May 25th, 1977 at 72 years old in Moscow.

Robert Sedgewick

American computer scientist.

Born December 20th, 1946 (age 79 years) in United States.

Arturo Márquez

Mexican composer.

Born December 20th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Álamos.

Fahmida Mirza

Politician in pakistan.

Born December 20th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Karachi.

Paul Francis Webster

American lyricist (1907–1984).

Born December 20th, 1907 in New York City.

Died March 22nd, 1984 at 76 years old in Beverly Hills.

Bill O'Reilly

Australian cricketer (1905-1992).

Born December 20th, 1905 in White Cliffs.

Died October 6th, 1992 at 86 years old in Sydney.

Thomas Graham

British chemist (1805–1869).

Born December 20th, 1805 in Glasgow. ^[ref]

Died September 16th, 1869 at 63 years old in London. ^[ref]

Dimitris Agravanis

Greek basketball player.

Born December 20th, 1994 (age 31 years) in Athens.

Omar Rekik

Dutch-tunisian association football player.

Born December 20th, 2001 (age 24 years) in Helmond.

Maria Skobtsova

Russian saint (1891–1945).

Born December 20th, 1891 in Riga.

Died March 31st, 1945 at 53 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp (gas chamber).

Gabby Hartnett

American baseball player and coach (1900-1972).

Born December 20th, 1900 in Woonsocket.

Died December 20th, 1972 at 72 years old in Park Ridge (liver cirrhosis).

Fitz Hall

English association football player (born 1980).

Born December 20th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Walthamstow.

Léandre Tawamba

Cameroonian association football player.

Born December 20th, 1989 (age 36 years) in Yaoundé.

David Forde

Irish association football player.

Born December 20th, 1979 (age 46 years) in Galway.

Nalo Hopkinson

Jamaican-born canadian writer.

Born December 20th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Kingston.

Alister McRae

Scottish rally driver.

Born December 20th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Lanark.

Isa Munayev

Chechen military commander (1965-2015).

Born December 20th, 1966 in Alkhan-Kala, Yandi, Achkhoy-Martanovsky District.

Died February 1st, 2015 at 48 years old in Debaltseve.

Knut Wicksell

Swedish economist (1851–1926).

Born December 20th, 1851 in Maria Magdalena parish.

Died May 3rd, 1926 at 74 years old in Danderyd.

Nadia Farès

French actress (1968–2026).

Born December 20th, 1968 in Marrakesh.

Died April 17th, 2026 at 57 years old in Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Marc Silk

British voice actor.

Born December 20th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Solihull.

Dmitry Bykov

Russian writer and journalist.

Born December 20th, 1967 (age 58 years) in Moscow.

Nicole Maurey

French actress (1926–2016).

Born December 20th, 1926 in Bois-Colombes. ^[ref]

Died March 11th, 2016 at 89 years old in Versailles. ^[ref]

Robert Gustafsson

Swedish actor and comedian.

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

Noël Browne

Irish politician (1915-1997).

Born December 20th, 1915 in Waterford.

Died May 21st, 1997 at 81 years old in Baile na hAbhann.

Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax

British politician (1800-1885).

Born December 20th, 1800 in Pontefract.

Died August 8th, 1885 at 84 years old in Doncaster.