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February 20th
198 Notable deaths
Louis Soutter
Swiss artist (1871-1942).
Born June 4th, 1871 in Morges. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1942 at 70 years old in Ballaigues. [ref]
Nam Sung-yong
Korean long-distance runner, olympic bronze medalist.
Born November 23rd, 1912 in Suncheon.
Died February 20th, 2001 at 88 years old
Heinrich Barkhausen
German physicist (1881-1956).
Born December 2nd, 1881 in Bremen. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1956 at 74 years old in Dresden. [ref]
Fernando Cardenal
Nicaraguan jesuit (1934-2016).
Born January 26th, 1934 in Granada.
Died February 20th, 2016 at 82 years old in Managua (heart failure).
Joseph Parecattil
Catholic cardinal.
Born April 1st, 1912 in Kidangoor.
Died February 20th, 1987 at 74 years old in Kochi.
Alexander Tsfasman
Soviet jazz composer, pianist, arranger and conductor (1906—1971).
Born December 14th, 1906 in Zaporizhzhia.
Died February 20th, 1971 at 64 years old in Moscow.
Vasily Lebedev-Kumach
Russian poet and lyricist (1898-1949).
Born August 8th, 1898 in Moscow.
Died February 20th, 1949 at 50 years old in Moscow.
Jaap Bakema
Dutch modernist architect (1914–1981).
Born March 8th, 1914 in Groningen. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1981 at 66 years old in Rotterdam. [ref]
Betty Mars
Actress and singer from france.
Born July 30th, 1944 in 18th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1989 at 44 years old in Suresnes (falling). [ref]
Zigmas Zinkevičius
Lithuanian academic (1925-2018).
Born January 4th, 1925 in Juodausiai.
Died February 20th, 2018 at 93 years old in Vilnius (heart failure).
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