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February 20th
198 Notable deaths
Vitorino Nemésio
Portuguese writer (1901–1978).
Born December 19th, 1901 in Praia da Vitória.
Died February 20th, 1978 at 76 years old in Lisbon.
Roza Papo
Bosnian jewish physician and general of the yugoslav people's army (1914–1984).
Born February 6th, 1914 in Sarajevo.
Died February 20th, 1984 at 70 years old in Belgrade.
Pierre Gascar
French writer (1916–1997).
Born March 13th, 1916 in Paris.
Died February 20th, 1997 at 80 years old in Lons-le-Saunier.
Nando Yosu
Spanish football player/manager/director (1939-2016).
Born July 8th, 1941 in Mungia. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2016 at 74 years old in Santander (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
József Braun
Jewish-hungarian association football player (1901-1943).
Born February 26th, 1901 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1943 at 41 years old in Kharkiv. [ref]
David Monrad Johansen
Norwegian composer (1888–1974).
Born November 8th, 1888 in Mosjøen.
Died February 20th, 1974 at 85 years old
Irina Bugrimova
Russian circus performer (1910–2001).
Born March 13th, 1910 in Kharkiv.
Died February 20th, 2001 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Pierre Dervaux
French operatic conductor, composer, and pedagogue (1917–1992).
Born January 3rd, 1917 in Juvisy-sur-Orge.
Died February 20th, 1992 at 75 years old in Marseille.
Jean-Claude Pecker
French astronomer and astrophysicist (1923–2020).
Died February 20th, 2020 at 96 years old in Port-Joinville.
Deaths 151 to 160 of 198
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