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February 20th
198 Notable deaths
Manuel Díaz
Cuban fencer.
Born April 8th, 1874 in Havana.
Died February 20th, 1929 at 54 years old in Rochester.
Lotti van der Gaag
Dutch sculptor and painter (1923-1999).
Born December 18th, 1923 in The Hague.
Died February 20th, 1999 at 75 years old in Nieuwegein.
Jorge Sarmiento
Peruvian footballer (1900–1957).
Born November 20th, 1900 in Lima.
Died February 20th, 1957 at 56 years old
Noemí Simonetto
Athletics competitor (1926–2011).
Born February 1st, 1926 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 20th, 2011 at 85 years old in Buenos Aires.
Josef Holeček
Czechoslovak canoeist and speed canoeist (1921–2005).
Born January 25th, 1921 in Říčany.
Died February 20th, 2005 at 84 years old in Prague.
Rami Garipov
Soviet writer (1932-1977).
Born February 12th, 1932 in Arkaulovo.
Died February 20th, 1977 at 45 years old in Arkaulovo.
Arnaud Geyre
French racing cyclist (1935-2018).
Born April 21st, 1935 in Pau. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2018 at 82 years old in Château-Thierry. [ref]
Tomás Ojeda
Chilean footballer (1910-1983).
Born April 20th, 1910 in Antofagasta.
Died February 20th, 1983 at 72 years old
Jaroslava Blažková
Slovak novelist, short story writer, children's writer and journalist (1933–2017).
Born November 15th, 1933 in Velké Meziříčí. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2017 at 83 years old in Guelph. [ref]
Jean Capelle
Belgian association football player (1913-1977).
Born October 26th, 1913 in Liège.
Died February 20th, 1977 at 63 years old in Liège.
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