February 20th

180 Notable deaths

Rolf Jacobsen

Norwegian poet, writer (1907-1994).

Born March 8th, 1907 in Christiania. [ref]

Died February 20th, 1994 at 86 years old in Hamar municipality.

Lydia Lamaison

Actress (1914-2012).

Born August 5th, 1914 in Mendoza.

Died February 20th, 2012 at 97 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Michał Waszyński

Polish film director (1904-1965).

Born September 29th, 1904 in Kovel. [ref]

Died February 20th, 1965 at 60 years old in Madrid.

Stan Pearson

English football player born in 1919.

Born January 11th, 1919 in Salford.

Died February 20th, 1997 at 78 years old in Alderley Edge.

Marco Enrico Bossi

Italian organist, composer, improviser and pedagogue..

Born April 25th, 1861 in Salò. [ref]

Died February 20th, 1925 at 63 years old in Atlantic Ocean (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]

Patricia Norris

American costume designer (1931-2015).

Born March 22nd, 1931 in Los Angeles.

Died February 20th, 2015 at 83 years old in Westlake Village (disease).

Nikolay Urvantsev

Russian geologist.

Born January 29th, 1893 in Lukoyanov.

Died February 20th, 1985 at 92 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Simo Matavulj

Serbian writer (1852-1908).

Born September 12th, 1852 in Šibenik.

Died February 20th, 1908 at 55 years old in Belgrade. [ref]

Isaac Kashdan

American chess player.

Born November 19th, 1905 in New York City.

Died February 20th, 1985 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.

Claude Goretta

Swiss film director (1929–2019).

Born June 23rd, 1929 in Geneva.

Died February 20th, 2019 at 89 years old in Geneva. [ref]

Deaths 91 to 100 of 180

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