February 20th
180 Notable deaths
Rafael Addiego Bruno
Uruguayan jurist and political figure (1923-2014).
Born February 23rd, 1923 in Salto. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2014 at 90 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Heinrich Barkhausen
German physicist (1881-1956).
Born December 2nd, 1881 in Bremen. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1956 at 74 years old in Dresden. [ref]
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]
Nam Sung-yong
Korean long-distance runner, olympic bronze medalist.
Born November 23rd, 1912 in Suncheon.
Died February 20th, 2001 at 88 years old
Carl-Henning Pedersen
Danish artist (1913-2007).
Born September 23rd, 1913 in Copenhagen. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2007 at 93 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
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.
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]
Joseph Parecattil
Catholic cardinal.
Born April 1st, 1912 in Kidangoor.
Died February 20th, 1987 at 74 years old in Kochi.
Ihor Kostenko
Ukrainian journalist and activist.
Born December 31st, 1991 in Zubrets.
Died February 20th, 2014 at 22 years old in Kyiv.
Aleksandr Ivanovich Medvedkin
Soviet russian film director (1900-1989).
Born March 8th, 1900 in Penza. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1989 at 88 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 180
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t. Richard Bach