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February 20th

195 Notable deaths

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.

Born March 13th, 1916 in Paris. [ref]

Died February 20th, 1997 at 80 years old in Lons-le-Saunier. [ref]

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]

Otello Martelli

Italian cinematographer.

Born May 19th, 1902 in Rome.

Died February 20th, 2000 at 97 years old in Rome.

David Monrad Johansen

Norwegian composer (1888–1974).

Born November 8th, 1888 in Mosjøen.

Died February 20th, 1974 at 85 years old

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).

Born May 10th, 1923 in Reims.

Died February 20th, 2020 at 96 years old in Port-Joinville.

Vladimir Druzhnikov

Soviet actor (1922-1994).

Born May 30th, 1922 in Moscow.

Died February 20th, 1994 at 71 years old in Moscow.

Eduardo Bonomi

Uruguayan politician (1948–2022).

Born October 14th, 1948 in Rocha.

Died February 20th, 2022 at 73 years old in Parque del Plata (cardiac arrest). [ref]

Deaths 151 to 160 of 195

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