February 20th
235 Notable deaths
Bill Mazeroski
American baseball player and coach (1936–2026).
Born September 5th, 1936 in Wheeling.
Died February 20th, 2026 at 89 years old
Rosemary DeCamp
American actress (1910–2001).
Born November 14th, 1910 in Prescott.
Died February 20th, 2001 at 90 years old in Newport Beach (pneumonia).
Peter Jason
American actor (1944–2025).
Born July 22nd, 1944 in Hollywood.
Died February 20th, 2025 at 80 years old in West Hollywood. [ref]
Ameen Sayani
Indian radio personality.
Born December 21st, 1932 in India.
Died February 20th, 2024 at 91 years old in Mumbai.
Sarat Chandra Bose
Indian bengali independence activist and lawyer (1889-1950).
Born September 6th, 1889 in Kolkata.
Died February 20th, 1950 at 60 years old in Kolkata.
Lou Gish
British actress (1967-2006).
Born May 25th, 1967 in London.
Died February 20th, 2006 at 38 years old in London (cancer). [ref]
Robert Bolt
English playwright (1924–1995).
Born August 15th, 1924 in Sale.
Died February 20th, 1995 at 70 years old in Petersfield (stroke). [ref]
John Raitt
American singer and actor (1917-2005).
Born January 29th, 1917 in Santa Ana.
Died February 20th, 2005 at 88 years old in Pacific Palisades (pneumonia).
Robert Strauss
American film actor (1913-1975).
Born November 8th, 1913 in New York City.
Died February 20th, 1975 at 61 years old in New York City (stroke).
Solomon Asch
Polish-american psychologist (1907-1996).
Born September 14th, 1907 in Warsaw.
Died February 20th, 1996 at 88 years old in Haverford.
Maurice Blanchot
French writer, philosopher, and literary theorist (1907–2003).
Born September 22nd, 1907 in Devrouze.
Died February 20th, 2003 at 95 years old in Paris.
Mildred Dresselhaus
American physicist (1930-2017).
Born November 11th, 1930 in Brooklyn.
Died February 20th, 2017 at 86 years old in Mount Auburn Hospital. [ref]
Roberto D'Aubuisson
Extreme-right salvadoran soldier, politician and death-squad leader (1944-1992).
Born August 23rd, 1944 in Santa Tecla.
Died February 20th, 1992 at 47 years old in San Salvador (tongue cancer).
Donella Meadows
American environmental scientist, teacher, and writer (1941–2001).
Born March 13th, 1941 in Elgin.
Died February 20th, 2001 at 59 years old in Hanover.
Habibullah Khan
Emir of afghanistan (1901-1919).
Born June 3rd, 1872 in Tashkent, Samarkand.
Died February 20th, 1919 at 46 years old in Afghanistan.
Maria Goeppert Mayer
German-born american theoretical physicist (1906-1972).
Born June 28th, 1906 in Katowice.
Died February 20th, 1972 at 65 years old in San Diego (circulatory collapse).
David Boren
American politician and academic (1941–2025).
Born April 21st, 1941 in Washington, D.C..
Died February 20th, 2025 at 83 years old in Norman. [ref]
Leonard Woolley
British archaeologist (1880–1960).
Born April 17th, 1880 in Upper Clapton.
Died February 20th, 1960 at 79 years old in London.
Vitaly Churkin
Soviet and russian diplomat (1952-2017).
Born February 21st, 1952 in Moscow. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2017 at 64 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Paul Marcinkus
Catholic archbishop, former head of the vatican bank (1922-2006).
Born January 15th, 1922 in Cicero.
Died February 20th, 2006 at 84 years old in Sun City. [ref]
Takeo Yoshikawa
Japanese spy in hawaii.
Born March 7th, 1914 in Matsuyama.
Died February 20th, 1993 at 78 years old
Joni James
American singer (1930–2022).
Born September 22nd, 1930 in Chicago.
Died February 20th, 2022 at 91 years old in West Palm Beach. [ref]
Om Prakash Kohli
Indian politician.
Born August 9th, 1935 in Delhi.
Died February 20th, 2023 at 87 years old
Damdin Sükhbaatar
Mongolian military leader (1893-1923).
Born February 2nd, 1893 in Ulaanbaatar.
Died February 20th, 1923 at 30 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
Prince Alexander of the Netherlands
Prince of orange-nassau.
Born August 2nd, 1818 in Soestdijk Palace.
Died February 20th, 1848 at 29 years old in Funchal.
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