February 20th
194 Notable deaths
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 (colorectal cancer).
Donella Meadows
American environmental scientist, teacher, and writer.
Born March 13th, 1941 in Elgin.
Died February 20th, 2001 at 59 years old in Hanover.
Alberto Ginastera
Argentine composer.
Born April 11th, 1916 in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1983 at 66 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Habibullah Khan
Emir of afghanistan (1901-1919).
Born June 3rd, 1872 in Tashkent.
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.
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]
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Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. Leo Tolstoy