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February 20th
235 Notable deaths
Dominick Argento
American composer (1927-2019).
Born October 27th, 1927 in York.
Died February 20th, 2019 at 91 years old in Minneapolis.
Ernest Ansermet
Swiss conductor (1883–1969).
Born November 11th, 1883 in Vevey.
Died February 20th, 1969 at 85 years old in Geneva (myocardial infarction).
Matilde Hidalgo
Ecuadorian physician and suffragist (1889-1974).
Born September 29th, 1889 in Loja. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1974 at 84 years old in Guayaquil.
Hugo Kraas
German general (1911–1980).
Born January 25th, 1911 in Witten.
Died February 20th, 1980 at 69 years old in Selk (myocardial infarction).
Georg Friedrich Knapp
German economist (1842-1926).
Born March 7th, 1842 in Giessen.
Died February 20th, 1926 at 83 years old in Darmstadt.
Frankétienne
Haitian artist and writer (1936–2025).
Born April 12th, 1936 in Ravine-Sèche.
Died February 20th, 2025 at 88 years old in Delmas. [ref]
René Dubos
American microbiologist (1901-1982).
Born February 20th, 1901 in Saint-Brice-sous-Forêt.
Died February 20th, 1982 at 81 years old in New York City.
Ferenc Fricsay
(1914–1963) hungarian musician.
Born August 9th, 1914 in Budapest.
Died February 20th, 1963 at 48 years old in Basel (stomach cancer).
Abdullah Abdurahman
South african politician and physician (1872–1940).
Born December 18th, 1872 in Wellington.
Died February 20th, 1940 at 67 years old in Cape Town.
Angela Luce
Italian actress and singer (1937–2026).
Born December 3rd, 1938 in Naples.
Died February 20th, 2026 at 87 years old in Naples (heart failure). [ref]
Klas Pontus Arnoldson
Swedish politician (1844-1916).
Born October 21st, 1844 in Domkyrkoförsamlingen in Göteborg. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1916 at 71 years old in Lidingö Parish.
Isidore Singer
American encyclopedia editor and political activist (1859–1939).
Born November 10th, 1859 in Hranice.
Died February 20th, 1939 at 79 years old in New York City.
Dalene Matthee
South african writer (1938–2005).
Born October 13th, 1938 in Riversdale.
Died February 20th, 2005 at 66 years old in Mossel Bay (myocardial infarction).
Paul Ranson
French painter and writer (1861–1909).
Born March 29th, 1864 in Limoges.
Died February 20th, 1909 at 44 years old in Paris (typhoid fever).
Waldo R. Tobler
American geographer (1930–2018).
Born November 16th, 1930 in Portland. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2018 at 87 years old in Santa Barbara. [ref]
Harry Klinefelter
Endocrinologist (1912–1990).
Born March 20th, 1912 in Baltimore.
Died February 20th, 1990 at 77 years old
Vydūnas
Lithuanian philosopher (1868-1953).
Born March 22nd, 1868 in Jonaičiai.
Died February 20th, 1953 at 84 years old in Detmold.
rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
Rabbi (1910–1995).
Born July 30th, 1910 in Jerusalem.
Died February 20th, 1995 at 84 years old in Jerusalem.
Branko Stanković
Serbian footballer (1921-2002).
Born October 31st, 1921 in Sarajevo.
Died February 20th, 2002 at 80 years old in Belgrade.
Fikret Amirov
Azerbaijani soviet composer (1922–1984).
Born November 21st, 1922 in Ganja.
Died February 20th, 1984 at 61 years old in Baku.
Alexander Tamanian
Armenian architect (1878–1936).
Born March 16th, 1878 in Krasnodar.
Died February 20th, 1936 at 57 years old in Yerevan.
Marcella Althaus-Reid
Argentine theologian (1952-2009).
Born May 11th, 1952 in Rosario.
Died February 20th, 2009 at 56 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Dev Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana
Prime minister of nepal (1862–1914).
Born July 17th, 1862 in Kathmandu.
Died February 20th, 1914 at 51 years old in Mussoorie.
Mauro Bellugi
Italian footballer (1950–2021).
Born February 7th, 1950 in Buonconvento.
Died February 20th, 2021 at 71 years old in Milan (COVID-19). [ref]
Léon Comerre
French painter (1850-1916).
Born October 10th, 1850 in Trélon. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1916 at 65 years old in rue Ampère. [ref]
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