Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
February 20th
189 Notable deaths
Joseph Banks Rhine
American parapsychologist (1895-1980).
Born September 29th, 1895 in Juniata County. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1980 at 84 years old in Hillsborough.
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]
Damdin Sükhbaatar
Mongolian military leader (1893-1923).
Born February 2nd, 1893 in Ulaanbaatar.
Died February 20th, 1923 at 30 years old in Ulaanbaatar.
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).
René Cassin
French jurist (1887-1976).
Born October 5th, 1887 in Bayonne. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1976 at 88 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Henri Moissan
French chemist (1852–1907).
Born September 28th, 1852 in Paris.
Died February 20th, 1907 at 54 years old in Paris (appendicitis).
Indrajit Gupta
Communist politician, home minister.
Born March 18th, 1919 in Kolkata.
Died February 20th, 2001 at 81 years old in Kolkata.
Nereo Rocco
Italian footballer and manager.
Born May 20th, 1912 in Trieste.
Died February 20th, 1979 at 66 years old in Trieste.
Chelo Alonso
Former cuban actress who became a star in italian cinema (1933-2019).
Born April 10th, 1933 in Camagüey.
Died February 20th, 2019 at 85 years old in Mentana (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Nicolas de Gunzburg
American banker and socialite.
Born December 12th, 1904 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 20th, 1981 at 76 years old in Manhattan.
Deaths 41 to 50 of 189
For some moments in life there are no words. David Seltzer