February 20th
235 Notable deaths
Isidor Philipp
French pianist, composer and pedagogue (1863–1958).
Born September 2nd, 1863.
Died February 20th, 1958 at 94 years old in Paris.
Adone Zoli
Italian politician (1887-1960).
Born December 16th, 1887 in Cesena.
Died February 20th, 1960 at 72 years old in Rome.
Kemal Karpat
Turkish historian (1923–2019).
Born February 15th, 1923 in Babadag.
Died February 20th, 2019 at 96 years old in Madison. [ref]
Dwight H. Green
American politician (1897-1958).
Born January 9th, 1897 in Ligonier.
Died February 20th, 1958 at 61 years old in Chicago.
Muhamed Mujić
Bosnian footballer (1932-2016).
Born April 25th, 1933 in Mostar. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2016 at 82 years old in Mostar. [ref]
Caryl Lincoln
American actress (1903-1983).
Born November 16th, 1903 in Oakland.
Died February 20th, 1983 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills.
Tina Wiseman
American actress (1965-2005).
Born September 26th, 1965 in Honolulu.
Died February 20th, 2005 at 39 years old in Freeport (pulmonary edema).
Evan Williams
Scottish footballer (1943–2025).
Born July 15th, 1943 in Dumbarton.
Died February 20th, 2025 at 81 years old in Helensburgh. [ref]
Chris Craft
British racing driver and engineer.
Born November 17th, 1939 in Porthleven.
Died February 20th, 2021 at 81 years old in Essex. [ref]
Giuseppe Colombo
Italian mathematician, astrophysicist and engineer (1920-1984).
Born October 2nd, 1920 in Padua.
Died February 20th, 1984 at 63 years old in Padua.
Maliq Bushati
Albanian politician (1880-1946).
Born February 8th, 1880 in Shkodër.
Died February 20th, 1946 at 66 years old in Tirana (gunshot wound).
Michał Waszyński
Polish film director (1904-1965).
Born September 29th, 1904 in Kovel.
Died February 20th, 1965 at 60 years old in Madrid.
Stan Pearson
English footballer (1919–1997).
Born January 11th, 1919 in Salford.
Died February 20th, 1997 at 78 years old in Alderley Edge.
Isaac Kashdan
American chess player (1905–1985).
Born November 19th, 1905 in New York City.
Died February 20th, 1985 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Victor H. Metcalf
American politician (1853-1936).
Born October 10th, 1853 in Utica.
Died February 20th, 1936 at 82 years old in Oakland.
Edward L. Atkinson
Royal navy surgeon and antarctic explorer (1881-1929).
Born November 23rd, 1881 in Windward Islands, Saint Vincent.
Died February 20th, 1929 at 47 years old in Mediterranean Sea.
Jacinta Marto
Portuguese visionary and roman catholic saint.
Born March 5th, 1910 in Povoação de Aljustrel.
Died February 20th, 1920 at 9 years old in Lisbon, Hospital de D. Estefânia (1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Lydia Lamaison
Actress (1914-2012).
Born August 5th, 1914 in Mendoza.
Died February 20th, 2012 at 97 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Simo Matavulj
Serbian writer (1852-1908).
Born September 14th, 1852 in Šibenik.
Died February 20th, 1908 at 55 years old in Belgrade.
Marino Girolami
Italian film director (1914-1994).
Born February 1st, 1914 in Rome.
Died February 20th, 1994 at 80 years old in Rome.
Nikolay Urvantsev
Russian geologist (1893–1985).
Born January 29th, 1893 in Lukoyanov.
Died February 20th, 1985 at 92 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Patricia Norris
American costume designer (1931-2015).
Born March 22nd, 1931 in Los Angeles.
Died February 20th, 2015 at 83 years old in Westlake Village (disease).
Marco Enrico Bossi
Italian organist, composer, improviser and pedagogue. (1861–1925).
Born April 25th, 1861 in Salò.
Died February 20th, 1925 at 63 years old in Atlantic Ocean (cerebrovascular disease).
Antonio Roma
Argentine footballer (1932-2013).
Born July 13th, 1932 in Buenos Aires.
Died February 20th, 2013 at 80 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]
Rafael Addiego Bruno
Uruguayan jurist and political figure (1923–2014).
Born February 23rd, 1923 in Salto. [ref]
Died February 20th, 2014 at 90 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
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Death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is life’s change agent, it clears out the old to make way for the new. Steve Jobs