History Deaths on February 20

Saint Wulfric of Haselbury (b. c. 1080)

#Wulfric_of_Haselbury

Sadri Maksudi Arsal, Turkish scholar and politician (b. 1878)

#Sadri_Maksudi_Arsal

Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (b. 1701)

#Charles_Emmanuel_III_of_Sardinia

Pope Martin V (b. 1368)

#Pope_Martin_V

Ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor (b. 1883)

#Ernest_Ansermet

Dick York, American actor (b. 1928)

#Dick_York

Paul Kane, Irish-Canadian painter (b. 1810)

#Paul_Kane

Kenji Eno, Japanese game designer and composer (b. 1970)

#Kenji_Eno

Ernest L. Massad, American general (b. 1908)

#Ernest_L._Massad

Henri Moissan, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)

#Henri_Moissan

Rosemary DeCamp, American actress (b. 1910)

#Rosemary_DeCamp

Larry H. Miller, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1944)

#Larry_H._Miller

Lachlan McIntosh, Scottish-American general and politician (b. 1725)

#Lachlan_McIntosh

Valentín Canalizo, Mexican general and politician. 14th President (1843-1844) (b. 1794)

#Valentín_Canalizo

P. G. T. Beauregard, American general (b. 1818)

#P._G._T._Beauregard

Andreas Hofer, Tyrolean rebel leader (b. 1767)

#Andreas_Hofer

Tobias Mayer, German astronomer and academic (b. 1723)

#Tobias_Mayer

Leo of Catania, saint and bishop of Catania (b. 709)

#Leo_of_Catania

Hunter S. Thompson, American journalist and author (b. 1937)

#Hunter_S._Thompson

King John of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (b. 1455)

#John,_King_of_Denmark

Conan IV, Duke of Brittany (b. 1138)

#Conan_IV,_Duke_of_Brittany

Lucjan Wolanowski, Polish journalist and author (b. 1920)

#Lucjan_Wolanowski

David S. McKay, American biochemist and geologist (b. 1936)

#David_S._McKay

Takiji Kobayashi, Japanese writer (b. 1903)

#Takiji_Kobayashi

Max Schreck, German actor (b. 1879)

#Max_Schreck

Fernando Cardenal, Nicaraguan priest and politician (b. 1934)

#Fernando_Cardenal

René Cassin, French lawyer and judge, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1887)

#René_Cassin

Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan, French geophysicist and astronomer (b. 1678)

#Jean-Jacques_d'Ortous_de_Mairan

Lazar Brankovi?, Despot of Serbia

#Lazar_Brankovi?

Garrick Utley, American journalist (b. 1939)

#Garrick_Utley

Audrey Munson, American model (b. 1891)

#Audrey_Munson

Anthony Asquith, English director and screenwriter (b. 1902)

#Anthony_Asquith

Philip William, Prince of Orange (b. 1554)

#Philip_William,_Prince_of_Orange

Robert Peary, American admiral and explorer (b. 1856)

#Robert_Peary

Tancred, King of Sicily (b. 1138)

#Tancred,_King_of_Sicily

William Wallace Lincoln, American son of Abraham Lincoln (b. 1850)

#William_Wallace_Lincoln

Anatoly Sobchak, Russian lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Saint Petersburg (b. 1937)

#Anatoly_Sobchak

Tecun Uman, Mayan ruler (b. 1500)

#Tecun_Uman

Vitaly Churkin, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United Nations (b. 1952)

#Vitaly_Churkin

Percy Grainger, Australian-American pianist and composer (b. 1882)

#Percy_Grainger

Mildred Dresselhaus, American physicist (b. 1930)

#Mildred_Dresselhaus

Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish journalist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1844)

#Klas_Pontus_Arnoldson

Henry Segerstrom, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1923)

#Henry_Segerstrom

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1741)

#Joseph_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor

Jacob Gade, Danish violinist and composer(b. 1879)

#Jacob_Gade

Laura Bassi, Italian physicist and scholar (b. 1711)

#Laura_Bassi

Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, founded Lamborghini (b. 1916)

#Ferruccio_Lamborghini

John Dowland, English lute player and composer (b. 1563)

#John_Dowland

Boutros Ghali, Egyptian educator and politician, 9th Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1846)

#Boutros_Ghali

Walter D. Ehlers, American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1921)

#Walter_D._Ehlers

Gene Siskel, American journalist and critic (b. 1946)

#Gene_Siskel

Frederick Douglass, American author and activist (b. 1818)

#Frederick_Douglass

Alexander Haig, American general and politician, 59th United States Secretary of State (b. 1924)

#Alexander_Haig

A. J. Casson, Canadian painter (b. 1898)

#A._J._Casson

Wayne Boring, American illustrator (b. 1905)

#Wayne_Boring

Kathryn Kuhlman, healing evangelist, known for belief in Holy Spirit (b. 1907)

#Kathryn_Kuhlman

Nicholas Bacon, English politician (b. 1509)

#Nicholas_Bacon_(Lord_Keeper)

Katie Hall, American educator and politician (b. 1938)

#Katie_Hall_(politician)

Yaroslav the Wise, grand prince of Veliky Novgorod and Kiev (b. 978)

#Yaroslav_the_Wise

Curt Gowdy, American sportscaster (b. 1919)

#Curt_Gowdy

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, English politician, Earl Marshal of the United Kingdom (b. 1342)

#Henry_Percy,_1st_Earl_of_Northumberland

Sandra Dee, American actress (b. 1942)

#Sandra_Dee

Orville Freeman, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 29th Governor of Minnesota (b. 1918)

#Orville_Freeman

Antonio Roma, Argentinian footballer (b. 1932)

#Antonio_Roma

Walter Winchell, American journalist and actor (b. 1897)

#Walter_Winchell

Chester W. Nimitz, American admiral (b. 1885)

#Chester_W._Nimitz

Washakie, American tribal leader (b. 1798)

#Washakie

Al-Musta'sim, Iraqi caliph (b. 1213)

#Al-Musta'sim

Steve Hewlett, British journalist (b. 1958)

John C. Willke, American physician, author, and activist (b. 1925)

Govind Pansare, Indian author and activist (b. 1933)

Rafael Addiego Bruno, Uruguayan jurist and politician, President of Uruguay (b. 1923)

Knut Torbjørn Eggen, Norwegian footballer and manager (b. 1960)

Emily Perry, English actress and dancer (b. 1907)

John Raitt, American actor and singer (b. 1917)

Maurice Blanchot, French philosopher and author (b. 1907)

Mushaf Ali Mir, Pakistani air marshal (b. 1947)

Donella Meadows, American environmentalist, author, and academic (b. 1941)

Sarah Kane, English playwright (b. 1971)

Toru Takemitsu, Japanese pianist, guitarist, and composer (b. 1930)

Solomon Asch, American psychologist and academic (b. 1907)

Nicolas de Gunzburg, French-American banker and publisher (b. 1904)

Maria Goeppert-Mayer, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)

Jacinta Marto, Portuguese saint (b. 1910)

Theodora, Byzantine empress