Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 20

1851  On this day in history josef Alois Ladurner, composer, dies at 81   

1855  Joseph Hume, social reformer, dies on this day in history.   

1860  Henry Drummond, English banker/religious leader, dies at 69 on February - 20.   

1871  Death of Paul Kane, Irish-born painter (b. 1810) on February - 20.   

1892  On this day in history hermann Kopp, German chemist (Law of Kopp), dies at 74   

1893  On this day in history death of p.G.T. Beauregard, American Confederate general (b. 1818)   

1895  On February - 20 frederick Douglass, escaped slave, anti-slavery leader, dies at 77   

1904  On this day in history gustav Adolf Heinze, composer, dies at 83   

1905  On this day in history death of jeremiah W. Farnham, American merchant captain   

1907  [Ferdinand-Frederic-]Henri Moissan, chemist (Nobel 1906), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1910  Death of Boetros Ghali, Egyptian premier, murdered on February - 20.   

1911  On February - 20 alexander Alexandrovich Kopilov, composer, dies at 56   

1916  Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish politician (Nobel 1908), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1920  Robert E Peary, US pole explorer (North Pole, 6/4/1909), dies at 63 on February - 20.   

1936  John Hope, president of Atlanta University, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

1937  "Barlow" Carkeek, Aust cricket wicketkeeper (1912 series), dies on February - 20.   

1941  On February - 20 death of la Bolduc, French Canadian singer and songwriter (b. 1894)   

1942  On February - 20 guido Gasperini, composer, dies at 76   

1946  On February - 20 hugh Allen, musician, dies   

1951  On February - 20 howard Brockway, composer, dies at 80   

1958  Thurston Hall, actor (Mr Schuyler-Topper), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1959  Ray McDonald, dancer, dies of barbituate overdose at 38 on February - 20.   

1960  Leonard Woolley, archaeologist, dies on February - 20.   

1961  On this day in history otto E Huiswoud, [Frank Billings], editor (Negro Worker), dies at 67   

1962  On February - 20 halliwell Hobbes, dies at 64   

1963  On this day in history death of ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian conductor (b. 1914)   

1964  On this day in history r T Stanyforth, English cricket wicketkeeper (S Africa 1927-28), dies   

1965  On this day in history death of fred Immler, German actor (b. 1880)   

1966  Chester W Nimitz, US admiral (WW II), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1968  Anthony Asquith, dies on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor/composer, dies at 85   

1970  On this day in history albert Louis Wolff, composer, dies at 86   

1972  Herbert Menges, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1973  On February - 20 brigitte Reimann, writer, dies at 39   

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1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on February - 20.   

1507  On February - 20 birth of gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II)   

1523  Jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers) was born on this day in history.   

1632  Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories) was born on this day in history.   

1633  On February - 20 birth of jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher   

1656  Johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised was born on February - 20.   

1734  Franz Ignaz Beck, composer was born on this day in history.   

1745  Johann Peter Salomon, composer was born on February - 20.