Famous Deaths In February - 20

1974  David Monrad Johansen, composer, dies at 85 on February - 20.  

1975  On February - 20 edgar "Cookie" Fairchild, bandleader (Jerry Colonna Show), dies at 76  

1976  On this day in history kathryn Kuhlman, religious leader/faith healer, dies  

1980  Alice Longworth Roosevelt, youngest daughter of Theodore, dies at 96 on this day in history.  

1983  On February - 20 james G Richardson, (Tim Cassidy-Sierra), dies at 37 in ski accident  

1984  On this day in history fikret Dzhamil Amirov, composer, dies at 61  

1985  Clarence Nash, voice (Donald Duck), dies at 80 of leukemia, in Calif on this day in history.  

1986  Francisco Paolo Mignone, composer, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

1987  On February - 20 ivan Brkanovic, composer, dies at 80  

1992  Andrew Schenck, conducter, dies of melanoma at 51 on February - 20.  

1993  Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian auto-designer (Miura), dies on February - 20.  

1994  Derek Jarman, English director (Last of England), dies at 52 on February - 20.  

1995  On this day in history john Humphreys Whitfield, italianist, dies at 88  

1996  Jeffrey Kindersley Quill, Test pilot, dies at 83 on February - 20.  

1997  On February - 20 death of zachary Breaux, American jazz guitarist (b. 1960)  

1999  Death of Sarah Kane, English playwright (b. 1971) on this day in history.  

2000  Death of Anatoly Sobchak, Russian politician (b. 1937) on this day in history.  

2001  Death of Rosemary DeCamp, American actress (b. 1910) on February - 20.  

2003  Death of Maurice Blanchot, French author (b. 1907) on this day in history.  

2005  Death of Sandra Dee, American actress (b. 1944) on this day in history.  

2005  Death of Death of Hunter S. Thompson, American "gonzo" journalist (b. 1937) on this day in history.  

2005  Death of Death of Sandra Dee, American actress (b. 1944) on this day in history.  

2006  Death of Curt Gowdy, American sportscaster (b. 1919) on this day in history.  

2007  On February - 20 death of f. Albert Cotton, American chemist (b. 1930)  

2008  On this day in history death of emily Perry, English Actress (b. 1907)  

2009  Death of Larry H. Miller, American businessman and owner of the Utah Jazz (b. 1944) on this day in history.  

2017  On this day in history death of vitaly Churkin, Russian diplomat  

2017  On this day in history death of mildred Dresselhaus, American physicist and educator  

2019  On this day in history death of dominick Argento, American composer  

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1494  Johan Friis, chancellor (Denmark, helped formed Lutheranism) was born on this day in history.  

1507  Gentile Bellini, Italian artist (Sultan Mohammed II) was born on this day in history.  

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 February - 20.  

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  On this day in history birth of franz Ignaz Beck, composer  

1745  On February - 20 birth of johann Peter Salomon, composer