Died on this Day

Anniversary Date: Feb-20

Died on This Day (Feb-20)

Person Person Description Age Anniv
  Charles Swini Malawian footballer Malawian footballer 38 1
Jamal Edwards Jamal Edwards British entrepreneur and author British entrepreneur, author and DJ 31 3
Douglas Turner Ward Douglas Turner Ward American playwright American playwright 90 4
  Jeanne Evert American tennis player American tennis player 62 5
Dominick Argento Dominick Argento American composer American composer 91 6
Steve Hewlett Steve Hewlett British print and radio journalist; academic British print and radio journalist 58 8
Alexander Haig Alexander Haig Alexander Meigs Haig Jr. was United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. US Secretary of State 85 15
Larry H. Miller Larry H. Miller Larry H. Miller was an American businessman. He owned the National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz and the Salt Lake Bees, a minor league baseball team. American businessman 64 16
Klaas Smit Klaas Smit Klaas Smit was a Dutch football player. He scored the very first goal in professional football in the Netherlands. Dutch footballer 77 17
Curt Gowdy Curt Gowdy Curtis Edward Gowdy was an American sportscaster. He called Boston Red Sox games on radio and TV for 15 years, and then covered many nationally televised sporting events, primarily for NBC Sports and ABC Sports in the 1960s and 1970s. American baseball commentator 86 19
Hunter S. Thompson Hunter S. Thompson Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author who founded the gonzo journalism movement. American journalist and author 67 20
Anatoly Sobchak Anatoly Sobchak Anatoly Aleksandrovich Sobchak was a Soviet and Russian politician, a co-author of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the first democratically elected mayor of Saint Petersburg, and a mentor and teacher of future presidents Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev. Mayor of St Petersburg 62 25
William Strydom William Strydom South African cricketer South African cricketer 52 30
Verdina Shlonsky Verdina Shlonsky Israeli musician Israeli musician 85 35
Clarence Nash Clarence Nash Clarence Charles "Ducky" Nash was an American voice actor. American actor 80 40
Alice Roosevelt Longworth Alice Roosevelt Longworth Alice Lee Roosevelt Longworth was an American writer and socialite. American writer 96 45
  Robert Strauss Robert Strauss was an American actor. He became most familiar in Hollywood films of the 1950s such as Stalag 17 , for which he was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Supporting Actor. American actor 61 50
Marco Enrico Bossi Marco Enrico Bossi Marco Enrico Bossi was an Italian organist, composer, improviser and teacher. Italian organist and composer 63 100
Leander J. McCormick Leander J. McCormick Leander James McCormick was an American inventor, manufacturer, philanthropist, and businessman and a member of the McCormick family of Chicago and Virginia. Businessman and philanthropist 81 125
Maria of Jever Maria of Jever Maria of Jever, known in Jeverland as Fräulein Maria, was the last ruler of the Lordship of Jever from the Wiemken family. Last ruler of Jever from the Wiemken dynasty 74 450