Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In February - 20

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

1855  On this day in history joseph Hume, social reformer, dies   

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

1871  On this day in history death of paul Kane, Irish-born painter (b. 1810)   

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

1893  On February - 20 death of p.G.T. Beauregard, American Confederate general (b. 1818)   

1895  On this day in history frederick Douglass, escaped slave, anti-slavery leader, dies at 77   

1904  Gustav Adolf Heinze, composer, dies at 83 on February - 20.   

1905  Death of Jeremiah W. Farnham, American merchant captain on February - 20.   

1907  [Ferdinand-Frederic-]Henri Moissan, chemist (Nobel 1906), dies at 54 on February - 20.   

1910  Death of Boetros Ghali, Egyptian premier, murdered on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history alexander Alexandrovich Kopilov, composer, dies at 56   

1916  Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Swedish politician (Nobel 1908), dies at 71 on February - 20.   

1920  On this day in history robert E Peary, US pole explorer (North Pole, 6/4/1909), dies at 63   

1936  On this day in history john Hope, president of Atlanta University, dies at 67   

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

1941  Death of La Bolduc, French Canadian singer and songwriter (b. 1894) on this day in history.   

1942  Guido Gasperini, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1961  On February - 20 otto E Huiswoud, [Frank Billings], editor (Negro Worker), dies at 67   

1962  On February - 20 halliwell Hobbes, dies at 64   

1963  Death of Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian conductor (b. 1914) on February - 20.   

1964  On February - 20 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  On this day in history chester W Nimitz, US admiral (WW II), dies at 80   

1968  On this day in history anthony Asquith, dies   

1969  Ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor/composer, dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1970  Albert Louis Wolff, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history herbert Menges, composer, dies at 69   

1973  On this day in history brigitte Reimann, writer, dies at 39   

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

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

1523  On this day in history birth of jan Blahoslav, Czech humanist/bishop (Bohemian brothers)   

1632  Thomas Osborne, Duke of Leeds, English PM (1690-94)/founder (Tories) was born on February - 20.   

1633  On this day in history birth of jan de Baen, portrait painter/etcher   

1656  On February - 20 birth of johannes Schenck, German/Neth composer, baptised   

1734  On February - 20 birth of franz Ignaz Beck, composer   

1745  On this day in history birth of johann Peter Salomon, composer