16 notable people died on February 20, including René Cassin, Henri Moissan, John, King of Denmark.
20th Century
6 deaths
René Cassin
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1968)
Henri Moissan
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1906)
Kiran Shankar Roy
barristerminister
Home Minister of West Bengal
Gerhard Mueller
engineersurveyor
New Zealand surveyor, engineer, land commissioner (1835–1918)
Klas Pontus Arnoldson
opinion journalistpolitician
Swedish politician (1844-1916)
Habibullah Khan
politician
Emir of Afghanistan (1901-1919)
19th Century
4 deaths
Valentín Canalizo
military personnelminister
President of Mexico (1794-1850)
José Ramón Rodil, 1st Marquis of Rodil
military personnelminister
Spanish noble and general (1789-1853)
Manuel de Pando, 2nd Marquis of Miraflores
diplomathistorian
Prime Minister of Spain (1792-1872)
Justus Claproth
engineerinventor
German lawyer
18th Century
2 deaths
Jean Jacques Dortous de Mayran
astronomerentomologist
French geophysicist, astronomer and most notably, chronobiologist
Alexander, son of Archil of Imereti
military personnelroyalty
Georgian prince of the Kingdom of Imereti
16th Century
1 death
John, King of Denmark
monarch
King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
13th Century
1 death
Minamoto no Sanetomo
calligrapherpoet
3rd shogun of Kamakura shogunate and poet
12th Century
2 deaths
Béla II of Hungary
monarchpolitician
Hungarian king (1108-1141)
Fujiwara no Mototoshi
calligrapherpoet
Japanese poet and writer
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