31 notable people died on February 20, including Henri Moissan, René Cassin, John, King of Denmark.
21st Century
3 deaths
Lucjan Wolanowski
journalistwriter
Polish writer
Ivan Matušík
architectediting staff
Slovak architect
Francisco Mañosa
architect
Filipino architect
20th Century
12 deaths
Henri Moissan
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1906)
René Cassin
scientist
Nobel laureate: Nobel Prize in Peace (1968)
Kiran Shankar Roy
barristerminister
Home Minister of West Bengal
Gerhard Mueller
engineersurveyor
New Zealand surveyor, engineer, land commissioner (1835–1918)
James Cousins
poetsuffragist
Irish writer, poet and playwright (1873–1956)
Klas Pontus Arnoldson
opinion journalistpolitician
Swedish politician (1844-1916)
Bertha Eckstein-Diener
historianjournalist
Austrian writer and historian (1874–1948)
Jean-Jacques Winders
architectsculptor
Belgian architect and sculptor (1849-1936)
Habibullah Khan
politician
Emir of Afghanistan (1901-1919)
Nicoline Weywadt
photographer
Pioneering Icelandic photographer (1848-1921)
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J. J. Kenneally
journalistpolitician
Australian journalist and politician
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Ioannis Theodorakopoulos
philosopherpolitician
Greek philosopher and university professor (1900–1981)
19th Century
6 deaths
Valentín Canalizo
military personnelminister
President of Mexico (1794-1850)
Manuel de Pando, 2nd Marquis of Miraflores
diplomathistorian
Prime Minister of Spain (1792-1872)
José Ramón Rodil, 1st Marquis of Rodil
military personnelminister
Spanish noble and general (1789-1853)
Justus Claproth
engineerinventor
German lawyer
Eliza Southgate Bowne
correspondentwriter
American writer
Enrico Marconi
architect
Italian architect
18th Century
4 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
Carl Hårleman
architectlandscape architect
Swedish architect (1700-1753)
Johan Vibe
military leader
Norwegian noble
17th Century
1 death
Luigi Rossi
composeropera singer
Italian opera composer
16th Century
2 deaths
John, King of Denmark
monarch
King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
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Jan of Stobnica
astronomergeographer
Polish philosopher
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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