Rolf Koschorrek
Rolf Koschorrek (17 June 1956 – 12 January 2020) was a German politician. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He was a member of the national Bundestag from 2005 to 2013. He was in the dentistry industry outside of politics.
Koschorrek was born in Bad Bramstedt. On 12 January 2020, he died of cancer in Berlin. He was 64.
Deaths in February 2020
The following is a list of deaths that should be noted in February 2020. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.
Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and a source.
National Book Foundation
The National Book Foundation (NBF) is an American nonprofit organization established "to raise the cultural appreciation of great writing in America". Established 1989 by National Book Awards, Inc.,
Some of the Foundation's programs include:
Petr Pokorný (theologian)
Petr Pokorný (April 21, 1933 – January 18, 2020) was a Protestant theologian. He was a professor at Charles University in Prague, and pastor of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren. He was one of the leading biblical scholars in the Czech Republic.
Piri Sciascia
Piri John Ngarangikaunuhia Sciascia (6 November 1946 – 18 January 2020) was a New Zealand Māori leader and university administrator. From 2016 until his death, he was kaumātua and advisor to the governor-general and government of New Zealand. He was a member of the organising committee for the international exhibition "Te Maori".
He died on 18 January 2020.
James Mollison
James Mollison (20 March 1931 – 19 January 2020) was an Australian arts administrator. He was acting director of the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) from 1971 to 1977 and director from 1977 to 1990. He was also director of the National Gallery of Victoria from 1989 to 1995. He was born in Wonthaggi, Victoria.
Mollison retired as the NGA's director in 1990 and moved to Melbourne to become director of the National Gallery of Victoria. He died on 19 January 2020, at the age of 88.
Sunanda Patnaik
Sunanda Patnaik (7 November 1934 – 19 January 2020) was an Indian classical singer of Gwalior gharana. She was thought to be one of the great singers of Hindustani music.
Claremont, California
Claremont () is a city on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is east of downtown Los Angeles. It is in the Pomona Valley, at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 34,926. It is home to the Claremont Colleges, a group of seven colleges.
Los Osos, California
Los Osos is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place located along the Pacific coast of San Luis Obispo County, California. The community is part of the 93402 and 93412 ZIP codes and area code 805. The population was 14,276 at the 2010 census.
Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Dinwiddie County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 28,001. Its county seat is Dinwiddie.
Dinwiddie, Virginia
Dinwiddie is a small unincorporated community and the county seat of Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States.
Ingham County, Michigan
Ingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 280,895. The county seat is Mason.
Mason, Michigan
Mason is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is named after the state's first governor, Stevens T. Mason. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,252. It is the county seat of Ingham County.
Genesee County, Michigan
Genesee County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 425,790, making it the fifth-most populous county in Michigan. The county seat and population center is Flint.
Helen Flanagan
Helen Joyce Gabriel Flanagan (born 7 August 1990) is an English actress. She is best known for presenting the role as Rosie Webster in Coronation Street with Jack P. Shepherd. Flangan is an anchor from the ITV reality show I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out Here.
She was born at Bury, Greater Manchester, England.
Malcolm Hebden
Malcolm Hebden (born 21 December 1939) is an English actor. He is known for portraying the role of Norris Cole in the long-running ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", a role which he played from 1994 to 1997, 1999 to 2017, and again from 2019 to 2020.
Brooke Vincent
Brooke Levi Vincent (born 4 June 1992) is an English actress. She is known for her role as Sophie Webster in the ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", which she played from 2004 to 2019.
Vincent was born in Audenshaw, Greater Manchester, England.
Stanisław Stefanek
Stanisław Stefanek (7 May 1936 – 17 January 2020) was a Polish bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was born in Majdan Sobieszczański. He became a priest in 1959. He later held the roles of auxiliary bishop of Szczecin-Kamień and titular bishop of "Forum Popilii". He served as bishop of Łomża from 1996 until his retirement in 2011.
Stefanek died on 17 January 2020 in Lublin, at the age of 83.
Rob Mallard
Robert Stephen Mallard (born 19 May 1992) is an English actor, best known for playing the role of Daniel Osbourne in the long-running ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", from 2016 onwards. He is the third actor to play the role, replacing Lewis Harney and Dominic Holmes. He was born in Manchester, England.
David Rudman
David Larry Rudman (born June 1, 1963) is an American puppeteer, cartoonist, producer, director, and singer, best known for performing Ernie, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Grover, and the left Two-Headed-Monster on Sesame Street.
Two-Headed Monster
The Two-Headed Monster is a light purple monster on "Sesame Street". It first appeared in 1978 in Season 9.
The performers for the Two-Headed Monster are listed below:
Sky Atlantic
Sky Atlantic is a British pay drama comedy television channel also by the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, owned by Sky Limited in the United States.
David Neilson
David Neilson (born 13 March 1949) is an English actor, best known for his role as Roy Cropper in the long-running British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", from 1995 onwards.
He was born in Loughborough, Leicester, England.
Tristan Gemmill
Tristan John Gemmill (born 6 June 1967) is an English actor, most notable for his roles as Dr Adam Trueman on "Casualty", and Robert Preston in "Coronation Street". He was born in Kensington, London, England.
Dick Scott (historian)
Richard George Scott (17 November 1923 – 1 January 2020) was a New Zealand historian and journalist. He wrote many books on the history of New Zealand. His first book, "151 Days" (1952), was about the 1951 New Zealand waterfront dispute. His most well-known work is "Ask That Mountain" (1975), which tells the events of the non-violent Māori resistance to European occupation in Parihaka. Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark called it "one of New Zealand's most influential books." His autobiography, "Dick Scott: A Radical Writer's Life", was published in 2004.
Scott was born in Palmerston North. He was the father of writer Rosie Scott (1948–2017).
Scott died on 1 January 2020, at the age of 96.
John N. Brandenburg
John Nelson Brandenburg (April 29, 1929 – January 14, 2020) was an American lieutenant general in the U.S. Army. He was born in Enid, Oklahoma. He was a commander of the I Corps at Fort Lewis, a post which he served from 1981 to 1984. He was also a commander of the 101st Airborne Division from 1978 to 1980. He retired from the military in May 1984 after 33 years of service.