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            "name": "Rod Monroe American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives and Senate dead at age 83",
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            "name": "José Agustín Ganuza García Spanish Roman catholic prelate dead at age 94",
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            "name": "Nikolai Komyagin Russian singer dead at age 39",
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            "name": "Mutumba Mainga Zambian historian ans politician dead at age 88",
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            "description": "Mutumba Mainga, a Zambian historian and politician, died on February 20, 2026. Born in 1938, she was the first Zambian woman to gain a PhD, the first Zambian woman to lecture at the University of Zambia, and the first Zambian woman to serve as a full Cabinet Minister in Zambia. She came from Nalikolo in Mongu District and was the daughter of Induna, Paramount chief of the Lozi people. Mainga was elected to parliament in 1973 as MP for Nalolo Constituency in Western Province and served as Minister of Health from 1973 to 1976. She also held various positions in UNIP before retiring from active politics in 1991.",
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            "name": "William Q. MacLean Jr. Insurance agentPolitician dead at age 91",
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            "description": "William Q. MacLean Jr., an American politician, died on February 20, 2026, at age 91. He served in the Massachusetts General Court from 1961 to 1993, including 20 years in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and 12 years in the Massachusetts Senate. A Democrat, he held House leadership posts from 1972 to 1978, serving as majority whip and then majority leader before resigning amid a conflict with Speaker Thomas W. McGee. He was known as \"Mr. December\" for his ability to win passage of bills late in legislative sessions. MacLean did not seek reelection in 1992 and was convicted in 1993 of violating a conflict-of-interest law.",
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            "name": "Joseph L. Green Writer dead at age 95",
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            "name": "Angela Luce Italian actress",
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            "description": "Angela Luce, the Italian actress and singer known professionally as Angela Luce, died on February 20, 2026, in Naples, Italy, at the age of 87. Born Angela Savino in Naples on December 3, 1938, she was active as an actress and singer from 1953 to 2015. Luce appeared in more than 60 films between 1958 and 2005 and was known for her work as a singer of canzone napoletana.",
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            "name": "František Mezihorák Professor dead at age 88",
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            "description": "František Mezihorák, a Czech university pedagogue and politician, died on February 20, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on October 6, 1937, in Vracov, Czechoslovakia, he was a professor and a member of the Czech Social Democratic Party. Mezihorák served in the Senate from 1998 to 2004. He died in Olomouc, Czech Republic.",
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            "name": "Philip Castle British artist, pneumonia dead at age 83",
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            "name": "Sankar Books on Swami Vivekananda, Bengali novels dead at age 92",
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            "name": "Frank Booker American basketball player",
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            "name": "Ted Booth Poet dead at age 87",
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            "name": "Alexander Avdonin Russian geologist dead at age 93",
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            "description": "Lee Hye-gyeong, a South Korean writer, died on February 20, 2026, at the age of 65. Born in Boryeong, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea, on June 16, 1960, she published three collections of works and received multiple awards. In her first year of university, she was exposed to national political controversies, including images from the 1980 Kwangju massacre. She later dropped out of college in 1985 to disguise herself as a worker and go to a factory, began reading voraciously, debated social issues and built a personal national consciousness. She also taught high school for two years before making her literary debut.",
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            "name": "Sékou Ouédraogo Cinematographer dead at age 88",
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            "description": "Sékou Ouédraogo, a Burkinabé cinematographer, died on February 20, 2026, at the age of 88–89. Born in 1937, he was considered one of Burkina Faso’s first cinematographers and began his career in the 1960s, when the local film industry was limited. He was also part of the generation of technicians that helped develop the country’s audiovisual sector. In 1969, he took part in organizing the first Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou. In 1985, he helped produce the film Jours de Tourmentes.",
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            "name": "Vungzagin Valte Indian politician dead at age 61",
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            "description": "Vungzagin Valte, an Indian politician, died on February 20, 2026, at the age of 61. He was a three-time member of the Manipur Legislative Assembly from the Thanlon constituency in Pherzawl district, first with the Indian National Congress and later, from 2017, with the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as a cabinet minister from 2017 to 2022, holding the portfolios of Transport, Tribal Affairs and Hills, and General Administration. After 2022, he was chief adviser to Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on tribal affairs.",
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            "name": "Peter Stämpfli Painter dead at age 88",
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            "description": "Peter Stämpfli, a Swiss painter associated with Pop art, died on February 20, 2026, in Paris, France, at the age of 88. Born in Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee, Bern, in 1937, he was known especially for paintings, sculptures and mixed-media works featuring auto tires and tire treads. A student of Max von Mühlenen, Stämpfli held numerous exhibitions at the Kunsthalle Basel and the Biennale de Paris. After a fire destroyed his studio and much of his work in 1990, he later opened a foundation in Sitges in 2011, which houses a collection of his works and those of other artists.",
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            "name": "Shortparis Russian singer dead at age 39",
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            "name": "Layton Freborg American politician dead at age 92",
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        {
            "name": "Lee Yi-ting Taiwanese politician dead at age 71",
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            "name": "Rodolfo Díaz Lawyer dead at age 82",
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            "name": "Giorgio Mendella Italian telecommunications executive and fraudster dead at age 73",
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            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 73,
            "death_date": "2026-02-20",
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        {
            "name": "Bruno Landi Lecturer dead at age 86",
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            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 86,
            "death_date": "2026-02-20",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-20",
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        {
            "name": "Hidé Ishiguro 94–95 dead at age 94",
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            "death_date": "2026-02-20",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-20",
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            "name": "Roger Bofferding Luxembourgish Olympic sprinter dead at age 92",
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            "name": "ASOS British businessman dead at age 38",
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            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 38,
            "death_date": "2026-02-20",
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            "name": "Johnny Johns American figure skater and coach dead at age 74",
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            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 74,
            "death_date": "2026-02-20",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-20",
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            "name": "South Sudan national football team South Sudanese football manager dead at age -1",
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            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": -1,
            "death_date": "2026-02-20",
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            "description": "South Sudan national football team, the South Sudanese football manager and national team, died on February 20, 2026. The team represents South Sudan in international football and is controlled by the South Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in South Sudan. Zoran Đorđević was appointed on May 25, 2011, to oversee the national team. In its first full international match, South Sudan drew 2–2 with Uganda in Juba on July 10, 2012, with James Moga and Richard Justin Lado scoring. The result placed South Sudan 199th in the FIFA rankings at the start of August.",
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        {
            "name": "Aron Stewart American basketball player dead at age 75",
            "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/aron-stewart",
            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
            "age": 75,
            "death_date": "2026-02-20",
            "reported_date": "2026-02-20",
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            "description": "Aron Stewart, an American college basketball player for the Richmond Spiders, died on February 20, 2026. Stewart played for Richmond from 1972 to 1974, appearing in 44 games and scoring 1,237 points. He averaged a school-record 28.1 points per game for his career and was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year in 1973. Stewart was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on November 17, 1950, and died at age 75.",
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            "name": "Cliff Hucul Canadian racing driver dead at age 79",
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            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
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            "death_date": "2026-02-20",
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            "name": "Tom Vickers Stockman-farmer dead at age 89",
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            "verification_status": "reported",
            "sources": [],
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            "death_date": "2026-02-20",
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