Tuesday, Feb 18, 2020
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1973 - Franc Costello, US gangster, dies at age 82.
1975 - Raymond Moley, US advisor to President Roosevelt "Brain Trust", dies at age 88.
1981 - Death of John Knudsen Northrop, American airplane manufacturer (born 1895).
1993 - Edward S "Ted" Haworth, US set designer (Sayonara, Marty), dies at age 76.
1993 - Death of Kerry Von Erich, American professional wrestler (suicide) (born 1960).
1995 - Calder Willingham, US scriptwriter (End as a Man), dies at age 72.
1995 - John Rhea "Yank" Lawson, US jazz trumpeteer (Stormy weather), dies at age 83.
1998 - Death of Harry Caray, American television and radio broadcaster (Chicago Cubs), at age 77 (born 1917).
1999 - Death of Noam Pitlik, American actor and director (born 1932).
2001 - NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt is killed instantly in a crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 while his DEI cars driven by his son, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Michael Waltrip, finish second and first, respectively.