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Events on Friday 20 February 1920 1
1856 – 1920Robert Peary (1856-1920)Died 20 February 1920, aged 63American explorer who led the expedition credited with being first to reach the North Pole in 1909, a claim that remains disputed. He was a US Navy rear admiral and one of the best-known polar explorers of his era.