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- Sergei started skating at the age of five. Russian born. He was Russian to his soul. He started as a single skater but was paired up with his only partner Ekaterina Gordeeva in 1982 when he was 15. They won the Junior World Championships in 1985 after placing 5th the year before. In 1986 they won the World Championships for the first of four times (1986, 1987, 1989 & 1990). They won their first Olympic Gold medal in 1988. The following year, their relationship turned into a romantic one. They kissed for the first time on New Years Eve, 1989. In 1991 they turned professional as figure skaters, and were married on April 10, 1991 (the state ceremony) and again on April 28, 1991 (The church ceremony. On September 11, 1992, Katia gave birth to their daughter, Daria Sergeevna Grinkova (nicknamed Dasha). In 1994, a change in the rules allowed professional figure skaters to reinstate and compete in the Olympics. Two pairs team, on dance team, on lady and one man, took advantage of the opportunity. Of the reinstated pros, only Gordeeva and Grinkov skated away with gold. They skated a near-perfect performance to Beethovan's Moonlight Sonata. In addition to their four World and two Olympic titles, they won virtually every competition they entered both as eligibles and professional skaters, including three World Professional Champions.
Despite the fairy tale nature of their story, it does not have a happy ending. On November 20, 1995 Sergei died of a heart attack on the practice ice with his beloved Katia by his side. He was only 28. He is buried in Moscow, and Katia has said she chose Moscow rather than closer to their home in Connecticut because he had Russian soul and should be buried in Russia.
Since his death, he has been remembered in many ways by many people, including his wife who returned to the ice in Feburary of 1996 to skate a moving tribute to Mahler's 5th Symphony. She also memorialized their life together in a book titled My Sergei and in a book written for their daughter, called A Letter for Daria.
On May 12, 1996, Gordeeva and Grinkov were inducted into the World Figure Skating Hall of Fame. Though the ceremony took place after his death, the decision was made and announced before he died. He also received the Gustav Lussi Award from the Professional Skaters Association in 2000 (posthumously). Gordeeva & Grinkov were also listed as one of Skatings 10 Most Influential People in the 1995-96 season (a posthumous award for Sergei). His memory lives on in all who knew him and those who admired him from afar. And in his little girl's smile. - Dorothy Demme was born on 21 March 1914 in Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Something Wild (1986), Philadelphia (1993) and Married to the Mob (1988). She was married to Robert E. Demme. She died on 20 November 1995 in West Islip, Long Island, New York, USA.
- Kim Sung-Jae was a South Korean singer, rapper, dancer, and model, best known as a member of Deux, an influential early K-pop and Korean hip-hop group that rose to fame in the early 1990s. He was active for five years. He started his career as a backup dancer for the soloist Hyun Jin Young. Later on in 1993, he made his debut with a fellow backup dancer, Lee Hyun as the hip-hop duo, Deux, which the group was especially influential among teenagers during their time. As a member of Deux, he was a pioneer in incorporating hip-hop into Korean music.
Several months after Deux broke up, Sung Jae released his debut solo album, As I Told You, on November 19, 1995. He performed the album's title track the same day on an SBS music program and then returned to his hotel room with his girlfriend and members of his entourage. He was found dead in his hotel room the next day, and police ruled the cause of death a heart attack caused by overworking. However, 28 needle marks were later discovered on his right arm, and an autopsy found traces of an animal anesthetic, or animal stimulant in his body. His girlfriend was arrested for the alleged murder of Sungjae and was sentenced to life in prison, but was later acquitted due to the "lack of evidence". - Maria Nicklisch was born on 26 January 1904 in Luckenwalde, Brandenburg, Germany. She was an actress, known for Salonwagen E 417 (1939), Kitty und die Weltkonferenz (1939) and Der siebente Junge (1941). She died on 20 November 1995 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
- Leotis Martin was born on 10 March 1939 in Helena, Arkansas, USA. He died on 20 November 1995 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Robin Gandy was born on 22 September 1919 in Rotherfield Peppard, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He died on 20 November 1995 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
- Ewa Ekwinska was born on 24 March 1925 in Bydgoszcz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland. She was an actress, known for Pulkownik Kwiatkowski (1995), Rzeka klamstwa (1989) and The Decalogue (1989). She died on 20 November 1995 in Skolimów, Konstancin-Jeziorna, Mazowieckie, Poland.