Famous Deaths In 1920

Jan 01 Paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz), dies at 57 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843) died in the year 1920.  

Jan 07 Edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849) died in the year 1920.  

Jan 14 On this day in history death of john Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864)  

Jan 16 Reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1920.  

Jan 20 Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876) died on this day in history.  

Jan 25 Amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35 in the year 1920.  

Jan 26 Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered died on this day in history.  

Feb 07 Alexander Koltsjak, adm/leader Russian counter-revolutionary, executed died in the year 1920.  

Feb 08 Richard Dehmel, writer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Feb 12 In the year 1920 emile Sauret, composer, dies at 67  

Feb 20 On this day in history robert E Peary, US pole explorer (North Pole, 6/4/1909), dies at 63  

Feb 21 In the year 1920 death of jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910)  

Feb 23 Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1920.  

Feb 25 Aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Feb 26 On this day in history ludwig Rubiner, writer, dies at 38  

Feb 27 Alexandru D Xenopol, Romanian historian, dies at 72 in the year 1920.  

Mar 01 In the year 1920 death of joseph Trumpeldor, killed defending Tel-Mai against arab attack  

Mar 03 Theodor Philipsen, Danish painter (b. 1840) died in the year 1920.  

Mar 08 Rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69 in the year 1920.  

Mar 11 On this day in history death of julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (b. 1865)  

Mar 20 Venustiano Carranza, president Mexico (1915-20), murdered at 60 died on this day in history.  

Mar 21 On this day in history federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37  

Mar 26 William Chester Minor, American surgeon and contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary (b. 1834) died in the year 1920.  

Mar 27 Johan G Danser, Dutch poet (Meetings), dies at 26 in the year 1920.  

Apr 03 In the year 1920 homer Newton Bartlett, composer, dies at 74  

Apr 07 Karl Binding, German jurist (b. 1841) died on this day in history.  

Apr 08 On this day in history charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35  

Apr 10 Moritz B Cantor, German mathematician, dies at 90 in the year 1920.  

Apr 15 Jacob van Stolk Azn, art collector, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Apr 16 In the year 1920 john Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80  

Apr 26 Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (b. 1887) died in the year 1920.  

Apr 29 In the year 1920 death of william Henry Seward, Jr., Union Brigadier General in the American Civil War (b. 1839)  

May 10 John Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania)  

Jan 01 Roger Peacock, writer was born in the year 1920.  

Jan 01 Virgilio Savona, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) was born in the year 1920.  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector  

Jan 02 Isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 Penelope Jessel, politcal activist was born in the year 1920.  

Jan 02 In the year 1920 birth of peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker  

Jan 03 Renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001) was born in the year 1920.