Famous Deaths Happened In 1920

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

Jan 04 In the year 1920 death of benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843)  

Jan 07 Edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849) died on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35  

Jan 26 In the year 1920 death of matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered  

Feb 07 On this day in history death of alexander Koltsjak, adm/leader Russian counter-revolutionary, executed  

Feb 08 On this day in history richard Dehmel, writer, dies at 56  

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

Feb 20 In the year 1920 robert E Peary, US pole explorer (North Pole, 6/4/1909), dies at 63  

Feb 21 Jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910) died in the year 1920.  

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

Feb 25 On this day in history aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at 73  

Feb 26 Ludwig Rubiner, writer, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 08 On this day in history rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69  

Mar 11 In the year 1920 death of julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (b. 1865)  

Mar 20 In the year 1920 death of venustiano Carranza, president Mexico (1915-20), murdered at 60  

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

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 On this day in history homer Newton Bartlett, composer, dies at 74  

Apr 07 In the year 1920 death of karl Binding, German jurist (b. 1841)  

Apr 08 Charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35 on this day in history.  

Apr 10 In the year 1920 moritz B Cantor, German mathematician, dies at 90  

Apr 15 On this day in history jacob van Stolk Azn, art collector, dies at 74  

Apr 16 On this day in history john Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80  

Apr 26 In the year 1920 death of srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (b. 1887)  

Apr 29 William Henry Seward, Jr., Union Brigadier General in the American Civil War (b. 1839) died on this day in history.  

May 10 In the year 1920 john Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02 Duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector was born in the year 1920.  

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

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of penelope Jessel, politcal activist  

Jan 02 Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker was born in the year 1920.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001)