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 on this day in history.

Jan 07 In the year 1920 death of edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849)

Jan 14 John Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864) died on this day in history.

Jan 16 On this day in history reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60

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

Jan 25 Amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35 on this day in history.

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

Feb 12 On this day in history emile Sauret, composer, dies at 67

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

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

Feb 23 In the year 1920 alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61

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

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

Feb 27 In the year 1920 alexandru D Xenopol, Romanian historian, dies at 72

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

Mar 03 On this day in history death of theodor Philipsen, Danish painter (b. 1840)

Mar 08 Rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69 on this day in history.

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

Mar 20 Venustiano Carranza, president Mexico (1915-20), murdered at 60 died in the year 1920.

Mar 21 In the year 1920 federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37

Mar 26 In the year 1920 death of william Chester Minor, American surgeon and contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary (b. 1834)

Mar 27 In the year 1920 johan G Danser, Dutch poet (Meetings), dies at 26

Apr 03 Homer Newton Bartlett, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1920.

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

Apr 15 In the year 1920 jacob van Stolk Azn, art collector, dies at 74

Apr 16 John Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1920.

Apr 26 On this day in history death of srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (b. 1887)

Apr 29 On this day in history 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 Elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania) was born on this day in history.

Jan 01 In the year 1920 birth of roger Peacock, writer

Jan 01 In the year 1920 birth of virgilio Savona, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra)

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 in the year 1920.

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 on this day in history.