Famous Deaths Happened In 1920

Jan 01 In the year 1920 paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz), dies at 57  

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

Jan 07 On this day in history 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 In the year 1920 reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60  

Jan 20 On this day in history death of georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876)  

Jan 25 In the year 1920 amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35  

Jan 26 Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered died in the year 1920.  

Feb 07 Alexander Koltsjak, adm/leader Russian counter-revolutionary, executed died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 12 Emile Sauret, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61  

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

Feb 26 Ludwig Rubiner, writer, dies at 38 in the year 1920.  

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 In the year 1920 rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69  

Mar 11 Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (b. 1865) died on this day in history.  

Mar 20 On this day in history death of venustiano Carranza, president Mexico (1915-20), murdered at 60  

Mar 21 In the year 1920 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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 08 In the year 1920 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 On this day in history jacob van Stolk Azn, art collector, dies at 74  

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

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

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

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

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Jan 01 Elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania) was born in the year 1920.  

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

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 In the year 1920 birth of penelope Jessel, politcal activist  

Jan 02 Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker was born on this day in history.  

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