Famous Deaths In 1920

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

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 in the year 1920.  

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

Jan 26 On this day in history death of matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered  

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

Feb 08 Richard Dehmel, writer, dies at 56 in the year 1920.  

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

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

Feb 21 Jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910) died on this day in history.  

Feb 23 On this day in history alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61  

Feb 25 In the year 1920 aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at 73  

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

Feb 27 On this day in history 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 Theodor Philipsen, Danish painter (b. 1840) died in the year 1920.  

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

Mar 11 Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (b. 1865) died in the year 1920.  

Mar 20 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 03 Homer Newton Bartlett, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Apr 07 On this day in history death of karl Binding, German jurist (b. 1841)  

Apr 08 In the year 1920 charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35  

Apr 10 On this day in history moritz B Cantor, German mathematician, dies at 90  

Apr 15 Jacob van Stolk Azn, art collector, dies at 74 in the year 1920.  

Apr 16 John Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 02 In the year 1920 birth of duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy)  

Jan 02 Penelope Jessel, politcal activist was born on this day in history.  

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

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