Famous Deaths In 1920

Jan 01 Paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz), dies at 57 in the year 1920.

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 In the year 1920 death of john Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864)

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

Jan 20 Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876) died in the year 1920.

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 in the year 1920.

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

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 on this day in history.

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 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 on this day in history.

Mar 01 On this day in history death of joseph Trumpeldor, killed defending Tel-Mai against arab attack

Mar 03 In the year 1920 death of theodor Philipsen, Danish painter (b. 1840)

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 in the year 1920.

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

Apr 08 Charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35 in the year 1920.

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 on this day in history.

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 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 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 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 in the year 1920.

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker

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