Famous Deaths In 1920

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

Jan 04 On this day in history death of benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843)

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

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 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 on this day in history.

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

Feb 12 Emile Sauret, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1920.

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

Feb 25 Aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at 73 on this day in history.

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 On this day in history 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 Rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69 in the year 1920.

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 on this day in history.

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 Johan G Danser, Dutch poet (Meetings), dies at 26 on this day in history.

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

Apr 07 Karl Binding, German jurist (b. 1841) died in the year 1920.

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 Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (b. 1887) died on this day in history.

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 On this day in history 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 Roger Peacock, writer was born in the year 1920.

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

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

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

Jan 02 In the year 1920 birth of penelope Jessel, politcal activist

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

Jan 03 In the year 1920 birth of renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001)