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 Edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849) died on this day in history.

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 in the year 1920.

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 on this day in history.

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

Feb 25 Aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at 73 in the year 1920.

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 In the year 1920 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 on this day in history.

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

Mar 20 Venustiano Carranza, president Mexico (1915-20), murdered at 60 died on this day in history.

Mar 21 Federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37 in the year 1920.

Mar 26 On this day in history 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 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 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 In the year 1920 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 On this day in history birth of elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania)

Jan 01 Roger Peacock, writer was born on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

Jan 02 Isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy) was born on this day in history.

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 in the year 1920.