Famous Deaths In 1920

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

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

Jan 07 Edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849) died in the year 1920.

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 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 On this day in history richard Dehmel, writer, dies at 56

Feb 12 In the year 1920 emile Sauret, composer, dies at 67

Feb 20 On this day in history robert E Peary, US pole explorer (North Pole, 6/4/1909), dies at 63

Feb 21 On this day in history death of jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910)

Feb 23 Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.

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

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 Joseph Trumpeldor, killed defending Tel-Mai against arab attack died on this day in history.

Mar 03 Theodor Philipsen, Danish painter (b. 1840) died in the year 1920.

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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1920 johan G Danser, Dutch poet (Meetings), dies at 26

Apr 03 On this day in history 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 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 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 John Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies in the year 1920.

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Jan 01 In the year 1920 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 Virgilio Savona, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) was born on this day in history.

Jan 02 Duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector was born on this day in history.

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

Jan 02 On this day in history 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)