Famous Deaths Happened In 1920

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

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 In the year 1920 reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60  

Jan 20 On this day in history death of georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876)  

Jan 25 On this day in history amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35  

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

Feb 26 On this day in history ludwig Rubiner, writer, dies at 38  

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 in the year 1920.  

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 In the year 1920 death of julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (b. 1865)  

Mar 20 In the year 1920 death of venustiano Carranza, president Mexico (1915-20), murdered at 60  

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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1920 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 On this day in history john Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80  

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 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 On this day in history birth of roger Peacock, writer  

Jan 01 On this day in history 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 In the year 1920 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 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.