Famous Deaths Happened In 1920

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

Jan 04 Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843) died in the year 1920.  

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

Jan 14 John Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864) died in the year 1920.  

Jan 16 On this day in history 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 In the year 1920 death of matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered  

Feb 07 In the year 1920 death of alexander Koltsjak, adm/leader Russian counter-revolutionary, executed  

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

Feb 12 In the year 1920 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 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 In the year 1920 aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at 73  

Feb 26 Ludwig Rubiner, writer, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

Feb 27 In the year 1920 alexandru D Xenopol, Romanian historian, dies at 72  

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 in the year 1920.  

Mar 08 Rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Mar 11 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 26 In the year 1920 death of william Chester Minor, American surgeon and contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary (b. 1834)  

Mar 27 On this day in history 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 In the year 1920 charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35  

Apr 10 Moritz B Cantor, German mathematician, dies at 90 on this day in history.  

Apr 15 Jacob van Stolk Azn, art collector, dies at 74 in the year 1920.  

Apr 16 John Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Apr 26 On this day in history 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 in the year 1920.  

May 10 On this day in history john Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies  

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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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02 Isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy) was born in the year 1920.  

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