Famous Deaths Happened 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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1920 death of georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876)  

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 in the year 1920.  

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 On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1920.  

Feb 25 In the year 1920 aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at 73  

Feb 26 In the year 1920 ludwig Rubiner, writer, dies at 38  

Feb 27 In the year 1920 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 On this day in history death of theodor Philipsen, Danish painter (b. 1840)  

Mar 08 On this day in history rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69  

Mar 11 Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (b. 1865) died in the year 1920.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 27 Johan G Danser, Dutch poet (Meetings), dies at 26 in the year 1920.  

Apr 03 In the year 1920 homer Newton Bartlett, composer, dies at 74  

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 In the year 1920 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 On this day in history death of srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (b. 1887)  

Apr 29 In the year 1920 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 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 on this day in history.  

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)