Famous Deaths In 1920

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

Jan 04 In the year 1920 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 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 Amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35 in the year 1920.

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 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 In the year 1920 death of jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910)

Feb 23 On this day in history alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61

Feb 25 Aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at 73 on this day in history.

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

Mar 20 On this day in history death of venustiano Carranza, president Mexico (1915-20), murdered at 60

Mar 21 In the year 1920 federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37

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

Apr 03 Homer Newton Bartlett, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.

Apr 07 In the year 1920 death of karl Binding, German jurist (b. 1841)

Apr 08 On this day in history charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35

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 on this day in history.

Apr 26 In the year 1920 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 Elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania) was born on this day in history.

Jan 01 In the year 1920 birth of roger Peacock, writer

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of virgilio Savona, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra)

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector

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

Jan 02 In the year 1920 birth of penelope Jessel, politcal activist

Jan 02 Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker was born on this day in history.

Jan 03 Renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.