Famous Deaths In 1920

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

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

Jan 07 On this day in history death of edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849)

Jan 14 On this day in history death of john Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864)

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

Feb 07 On this day in history death of alexander Koltsjak, adm/leader Russian counter-revolutionary, executed

Feb 08 On this day in history richard Dehmel, writer, dies at 56

Feb 12 Emile Sauret, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1920.

Feb 20 In the year 1920 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 in the year 1920.

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

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

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

Mar 08 Rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69 in the year 1920.

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

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 on this day in history.

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

Apr 07 Karl Binding, German jurist (b. 1841) died on this day in history.

Apr 08 Charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35 on this day in history.

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 In the year 1920 john Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80

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 on this day in history.

May 10 John Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies on this day in history.

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Jan 01 Elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania) was born in the year 1920.

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

Jan 01 In the year 1920 birth of virgilio Savona, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra)

Jan 02 In the year 1920 birth of duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector

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 on this day in history.

Jan 02 Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker was born in the year 1920.

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001)