Famous Deaths In 1920

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

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

Feb 08 Richard Dehmel, writer, dies at 56 on this day in history.

Feb 12 Emile Sauret, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

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

Feb 25 On this day in history 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 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 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 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 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 Karl Binding, German jurist (b. 1841) died on this day in history.

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

Apr 10 Moritz B Cantor, German mathematician, dies at 90 in the year 1920.

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 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 on this day in history.

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 In the year 1920 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 Penelope Jessel, politcal activist was born in the year 1920.

Jan 02 In the year 1920 birth of peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker

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