Famous Deaths 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 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 In the year 1920 amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35

Jan 26 Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered died in the year 1920.

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 On this day in history emile Sauret, composer, dies at 67

Feb 20 In the year 1920 robert E Peary, US pole explorer (North Pole, 6/4/1909), dies at 63

Feb 21 Jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910) died in the year 1920.

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

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

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 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 on this day in history.

Mar 20 On this day in history 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 William Chester Minor, American surgeon and contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary (b. 1834) died in the year 1920.

Mar 27 In the year 1920 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 In the year 1920 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 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 Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (b. 1887) died on this day in history.

Apr 29 William Henry Seward, Jr., Union Brigadier General in the American Civil War (b. 1839) died in the year 1920.

May 10 In the year 1920 john Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies

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

Jan 01 Roger Peacock, writer was born in the year 1920.

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 on this day in history.

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

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

Jan 03 Renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001) was born in the year 1920.