Famous Deaths In 1920

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

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 In the year 1920 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 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 On this day in history death of matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered

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

Feb 08 Richard Dehmel, writer, dies at 56 in the year 1920.

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

Feb 20 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

Feb 23 Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1920.

Feb 25 On this day in history aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at 73

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

Feb 27 Alexandru D Xenopol, Romanian historian, dies at 72 in the year 1920.

Mar 01 On this day in history death of joseph Trumpeldor, killed defending Tel-Mai against arab attack

Mar 03 In the year 1920 death of theodor Philipsen, Danish painter (b. 1840)

Mar 08 Rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69 on this day in history.

Mar 11 On this day in history death of julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (b. 1865)

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

Mar 21 Federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37 in the year 1920.

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

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 in the year 1920.

Apr 15 Jacob van Stolk Azn, art collector, dies at 74 on this day in history.

Apr 16 On this day in history john Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80

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 John Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies in the year 1920.

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Jan 01 In the year 1920 birth of elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania)

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

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

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 in the year 1920.