Famous Deaths Happened 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 on this day in history.  

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 Reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1920.  

Jan 20 In the year 1920 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 Alexander Koltsjak, adm/leader Russian counter-revolutionary, executed died in the year 1920.  

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

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 in the year 1920.  

Feb 23 Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1920 alexandru D Xenopol, Romanian historian, dies at 72  

Mar 01 Joseph Trumpeldor, killed defending Tel-Mai against arab attack died in the year 1920.  

Mar 03 On this day in history death of theodor Philipsen, Danish painter (b. 1840)  

Mar 08 In the year 1920 rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69  

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 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 in the year 1920.  

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

Apr 10 On this day in history moritz B Cantor, German mathematician, dies at 90  

Apr 15 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of william Henry Seward, Jr., Union Brigadier General in the American Civil War (b. 1839)  

May 10 John Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies in the year 1920.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | Next Page »

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 Duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector was born in the year 1920.  

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

Jan 03 In the year 1920 birth of renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001)