Famous Deaths In 1920

Jan 01 Paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz), dies at 57 on this day in history.

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 On this day in history 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 Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered died on this day in history.

Feb 07 Alexander Koltsjak, adm/leader Russian counter-revolutionary, executed died on this day in history.

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 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 on this day in history.

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

Feb 27 In the year 1920 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 In the year 1920 death of theodor Philipsen, Danish painter (b. 1840)

Mar 08 On this day in history rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69

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 In the year 1920 federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37

Mar 26 In the year 1920 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 in the year 1920.

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 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 In the year 1920 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.

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

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

Jan 01 Virgilio Savona, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) was born on this day in history.

Jan 02 Duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector was born on this day in history.

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy)

Jan 02 Penelope Jessel, politcal activist was born on this day in history.

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker

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