Famous Deaths In 1920

Jan 01 On this day in history 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 John Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864) died on this day in history.

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 On this day in history amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35

Jan 26 On this day in history death of matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered

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

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 Robert E Peary, US pole explorer (North Pole, 6/4/1909), dies at 63 in the year 1920.

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 on this day in history.

Feb 26 Ludwig Rubiner, writer, dies at 38 in the year 1920.

Feb 27 Alexandru D Xenopol, Romanian historian, dies at 72 on this day in history.

Mar 01 In the year 1920 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 On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.

Mar 27 On this day in history johan G Danser, Dutch poet (Meetings), dies at 26

Apr 03 In the year 1920 homer Newton Bartlett, composer, dies at 74

Apr 07 On this day in history 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 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 Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (b. 1887) died on this day in history.

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.

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania)

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

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of virgilio Savona, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra)

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector

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 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 in the year 1920.