Famous Deaths Happened In 1920

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

Jan 04 In the year 1920 death of benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843)  

Jan 07 Edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849) died in the year 1920.  

Jan 14 John Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864) died in the year 1920.  

Jan 16 On this day in history reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60  

Jan 20 Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876) died on this day in history.  

Jan 25 Amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35 in the year 1920.  

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 In the year 1920 richard Dehmel, writer, dies at 56  

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

Feb 20 In the year 1920 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 27 On this day in history alexandru D Xenopol, Romanian historian, dies at 72  

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

Mar 11 Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (b. 1865) died on this day in history.  

Mar 20 Venustiano Carranza, president Mexico (1915-20), murdered at 60 died in the year 1920.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1920.  

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

May 10 On this day in history john Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies  

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Jan 01 Elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01 Roger Peacock, writer was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02 Isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy) was born in the year 1920.  

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

Jan 02 Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker was born in the year 1920.  

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