Famous Deaths Happened In 1920

Jan 01 Paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz), dies at 57 in the year 1920.  

Jan 04 On this day in history death of benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 16 Reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60 in the year 1920.  

Jan 20 Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876) died in the year 1920.  

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

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

Feb 12 In the year 1920 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 In the year 1920 death of jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910)  

Feb 23 In the year 1920 alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61  

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

Feb 26 On this day in history ludwig Rubiner, writer, dies at 38  

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

Mar 01 On this day in history 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 In the year 1920 rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69  

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 On this day in history 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 In the year 1920 homer Newton Bartlett, composer, dies at 74  

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 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 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 In the year 1920 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 in the year 1920.  

Jan 01 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.