Famous Deaths Happened In 1920

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

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 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 20 On this day in history robert E Peary, US pole explorer (North Pole, 6/4/1909), dies at 63  

Feb 21 Jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910) died in the year 1920.  

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

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

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 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 On this day in history 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 William Chester Minor, American surgeon and contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary (b. 1834) died on this day in history.  

Mar 27 Johan G Danser, Dutch poet (Meetings), dies at 26 on this day in history.  

Apr 03 On this day in history homer Newton Bartlett, composer, dies at 74  

Apr 07 In the year 1920 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 On this day in history john Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80  

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 in the year 1920.  

May 10 John Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies on this day in history.  

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Jan 01 Elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania) was born in the year 1920.  

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of roger Peacock, writer  

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

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

Jan 02 Isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02 Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker was born on this day in history.  

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