Famous Deaths In 1920

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 14 On this day in history death of john Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864)  

Jan 16 In the year 1920 reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60  

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

Jan 25 Amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35 on this day in history.  

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 Richard Dehmel, writer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Feb 12 Emile Sauret, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1920 aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at 73  

Feb 26 Ludwig Rubiner, writer, dies at 38 on this day in history.  

Feb 27 In the year 1920 alexandru D Xenopol, Romanian historian, dies at 72  

Mar 01 Joseph Trumpeldor, killed defending Tel-Mai against arab attack died on this day in history.  

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 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 in the year 1920.  

Mar 21 Federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37 in the year 1920.  

Mar 26 In the year 1920 death of william Chester Minor, American surgeon and contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary (b. 1834)  

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

Apr 03 Homer Newton Bartlett, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1920.  

Apr 07 On this day in history death of karl Binding, German jurist (b. 1841)  

Apr 08 On this day in history 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 On this day in history jacob van Stolk Azn, art collector, dies at 74  

Apr 16 John Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80 in the year 1920.  

Apr 26 On this day in history death of srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (b. 1887)  

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 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 in the year 1920.  

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

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 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 in the year 1920.  

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

Jan 03 Renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.