Famous Deaths Happened In 1920

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

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 In the year 1920 death of john Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864)  

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

Jan 20 On this day in history death of georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876)  

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

Jan 26 In the year 1920 death of matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered  

Feb 07 In the year 1920 death of alexander Koltsjak, adm/leader Russian counter-revolutionary, executed  

Feb 08 Richard Dehmel, writer, dies at 56 on this day in history.  

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 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 in the year 1920.  

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 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 Theodor Philipsen, Danish painter (b. 1840) died on this day in history.  

Mar 08 Rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69 in the year 1920.  

Mar 11 Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (b. 1865) died in the year 1920.  

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 In the year 1920 johan G Danser, Dutch poet (Meetings), dies at 26  

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

Apr 07 Karl Binding, German jurist (b. 1841) died on this day in history.  

Apr 08 In the year 1920 charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35  

Apr 10 In the year 1920 moritz B Cantor, German mathematician, dies at 90  

Apr 15 Jacob van Stolk Azn, art collector, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Apr 16 On this day in history john Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80  

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 In the year 1920 john Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies  

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Jan 01 In the year 1920 birth of elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania)  

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

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 in the year 1920.  

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 in the year 1920.