Famous Deaths 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 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 in the year 1920.  

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

Jan 20 In the year 1920 death of georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876)  

Jan 25 In the year 1920 amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35  

Jan 26 Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered died in the year 1920.  

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

Feb 08 In the year 1920 richard Dehmel, writer, dies at 56  

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 Jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910) died on this day in history.  

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

Feb 27 Alexandru D Xenopol, Romanian historian, dies at 72 in the year 1920.  

Mar 01 Joseph Trumpeldor, killed defending Tel-Mai against arab attack died in the year 1920.  

Mar 03 Theodor Philipsen, Danish painter (b. 1840) died in the year 1920.  

Mar 08 On this day in history rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69  

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

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 In the year 1920 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 Jacob van Stolk Azn, art collector, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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 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 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 on this day in history.  

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