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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 16 Reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 25 On this day in history amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35  

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

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

Feb 20 In the year 1920 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 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1920.  

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

Apr 07 Karl Binding, German jurist (b. 1841) died in the year 1920.  

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 In the year 1920 jacob van Stolk Azn, art collector, dies at 74  

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

Apr 26 Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (b. 1887) died in the year 1920.  

Apr 29 William Henry Seward, Jr., Union Brigadier General in the American Civil War (b. 1839) died on this day in history.  

May 10 John Wesley Hyatt, inventor/plastics pioneer, dies in the year 1920.  

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Jan 02 Duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector was born on this day in history.  

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