Famous Deaths Happened In 1920

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

Jan 04 Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843) died in the year 1920.  

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

Jan 25 Amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35 in the year 1920.  

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

Feb 07 Alexander Koltsjak, adm/leader Russian counter-revolutionary, executed died in the year 1920.  

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 Robert E Peary, US pole explorer (North Pole, 6/4/1909), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (b. 1865) died on this day in history.  

Mar 20 On this day in history death of venustiano Carranza, president Mexico (1915-20), murdered at 60  

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

Apr 08 Charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35 in the year 1920.  

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 in the year 1920.  

Apr 16 In the year 1920 john Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80  

Apr 26 In the year 1920 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 on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 01 Elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1920 birth of duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector  

Jan 02 In the year 1920 birth of isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy)  

Jan 02 On this day in history 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.