Famous Deaths Happened In 1920

Jan 01 In the year 1920 paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz), dies at 57  

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 John Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 20 Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 26 Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered died on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 12 In the year 1920 emile Sauret, composer, dies at 67  

Feb 20 Robert E Peary, US pole explorer (North Pole, 6/4/1909), dies at 63 on this day in history.  

Feb 21 In the year 1920 death of jacinta Marto, witness of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima (b. 1910)  

Feb 23 Alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1920 death of joseph Trumpeldor, killed defending Tel-Mai against arab attack  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 11 Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (b. 1865) died on this day in history.  

Mar 20 In the year 1920 death of venustiano Carranza, president Mexico (1915-20), murdered at 60  

Mar 21 Federigo Tozzi, Ital writer/journalist (Torre, Tre Croci), dies at 37 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician (b. 1887) died on this day in history.  

Apr 29 In the year 1920 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 On this day in history birth of elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania)  

Jan 01 Roger Peacock, writer was born in the year 1920.  

Jan 01 Virgilio Savona, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1920 birth of penelope Jessel, politcal activist  

Jan 02 In the year 1920 birth of peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker  

Jan 03 Renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001) was born in the year 1920.