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 Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843) died on this day in history.  

Jan 07 Edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 25 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 12 Emile Sauret, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1920.  

Feb 20 Robert E Peary, US pole explorer (North Pole, 6/4/1909), dies at 63 in the year 1920.  

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

Feb 23 On this day in history alexander Alexandrovich Il'yinsky, composer, dies at 61  

Feb 25 On this day in history aloys, Liechtenstein nobleman/politician, dies at 73  

Feb 26 In the year 1920 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 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 In the year 1920 death of julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (b. 1865)  

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 William Chester Minor, American surgeon and contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary (b. 1834) died in the year 1920.  

Mar 27 Johan G Danser, Dutch poet (Meetings), dies at 26 on this day in history.  

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 Charles Tomlinson Griffes, US composer (White Peacock), dies at 35 on this day in history.  

Apr 10 On this day in history moritz B Cantor, German mathematician, dies at 90  

Apr 15 Jacob van Stolk Azn, art collector, dies at 74 in the year 1920.  

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

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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01 On this day in history birth of roger Peacock, writer  

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 On this day in history birth of isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy)  

Jan 02 In the year 1920 birth of penelope Jessel, politcal activist  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker  

Jan 03 Renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.