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 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 On this day in history 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 Alexander Koltsjak, adm/leader Russian counter-revolutionary, executed died on this day in history.  

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

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 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 On this day in history death of joseph Trumpeldor, killed defending Tel-Mai against arab attack  

Mar 03 On this day in history death of theodor Philipsen, Danish painter (b. 1840)  

Mar 08 Rafael Obligado, Argentine writer (Santos Vega), dies at 69 in the year 1920.  

Mar 11 Julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (b. 1865) died in the year 1920.  

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 in the year 1920.  

Mar 26 William Chester Minor, American surgeon and contributor to the Oxford English Dictionary (b. 1834) died on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 16 John Conrad Nordqvist, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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 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 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 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 Penelope Jessel, politcal activist was born on this day in history.  

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.