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 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 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 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 In the year 1920 death of alexander Koltsjak, adm/leader Russian counter-revolutionary, executed  

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 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 in the year 1920.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 03 Theodor Philipsen, Danish painter (b. 1840) died in the year 1920.  

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

Mar 11 On this day in history death of julio Garavito Armero, Colombian astronomer (b. 1865)  

Mar 20 Venustiano Carranza, president Mexico (1915-20), murdered at 60 died in the year 1920.  

Mar 21 In the year 1920 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 Homer Newton Bartlett, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1920.  

Apr 07 In the year 1920 death of karl Binding, German jurist (b. 1841)  

Apr 08 On this day in history 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 On this day in history jacob van Stolk Azn, art collector, dies at 74  

Apr 16 On this day in history 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 in the year 1920.  

May 10 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01 Virgilio Savona, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) was born in the year 1920.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02 Penelope Jessel, politcal activist was born in the year 1920.  

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 in the year 1920.