In the year 1920
296 Notable deaths
Dmitry Ilovaysky
Russian historian (1832-1920).
Born March 18th, 1832 in Chaplygin.
Died February 15th, 1920 at 87 years old in Moscow.
Jēkabs Kazaks
Latvian painter (1895–1920).
Born February 18th, 1895 in Riga.
Died November 30th, 1920 at 25 years old in Riga (tuberculosis).
Julius Elster
German physicist (1854–1920).
Born December 24th, 1854 in Blankenburg.
Died April 8th, 1920 at 65 years old in Bad Harzburg.
Count Richard von Bienerth-Schmerling
Austrian politician (1863-1918).
Born March 2nd, 1863 in Verona.
Died October 20th, 1920 at 57 years old in Vienna.
Henriette Goldschmidt
Jewish german feminist (1825–1920).
Born November 23rd, 1825 in Krotoszyn.
Died January 30th, 1920 at 94 years old in Leipzig.
Emilio Sala
Italian artist (1864-1920).
Born April 27th, 1864 in Milan.
Died January 10th, 1920 at 55 years old in Gorlaprecotto.
Peeter Süda
Estonian composer (1883–1920).
Born January 30th, 1883 in Atla.
Died August 3rd, 1920 at 37 years old in Tallinn.
Leopold Pfaundler
Austrian scientist (1839-1920).
Born February 14th, 1839 in Innsbruck.
Died May 6th, 1920 at 81 years old in Graz.
Albert Zürner
German diver (1890–1920).
Born January 30th, 1890 in Hamburg.
Died July 18th, 1920 at 30 years old in Hamburg.
Boris Turayev
Russian historian.
Born August 5th, 1868 in Navahrudak.
Died June 23rd, 1920 at 51 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Lena Christ
German writer (1881–1920).
Born October 30th, 1881 in Glonn.
Died June 30th, 1920 at 38 years old in Munich (cyanide poisoning).
Pavel Shternberg
Russian astronomer.
Born April 2nd, 1865 in Oryol.
Died February 1st, 1920 at 54 years old in Moscow.
Jean Louis Émile Boudier
French mycologist and pharmacist (1828–1920).
Born January 6th, 1828 in Garnay.
Died February 4th, 1920 at 92 years old in Blois.
Nataliya Kobrynska
Ukrainian writer, editor (1855-1920).
Born June 8th, 1851 in Beleluia. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1920 at 68 years old in Bolekhiv (typhus). [ref]
Amanda Kerfstedt
Swedish novelist, playwright and translator, editor (1835-1920).
Born June 5th, 1835 in Eskilstuna parish.
Died April 10th, 1920 at 84 years old in Gustav Vasa parish.
Alexander Georg Supan
Austrian geographer (1847-1920).
Born March 3rd, 1847 in Innichen.
Died July 7th, 1920 at 73 years old in Wrocław.
Amedee Reyburn
American swimmer (1879-1920).
Born March 25th, 1879 in St. Louis.
Died February 10th, 1920 at 40 years old in St. Louis.
Juan Martínez Abades
Spanish author (1862-1920).
Born March 7th, 1862 in Gijón. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1920 at 57 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Aristide Rinaldini
Catholic cardinal (1844–1920).
Born February 5th, 1844 in Montefalco. [ref]
Died February 11th, 1920 at 76 years old in Rome. [ref]
Blaž Schemua
Slovene general of austro-hungarian army.
Born January 2nd, 1856 in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Died November 21st, 1920 at 64 years old in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Fernanda Nissen
Norwegian politician and journalist, editor (1862-1920).
Born August 15th, 1862 in Kragerø, Sannidal Municipality. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1920 at 57 years old in Barmen. [ref]
Khrystyna Alchevska
Ukrainian teacher and pedagogue.
Born April 16th, 1841 in Borzna. [ref]
Died August 15th, 1920 at 79 years old in Kharkiv. [ref]
Dirk Boest Gips
Sport shooter (1864–1920).
Born July 30th, 1864 in Dordrecht.
Died November 11th, 1920 at 56 years old in The Hague.
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman