In the year 1920
170 Notable deaths
Svetozar Boroević
Austro-hungarian field marshal.
Born December 13th, 1856 in Mečenčani.
Died May 23rd, 1920 at 63 years old in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Dmitri Ivanovsky
Russian virologist (1864-1920).
Born November 9th, 1864 in Gdov County.
Died June 20th, 1920 at 55 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
Olive Schreiner
South african author and pacifist (1855-1920).
Born March 24th, 1855 in Cape Colony.
Died December 11th, 1920 at 65 years old in Cape Town.
Herbert James Draper
British painter (1863-1920).
Born November 26th, 1863 in London.
Died September 22nd, 1920 at 56 years old in London.
Eleanor H. Porter
American novelist (1868–1920).
Born December 19th, 1868 in Littleton.
Died May 21st, 1920 at 51 years old in Cambridge.
Percy French
Irish composer and artist (1854-1920).
Born May 1st, 1854 in County Roscommon.
Died January 24th, 1920 at 65 years old in Merseyside (disease).
William Crawford Gorgas
22nd surgeon general of the united states army.
Born October 3rd, 1854 in Mobile.
Died July 3rd, 1920 at 65 years old in London.
Edward Jones
American statistician, dow jones co-founder.
Born October 7th, 1856 in Worcester.
Died February 16th, 1920 at 63 years old in New York City.
Alexius Meinong
Austrian philosopher (1853–1920).
Born July 17th, 1853 in Lviv. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1920 at 67 years old in Graz. [ref]
Vladimir Purishkevich
Russian politician (1870-1920).
Born August 24th, 1870 in Chișinău.
Died February 1st, 1920 at 49 years old in Novorossiysk (typhoid fever).
Max Klinger
German painter, sculptor, printmaker, and writer (1857–1920).
Born February 18th, 1857 in Leipzig.
Died July 5th, 1920 at 63 years old in Naumburg, Großjena.
Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche
Swiss businessman (1868-1920).
Born October 24th, 1868 in Basel.
Died April 18th, 1920 at 51 years old in Basel.
Luís de Orléans e Bragança
Military descendant of the extinct brazilian imperial family (1878–1920).
Born January 26th, 1878 in Petrópolis.
Died March 26th, 1920 at 42 years old in Cannes (disease).
Mary Augusta Ward
British novelist (1851-1920).
Born June 11th, 1851 in Hobart. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1920 at 68 years old in London.
Afonso, Duke of Oporto
Prince of portugal, duke of oporto.
Born July 31st, 1865 in Palace of Ajuda.
Died February 21st, 1920 at 54 years old in Naples.
Vladimir Kappel
Russian white army general (1883–1920).
Born April 15th, 1883 in Pushkin.
Died January 26th, 1920 at 36 years old in Tulun (pneumonia).
Fatali Khan Khoyski
Azerbaijani politician and jurist (1875-1920).
Born December 7th, 1875 in Shaki.
Died June 19th, 1920 at 44 years old in Tbilisi (gunshot wound).
Chakrabongse Bhuvanadh
Thai prince and field marshal (1883–1920).
Born March 3rd, 1883 in Grand Palace.
Died June 13th, 1920 at 37 years old in Singapore City (pneumonia).
Alexandru Macedonski
Wallachian-born romanian poet, novelist, dramatist and literary critic (1854-1920).
Born March 14th, 1854 in Craiova.
Died November 24th, 1920 at 66 years old in Bucharest.
Sholom Dovber Schneersohn
Russian rabbi (1860–1920).
Born November 5th, 1860 in Lyubavichi, Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast.
Died March 21st, 1920 at 59 years old in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Robert Harron
American actor (1893-1920).
Born April 12th, 1893 in New York City.
Died September 5th, 1920 at 27 years old in New York City.
Ion Dragoumis
Greek diplomat and philosopher (1878–1920).
Born September 14th, 1878 in Athens.
Died August 13th, 1920 at 41 years old in Athens.
Muhammad ʿAbdallah Hasan
Emir of diiriye guure and his dervish kingdom (1856-1920).
Born April 7th, 1856 in Buuhoodle, Sacmadeeqa.
Died December 21st, 1920 at 64 years old in Imi (1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Mikhail Eisenstein
Russian architect and civil engineer (1867–1920).
Born September 17th, 1867 in Bila Tserkva.
Died July 1st, 1920 at 52 years old in Berlin.
Charles Tomlinson Griffes
American composer (1884-1920).
Born September 17th, 1884 in Elmira.
Died April 8th, 1920 at 35 years old in New York City (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).
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Since we’re all going to die, it’s obvious that when and how don’t matter. Albert Camus