In the year 1920
170 Notable deaths
Charles Edward Magoon
American lawyer and diplomat (1861–1920).
Born December 5th, 1861 in Owatonna.
Died January 14th, 1920 at 58 years old in Washington, D.C..
Georg Lurich
Estonian professional wrestler and strongman (1876-1920).
Born April 22nd, 1876 in Väike-Maarja.
Died January 22nd, 1920 at 43 years old in Armavir.
Heinrich Lammasch
Last prime minister of imperial austria (1853-1920).
Born May 21st, 1853 in Seitenstetten.
Died January 6th, 1920 at 66 years old in Salzburg.
Josiah Conder
British architect (1852-1920).
Born September 28th, 1852 in London, Brixton.
Died June 21st, 1920 at 67 years old in Mikawadaimachi (cerebral infarction).
George Ernest Morrison
Australian journalist (1862-1920).
Born February 4th, 1862 in Geelong.
Died May 30th, 1920 at 58 years old in Sidmouth.
Richard Dehmel
German poet (1863-1920).
Born November 18th, 1863 in Münchehofe.
Died February 8th, 1920 at 56 years old in Blankenese.
Rudolf Berthold
German fighter pilot (1891-1920).
Born March 24th, 1891 in Ditterswind.
Died March 15th, 1920 at 28 years old in Harburg.
Nikolai Korotkov
Russian surgeon.
Born February 26th, 1874 in Kursk.
Died March 14th, 1920 at 46 years old in Saint Petersburg (tuberculosis).
Ömer Seyfettin
Ottoman writer, teacher and soldier (1884–1920).
Born March 11th, 1884 in Gönen district (Balıkesir).
Died March 6th, 1920 at 35 years old in Istanbul.
Yu Gwansun
Korean independence activist (1902-1920).
Born December 17th, 1902 in Cheonan. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1920 at 17 years old in Seodaemun Prison (torture).
Winthrop M. Crane
American politician (1853-1920).
Born April 23rd, 1853 in Dalton.
Died October 2nd, 1920 at 67 years old in Dalton.
Delfim Moreira
President of brazil (1868-1920).
Born November 7th, 1868 in Cristina.
Died July 1st, 1920 at 51 years old in Santa Rita do Sapucaí.
Carl Röchling
German painter and illustrator (1855-1920).
Born October 18th, 1855 in Saarbrücken.
Died May 6th, 1920 at 64 years old in Berlin, Charlottenburg.
Maud Powell
American violinist (1867–1920).
Born August 22nd, 1867 in LaSalle County.
Died January 8th, 1920 at 52 years old in Pennsylvania.
Gérard Leman
Belgian general (1851–1920).
Born January 8th, 1851 in Liège.
Died October 17th, 1920 at 69 years old in Liège.
Germain Nouveau
French poet of the symbolist movement.
Born July 31st, 1851 in Pourrières. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1920 at 68 years old in Pourrières. [ref]
Vahan Terian
Armenian poet (1885–1920).
Born February 9th, 1885 in Gandzani.
Died January 7th, 1920 at 34 years old in Orenburg (tuberculosis).
Horatio Caro
British chess player.
Born July 5th, 1862 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died December 15th, 1920 at 58 years old in London.
Ogata Gekkō
Japanese artist (1859-1920).
Born October 10th, 1859 in Yazaemonchō. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1920 at 60 years old in Ushigome-ku. [ref]
Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German monarch and explorer (1857–1920).
Born December 8th, 1857 in Schwerin.
Died February 16th, 1920 at 62 years old in Schloss Wiligrad.
Hermann Oldenberg
German indologist (1854–1920).
Born October 31st, 1854 in Hamburg.
Died March 18th, 1920 at 65 years old in Göttingen.
Vladimir Rebikov
Russian composer.
Born May 31st, 1866 in Krasnoyarsk. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1920 at 54 years old in Yalta. [ref]
Vladimir Liakhov
Russian cossack (1869-1920).
Born June 20th, 1869 in Saint Petersburg.
Died April 30th, 1920 at 50 years old in Batumi.
Augusto Righi
Italian physicist (1850-1920).
Born August 27th, 1850 in Bologna. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1920 at 69 years old in Bologna.
Gabrielle Réjane
French actress.
Died June 14th, 1920 at 64 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Deaths 51 to 75 of 170
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr