In the year 1920
296 Notable deaths
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 12th, 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.
Teresa of the Andes
Chilean nun of the discalced carmelite order.
Born July 13th, 1900 in Santiago.
Died April 12th, 1920 at 19 years old in Los Andes (typhus).
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).
Briton Rivière
British artist of huguenot descent (1840-1920).
Born August 14th, 1840 in London.
Died April 20th, 1920 at 79 years old in London.
Norman Lockyer
English scientist and astronomer (1836–1920).
Died August 16th, 1920 at 84 years old in Salcombe Regis.
Mary Augusta Ward
British novelist (1851-1920).
Born June 11th, 1851 in Hobart.
Died March 24th, 1920 at 68 years old in London.
Infante Afonso, Duke of Oporto
Portuguese royal (1865–1920).
Born July 31st, 1865 in Palace of Ajuda.
Died February 21st, 1920 at 54 years old in Naples.
Vincent Arthur Smith
Irish historian and indologist (1843–1920).
Born June 3rd, 1848 in Dublin. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1920 at 71 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Vladimir Kappel
Russian white army general (1883–1920).
Born April 28th, 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).
John H. Bankhead
American politician (1842-1920).
Born September 13th, 1842 in Marion County. [ref]
Died March 1st, 1920 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
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).
John Wesley Hyatt
American inventor of plastic (1837-1920).
Born November 28th, 1837 in New York City.
Died May 10th, 1920 at 82 years old in New Jersey.
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.
James O'Neill
Irish-american theatre actor (1847-1920).
Born November 15th, 1847 in Kilkenny.
Died August 10th, 1920 at 72 years old in New London.
Evander M. Law
Confederate army general (1836–1920).
Born August 7th, 1836 in Darlington.
Died October 31st, 1920 at 84 years old in Bartow.
Hortense Schneider
Singer (1833–1920).
Born April 30th, 1833 in Bordeaux. [ref]
Died May 6th, 1920 at 87 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Thorsten Nordenfelt
Swedish arms manufacturer (1842–1920).
Born March 1st, 1842 in parish Örby-Skene. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1920 at 77 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Vladimir Makovsky
Russian painter (1846–1920).
Born February 7th, 1846 in Moscow.
Died February 21st, 1920 at 74 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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).
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