In the year 1920
296 Notable deaths
Samuel Colman
American artist and writer (1832-1920).
Born March 4th, 1832 in Portland.
Died March 26th, 1920 at 88 years old in New York City.
José Gómez Ortega
Spanish bullfighter (1895-1920).
Born May 8th, 1895 in Seville.
Died May 16th, 1920 at 25 years old in Plaza de toros La Caprichosa (death by bull horn).
Louisa Lawson
Australian poet, writer, publisher, suffragist, and feminist (1848–1920).
Born February 17th, 1848 in Mudgee.
Died August 12th, 1920 at 72 years old in Gladesville.
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).
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.
Pere Borrell del Caso
Spanish artist (1835-1910).
Born December 13th, 1835 in Puigcerdà.
Died March 18th, 1920 at 84 years old in Barcelona.
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.
Harmon Northrop Morse
American chemist (1848–1920).
Born October 15th, 1848 in Cambridge.
Died September 8th, 1920 at 71 years old in Maine.
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).
Moritz Cantor
German historian of mathematics (1829-1920).
Born August 23rd, 1829 in Mannheim.
Died April 10th, 1920 at 90 years old in Heidelberg.
William de Wiveleslie Abney
British astronomer, chemist and photographer (1843–1920).
Born July 24th, 1843 in Derby.
Died December 3rd, 1920 at 77 years old in Folkestone (disease).
Winthrop M. Crane
American politician (1853-1920).
Born April 23rd, 1853 in Dalton.
Died October 2nd, 1920 at 67 years old in Dalton.
Laurent Marqueste
Sculptor from france (1848-1920).
Born June 12th, 1848 in Toulouse.
Died April 5th, 1920 at 71 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Adolf Albin
Romanian chess player (1848-1920).
Born September 14th, 1848 in Bucharest.
Died February 1st, 1920 at 71 years old in Vienna.
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.
Gyula Benczúr
Hungarian artist (1844–1920).
Born January 28th, 1844 in Nyíregyháza. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1920 at 76 years old in Szécsény, Benczúrfalva.
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.
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Even trees do not die without a groan. Henry David Thoreau