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In the year 1920
170 Notable deaths
Dan Andersson
Swedish author, poet and composer (1888–1920).
Born April 6th, 1888 in Skattlösberg. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1920 at 32 years old in Stockholm.
Georges Petit
French art dealer (1856-1920).
Born March 11th, 1856 in Paris.
Died May 12th, 1920 at 64 years old in Paris.
Théodore Flournoy
Swiss psychologist and parapsychologist.
Born August 15th, 1853 in Geneva. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1920 at 67 years old in Geneva. [ref]
Suematsu Kenchō
Japanese politician (1855-1920).
Born September 30th, 1855 in Buzen Province.
Died October 5th, 1920 at 65 years old in Toranomon (1918-1920 flu pandemic, influenza). [ref]
Jan Mankes
Dutch painter (1889-1920).
Born August 15th, 1889 in Meppel. [ref]
Died April 23rd, 1920 at 30 years old in Eerbeek (tuberculosis). [ref]
Jacinta Marto
Portuguese visionary and roman catholic saint.
Born March 5th, 1910 in Povoação de Aljustrel.
Died February 20th, 1920 at 9 years old in Lisbon, Hospital de D. Estefânia (1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Harry Solter
American actor, screenwriter and film director (1873–1920).
Born November 19th, 1873 in Baltimore.
Died March 2nd, 1920 at 46 years old in El Paso (stroke).
John George Bartholomew
British cartographer (1860-1920) and founder of edinburgh geographical institute and later collins bartholomew (1860–1920).
Born March 22nd, 1860 in Edinburgh.
Died April 14th, 1920 at 60 years old in Sintra.
Jaan Poska
Estonian politician (1866-1920).
Born January 24th, 1866 in Laiuse Rural Municipality.
Died March 7th, 1920 at 54 years old in Tallinn.
Matvey Sulkevich
Russian general.
Born July 20th, 1865 in Kiemiejšy.
Died July 15th, 1920 at 54 years old in Baku.
Constantin Dobrogeanu-Gherea
Romanian academic, writer and politician (1855-1920).
Born May 21st, 1855 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1920 at 64 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Alexei Polivanov
Russian military figure (1855-1920).
Born March 16th, 1855 in Krasnoye-na-Volge.
Died September 25th, 1920 at 65 years old in Riga (typhus).
Paul Adam
French novelist (1862–1920).
Born December 7th, 1862 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 1st, 1920 at 57 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Alberto Nepomuceno
Brazilian composer and conductor (1864-1920).
Born July 6th, 1864 in Fortaleza. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1920 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Emma Lampert Cooper
American artist (1855-1920).
Born February 24th, 1855 in Nunda.
Died July 30th, 1920 at 65 years old in Pittsford.
Giovanni Capurro
Lyricist and poet from italy (1859-1920).
Born February 5th, 1859 in Naples.
Died January 18th, 1920 at 60 years old in Naples.
Owen Morgan Edwards
Welsh historian, educationalist and writer (1858-1920).
Born December 25th, 1858 in Llanuwchllyn.
Died May 15th, 1920 at 61 years old in Llanuwchllyn.
Clarine Seymour
American silent film actress (1898–1920).
Born December 9th, 1898 in Brooklyn.
Died April 25th, 1920 at 21 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction, pneumonia).
Ludwig Ganghofer
German writer.
Born July 7th, 1855 in Kaufbeuren. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1920 at 65 years old in Tegernsee. [ref]
Aleksey Shakhmatov
Russian philologist.
Born June 17th, 1864 in Narva.
Died August 16th, 1920 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Leonida Bissolati
Italian statesman (1857-1920).
Born February 20th, 1857 in Cremona.
Died March 6th, 1920 at 63 years old in Rome.
Julio Garavito Armero
Colombian astronomer and mathematician (1865-1920).
Born January 5th, 1865 in Bogotá. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1920 at 55 years old in Bogotá. [ref]
Émile Sauret
French violinist and composer.
Born May 22nd, 1852 in Dun-sur-Auron. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1920 at 67 years old in London. [ref]
Ignacy Skorupka
Polish chaplain.
Born July 31st, 1893 in Warsaw.
Died August 14th, 1920 at 27 years old in Ossów (killed in action).
Wilhelm Bousset
German theologian.
Born September 3rd, 1865 in Lübeck. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1920 at 54 years old in Giessen. [ref]
Deaths 76 to 100 of 170
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