In the year 1920
170 Notable deaths
Gaetano Previati
Italian painter (1852-1920).
Born August 31st, 1852 in Ferrara. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1920 at 67 years old in Lavagna. [ref]
Hack Kampmann
Danish architect.
Born September 6th, 1856 in Ebeltoft.
Died June 27th, 1920 at 63 years old in Copenhagen.
Ludwig Gattermann
German chemist (1860–1920).
Born April 20th, 1860 in Goslar.
Died June 20th, 1920 at 60 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Fyodor Kryukov
Cossack writer (1870-1920).
Born February 14th, 1870 in Don Host Oblast.
Died March 4th, 1920 at 50 years old
Walter William Winans
American sport shooter and artist (1852-1920).
Born April 5th, 1852 in Saint Petersburg.
Died August 12th, 1920 at 68 years old in Dagenham.
Zygmunt Janiszewski
Polish mathematician.
Born July 12th, 1888 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1920 at 31 years old in Lviv (1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Paul-Jean Toulet
French poet (1867-1920).
Born June 5th, 1867 in Pau. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1920 at 53 years old in Guéthary. [ref]
Friedrich August von Kaulbach
German artist (1850-1920).
Born June 2nd, 1850 in Munich. [ref]
Died July 26th, 1920 at 70 years old in Ohlstadt. [ref]
Heorhii Narbut
Ukrainian painter (1886-1920).
Born March 9th, 1886 in Narbutivka.
Died May 23rd, 1920 at 34 years old in Kyiv (typhus).
Carl Legien
German politician and trade unionist (1861-1920).
Born December 1st, 1861 in Malbork. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1920 at 59 years old in Berlin.
Hans Paasche
German politician and pacifist (1881-1920).
Born April 3rd, 1881 in Rostock.
Died May 21st, 1920 at 39 years old in Netzekreis.
Yves Delage
French zoologist (1854-1920).
Born May 13th, 1854 in Avignon. [ref]
Died October 7th, 1920 at 66 years old in Sceaux. [ref]
Hal Reid
Playwright and stage and screen actor (1863–1920).
Born April 14th, 1862 in Cedarville.
Died May 22nd, 1920 at 58 years old in New York City.
Nasib bey Yusifbeyli
2nd prime minister of the azerbaijan democratic republic.
Died May 31st, 1920 at 38 years old in Kurdamir (murder).
Mato Celestin Medović
Croatian painter (1857-1920).
Born November 17th, 1857.
Died January 20th, 1920 at 62 years old in Sarajevo (pneumonia).
Franz Büchner
German flying ace (1898–1920).
Born January 2nd, 1898 in Leipzig.
Died March 18th, 1920 at 22 years old in Leipzig.
Hanuš Wihan
Czech violoncellist.
Born June 5th, 1855 in Police nad Metují.
Died May 18th, 1920 at 64 years old in New Town. [ref]
Karel Kovařovic
Czech conductor and composer (1862–1920).
Born December 9th, 1862 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 6th, 1920 at 57 years old in Podolí. [ref]
Federigo Tozzi
Italian writer (1883–1920).
Born January 1st, 1883 in Siena. [ref]
Died March 21st, 1920 at 37 years old in Rome (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
Vrtanes Papazian
Armenian writer (1866-1920).
Born April 12th, 1866 in Van.
Died April 26th, 1920 at 54 years old in Yerevan.
Joseph P. Iddings
United states geological survey, later professor, university of chicago (1857-1920).
Born January 21st, 1857 in Baltimore. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1920 at 63 years old in Sandy Spring. [ref]
Mario Caserini
Italian film director (1874–1920).
Born February 26th, 1874 in Rome.
Died November 17th, 1920 at 46 years old in Rome.
Béla Lajta
Hungarian architect (1873–1920).
Born January 23rd, 1873 in Budapest. [ref]
Died October 12th, 1920 at 47 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Pierre Roques
French air force general (1856-1920).
Born December 28th, 1856 in Marseillan.
Died February 26th, 1920 at 63 years old in Saint-Cloud.
Wilberforce Eaves
English tennis player (1867–1920).
Born December 10th, 1867 in Melbourne.
Died February 2nd, 1920 at 52 years old in London.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare