In the year 1920
170 Notable deaths
Daniel Kelly
American long jumper and sprinter (1883-1920).
Born September 1st, 1883 in Pueblo.
Died April 9th, 1920 at 36 years old in Fernie.
Etelka Gerster
Hungarian soprano and voice teacher.
Born June 27th, 1855 in Košice.
Died August 20th, 1920 at 65 years old in Sasso Marconi.
Léon-Adolphe Amette
Catholic cardinal.
Born September 1st, 1850 in Douville. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1920 at 69 years old in Antony. [ref]
Gersz Salwe
Polish chess player (1862–1920).
Born December 12th, 1862 in Warsaw.
Died December 15th, 1920 at 58 years old in Łódź.
Hector Hodler
Swiss esperantist (1887-1920).
Born October 1st, 1887 in Geneva.
Died March 31st, 1920 at 32 years old in Leysin (tuberculosis).
Heinrich Friedjung
Historian and journalist (1851–1920).
Born January 18th, 1851 in Roštín, Hoštice. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1920 at 69 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Max Margules
Austrian meteorologist (1856-1920).
Born April 23rd, 1856 in Brody.
Died October 4th, 1920 at 64 years old in Perchtoldsdorf.
Henry Thode
German art historian (1857-1920).
Born January 13th, 1857 in Dresden.
Died November 19th, 1920 at 63 years old in Copenhagen.
Linton Hope
British olympic sailor (1863–1920).
Born April 18th, 1863 in Macclesfield.
Died December 20th, 1920 at 57 years old in Midhurst.
António Maria Baptista
Portuguese politician (1866-1920).
Died June 6th, 1920 at 57 years old in Lisbon (stroke).
S. An-sky
Russian jewish author (1863-1920).
Born October 27th, 1863 in Chashniki.
Died November 8th, 1920 at 57 years old in Warsaw.
Jukka Rahja
Finnish politician (1887-1920).
Born July 19th, 1887 in Kronstadt.
Died August 31st, 1920 at 33 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Agda Montelius
Swedish philanthropist (1850-1920).
Born April 23rd, 1850. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1920 at 70 years old in Maria Magdalena parish. [ref]
Axel Ender
Painter and sculptor (1853-1920).
Born September 14th, 1853 in Asker.
Died September 10th, 1920 at 66 years old in Christiania.
Aleksandr Roediger
Russian general (1854-1920).
Born January 12th, 1854 in Veliky Novgorod.
Died January 26th, 1920 at 66 years old in Sevastopol.
Meri Mangakāhia
New zealand suffragist.
Born May 22nd, 1868 in Hokianga Harbour.
Died October 10th, 1920 at 52 years old in Panguru (influenza, 1918-1920 flu pandemic).
Gavriil Baranovsky
Russian architect (1860-1920).
Born April 6th, 1860 in Odesa.
Died June 28th, 1920 at 60 years old in Komarovo.
Leopold von Schroeder
German indologist (1851–1920).
Born December 24th, 1851 in Tartu.
Died February 8th, 1920 at 68 years old in Vienna.
Peeter Süda
Estonian composer (1883–1920).
Born January 30th, 1883 in Atla.
Died August 3rd, 1920 at 37 years old in Tallinn.
Count Richard von Bienerth-Schmerling
Austrian politician (1863-1918).
Born March 2nd, 1863 in Verona.
Died October 20th, 1920 at 57 years old in Vienna.
Julius Elster
German physicist (1854–1920).
Born December 24th, 1854 in Blankenburg.
Died April 8th, 1920 at 65 years old in Bad Harzburg.
Jēkabs Kazaks
Latvian painter (1895–1920).
Born February 18th, 1895 in Riga.
Died November 30th, 1920 at 25 years old in Riga (tuberculosis).
Albert Zürner
German diver (1890–1920).
Born January 30th, 1890 in Hamburg.
Died July 18th, 1920 at 30 years old in Hamburg.
Boris Turayev
Russian historian.
Born August 5th, 1868 in Navahrudak.
Died June 23rd, 1920 at 51 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Amedee Reyburn
American swimmer (1879-1920).
Born March 25th, 1879 in St. Louis.
Died February 10th, 1920 at 40 years old in St. Louis.
Deaths 126 to 150 of 170
I want to be all used up when I die. George Bernard Shaw