In the year 1920
296 Notable deaths
Théodore Flournoy
Swiss psychologist and parapsychologist (1853–1920).
Born August 15th, 1853 in Geneva.
Died November 5th, 1920 at 67 years old in Geneva.
Pál Szinyei Merse
Hungarian painter (1845-1920).
Born July 4th, 1845 in Chminianska Nová Ves.
Died February 2nd, 1920 at 74 years old in Jarovnice.
Suematsu Kenchō
Japanese politician (1855-1920).
Born September 30th, 1855 in Buzen Province. [ref]
Died October 5th, 1920 at 65 years old in Toranomon (influenza, 1918–1920 flu pandemic). [ref]
Remus von Woyrsch
German field marshal (1847-1920).
Born February 4th, 1847 in Pilczyce.
Died August 6th, 1920 at 73 years old in Pilczyce.
Jan Mankes
Dutch painter (1889–1920).
Born August 15th, 1889 in Meppel.
Died April 23rd, 1920 at 30 years old in Eerbeek (tuberculosis).
William Wilton
British football manager of rangers fc (1865-1920).
Died May 2nd, 1920 at 54 years old in Gourock (drowning).
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).
Charles Lapworth
English geologist (1842-1920).
Born September 20th, 1842 in Faringdon.
Died March 13th, 1920 at 77 years old in Birmingham.
Louis Arthur Ducos du Hauron
French photographer (1837–1920).
Born December 8th, 1837 in Langon.
Died August 31st, 1920 at 82 years old in Agen.
Odoardo Beccari
Italian botanist and naturalist (1843-1920).
Born November 16th, 1843 in Florence.
Died October 25th, 1920 at 76 years old in Florence.
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.
Zygmunt Gorazdowski
Polish saint from lwow (1845–1920).
Born November 1st, 1845 in Sanok.
Died January 1st, 1920 at 74 years old in Lviv.
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-azerbaijani general.
Born July 20th, 1865 in Kiemiejšy.
Died July 15th, 1920 at 54 years old in Baku.
Prince Aloys Franz de Paula Maria
Liechtenstein prince (1846-1920).
Born November 18th, 1846 in Prague. [ref]
Died March 25th, 1920 at 73 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Constantin Dobrogeanu-Gherea
Romanian academic, writer and politician (1855-1920).
Born May 21st, 1855 in Dnipro.
Died May 7th, 1920 at 64 years old in Bucharest.
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.
Died October 16th, 1920 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Emma Lampert Cooper
American artist (1855-1920).
Born February 24th, 1855 in Nunda.
Died July 30th, 1920 at 65 years old in Pittsford.
Louis Palander
Swedish admiral (1842-1920), captain of the vega expedition.
Born October 2nd, 1842 in Karlskrona.
Died August 7th, 1920 at 77 years old in Djursholm.
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.
May Wright Sewall
American suffragist (1844-1920).
Born May 27th, 1844 in Greenfield. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1920 at 76 years old in Indianapolis. [ref]
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.
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That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet. Emily Dickinson