In the year 1920
296 Notable deaths
Moritz Benedikt
Austrian neurologist (1835–1920).
Born June 4th, 1835 in Eisenstadt.
Died April 14th, 1920 at 84 years old in Vienna.
Gilda Langer
Austrian actress (1896-1920).
Born May 16th, 1896 in Přívoz.
Died January 31st, 1920 at 23 years old in Berlin (1918–1920 flu pandemic).
Henry Frederick Conrad Sander
German-born horticulturist and botanist (1847-1920).
Born March 4th, 1847 in Bremen.
Died December 23rd, 1920 at 73 years old in Bruges.
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 (1918–1920 flu pandemic, influenza). [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.
Hieronymus Georg Zeuthen
Danish mathematician (1839–1920).
Born February 15th, 1839 in Grimstrup.
Died January 6th, 1920 at 80 years old in Copenhagen.
Gustav von Bunge
Baltic german physiologist (1844-1920).
Born January 19th, 1844 in Tartu.
Died November 5th, 1920 at 76 years old in Basel.
Émile Flourens
French politician (1841–1920).
Born April 27th, 1841 in Paris.
Died January 7th, 1920 at 78 years old in Paris.
Pablo Arosemena
President of panama (1836-1920).
Born September 24th, 1836 in Panama City.
Died August 19th, 1920 at 83 years old in Panama City.
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.
Anton Mahnič
Slovenian-croatian catholic bishop (1850–1920).
Born September 14th, 1850 in Kobdilj.
Died December 14th, 1920 at 70 years old in Zagreb.
Max Fürbringer
German anatomist and ornithologist (1846-1920).
Born January 30th, 1846 in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.
Died March 6th, 1920 at 74 years old in Heidelberg.
Wilberforce Eaves
English tennis player (1867–1920).
Born December 10th, 1867 in Melbourne.
Died February 2nd, 1920 at 52 years old in London.
Maria Waldmann
Singer.
Born November 19th, 1845 in Vienna.
Died November 6th, 1920 at 74 years old in Ferrara.
Panas Myrnyi
Ukrainian writer (1849–1920).
Born May 13th, 1849 in Myrhorod.
Died January 28th, 1920 at 70 years old in Poltava.
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 (1855–1920).
Born June 27th, 1855 in Košice.
Died August 20th, 1920 at 65 years old in Sasso Marconi.
Arthur von Oettingen
Baltic german physicist and music theorist (1836–1920).
Born April 9th, 1836 in Tartu.
Died September 5th, 1920 at 84 years old in Bensheim.
Léon-Adolphe Amette
Catholic cardinal (1850–1920).
Born September 1st, 1850 in Douville. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1920 at 69 years old in Antony.
Yefim Volkov
Russian painter (1844-1920).
Born April 16th, 1844 in Saint Petersburg.
Died February 17th, 1920 at 75 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Mollie McConnell
Film actress (1865-1920).
Born September 24th, 1865 in Chicago.
Died December 9th, 1920 at 55 years old in Los Angeles.
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People living deeply have no fear of death. Anaïs Nin