In the year 1920
166 Notable deaths
Hal Reid
Playwright and stage and screen actor.
Born April 14th, 1863 in Cedarville.
Died May 22nd, 1920 at 57 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.
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