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In the year 1920
166 Notable deaths
Delfim Moreira
President of brazil (1868-1920).
Born November 7th, 1868 in Cristina.
Died July 1st, 1920 at 51 years old in Santa Rita do Sapucaí.
Carl Röchling
German painter and illustrator (1855-1920).
Born October 18th, 1855 in Saarbrücken.
Died May 6th, 1920 at 64 years old in Berlin, Charlottenburg.
Maud Powell
American violinist (1867–1920).
Born August 22nd, 1867 in LaSalle County.
Died January 8th, 1920 at 52 years old in Pennsylvania.
Gérard Leman
Belgian general (1851–1920).
Born January 8th, 1851 in Liège.
Died October 17th, 1920 at 69 years old in Liège.
Germain Nouveau
French poet of the symbolist movement.
Born July 31st, 1851 in Pourrières. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1920 at 68 years old in Pourrières. [ref]
Vahan Terian
Armenian poet (1885–1920).
Born February 9th, 1885 in Gandzani.
Died January 7th, 1920 at 34 years old in Orenburg (tuberculosis).
Horatio Caro
British chess player.
Born July 5th, 1862 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died December 15th, 1920 at 58 years old in London.
Ogata Gekkō
Japanese artist (1859-1920).
Born October 10th, 1859 in Yazaemonchō. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1920 at 60 years old in Ushigome-ku. [ref]
Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
German monarch and explorer (1857–1920).
Born December 8th, 1857 in Schwerin.
Died February 16th, 1920 at 62 years old in Schloss Wiligrad.
Hermann Oldenberg
German indologist (1854–1920).
Born October 31st, 1854 in Hamburg.
Died March 18th, 1920 at 65 years old in Göttingen.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 166
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Marcus Aurelius