In the year 1920

166 Notable deaths

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.

Clarine Seymour

American silent film actress (1898–1920).

Born December 9th, 1898 in Brooklyn.

Died April 25th, 1920 at 21 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction, pneumonia).

Ludwig Ganghofer

German writer.

Born July 7th, 1855 in Kaufbeuren. [ref]

Died July 24th, 1920 at 65 years old in Tegernsee. [ref]

Aleksey Shakhmatov

Russian philologist.

Born June 17th, 1864 in Narva.

Died August 16th, 1920 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Leonida Bissolati

Italian statesman (1857-1920).

Born February 20th, 1857 in Cremona.

Died March 6th, 1920 at 63 years old in Rome.

Julio Garavito Armero

Colombian astronomer and mathematician (1865-1920).

Born January 5th, 1865 in Bogotá. [ref]

Died March 11th, 1920 at 55 years old in Bogotá. [ref]

Émile Sauret

French violinist and composer.

Born May 22nd, 1852 in Dun-sur-Auron. [ref]

Died February 12th, 1920 at 67 years old in London. [ref]

Ignacy Skorupka

Polish chaplain.

Born July 31st, 1893 in Warsaw.

Died August 14th, 1920 at 27 years old in Ossów (killed in action).

Wilhelm Bousset

German theologian.

Born September 3rd, 1865 in Lübeck. [ref]

Died March 8th, 1920 at 54 years old in Giessen. [ref]

Gaetano Previati

Italian painter (1852-1920).

Born August 31st, 1852 in Ferrara. [ref]

Died June 21st, 1920 at 67 years old in Lavagna. [ref]

Deaths 91 to 100 of 166

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