In the year 1920

166 Notable deaths

Eleanor H. Porter

American novelist (1868–1920).

Born December 19th, 1868 in Littleton.

Died May 21st, 1920 at 51 years old in Cambridge.

Percy French

Irish composer and artist (1854-1920).

Born May 1st, 1854 in County Roscommon.

Died January 24th, 1920 at 65 years old in Merseyside (disease).

William Crawford Gorgas

22nd surgeon general of the united states army.

Born October 3rd, 1854 in Mobile.

Died July 3rd, 1920 at 65 years old in London.

Edward Jones

American statistician, dow jones co-founder.

Born October 7th, 1856 in Worcester.

Died February 16th, 1920 at 63 years old in New York City.

Alexius Meinong

Austrian philosopher (1853–1920).

Born July 17th, 1853 in Lviv. [ref]

Died November 27th, 1920 at 67 years old in Graz. [ref]

Vladimir Purishkevich

Russian politician (1870-1920).

Born August 24th, 1870 in Chișinău.

Died February 1st, 1920 at 49 years old in Novorossiysk (typhoid fever).

Max Klinger

German painter, sculptor, printmaker, and writer (1857–1920).

Born February 18th, 1857 in Leipzig.

Died July 5th, 1920 at 63 years old in Naumburg, Großjena.

Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche

Swiss businessman (1868-1920).

Born October 24th, 1868 in Basel.

Died April 18th, 1920 at 51 years old in Basel.

Luís de Orléans e Bragança

Military descendant of the extinct brazilian imperial family (1878–1920).

Born January 26th, 1878 in Petrópolis.

Died March 26th, 1920 at 42 years old in Cannes (disease).

Mary Augusta Ward

British novelist (1851-1920).

Born June 11th, 1851 in Hobart. [ref]

Died March 24th, 1920 at 68 years old in London.

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