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In the year 1920
150 Notable deaths
Matvey Sulkevich
Russian general.
Born July 20th, 1865 in Kiemiejšy.
Died July 15th, 1920 at 54 years old in Baku.
Aleksey Shakhmatov
Russian philologist.
Born June 17th, 1864 in Narva.
Died August 16th, 1920 at 56 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Wilhelm Bousset
German theologian.
Born September 3rd, 1865 in Lübeck. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1920 at 54 years old in Giessen. [ref]
Yu Gwansun
Korean independence activist (1902-1920).
Born December 16th, 1902 in Cheonan. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1920 at 17 years old in Seodaemun Prison (torture).
Hack Kampmann
Danish architect.
Born September 6th, 1856 in Ebeltoft.
Died June 27th, 1920 at 63 years old in Copenhagen.
Ludwig Gattermann
German chemist.
Born April 20th, 1860 in Goslar.
Died June 20th, 1920 at 60 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Gaetano Previati
Italian painter (1852-1920).
Born August 31st, 1852 in Ferrara. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1920 at 67 years old in Lavagna. [ref]
Paul-Jean Toulet
French poet (1867-1920).
Born June 5th, 1867 in Pau. [ref]
Died September 6th, 1920 at 53 years old in Guéthary. [ref]
Carl Legien
German politician and trade unionist (1861-1920).
Born December 1st, 1861 in Malbork. [ref]
Died December 26th, 1920 at 59 years old in Berlin.
Zygmunt Janiszewski
Polish mathematician.
Born July 12th, 1888 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died January 3rd, 1920 at 31 years old in Lviv (1918-1920 flu pandemic).
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