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In the year 1920
146 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.
Daniel Kelly
American long jumper and sprinter (1883-1920).
Born September 1st, 1883 in Pueblo.
Died April 9th, 1920 at 36 years old in Fernie.
Etelka Gerster
Hungarian soprano and voice teacher.
Born June 27th, 1855 in Košice.
Died August 20th, 1920 at 65 years old in Sasso Marconi.
Hector Hodler
Swiss esperantist (1887-1920).
Born October 1st, 1887 in Geneva.
Died March 31st, 1920 at 32 years old in Leysin (tuberculosis).
Gersz Salwe
Polish chess player (1862-1920).
Born December 12th, 1862 in Warsaw.
Died December 15th, 1920 at 58 years old in Łódź.
Léon-Adolphe Amette
Catholic cardinal.
Born September 1st, 1850 in Douville. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1920 at 69 years old in Antony. [ref]
Henry Thode
German art historian (1857-1920).
Born January 13th, 1857 in Dresden. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1920 at 63 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Max Margules
Austrian meteorologist (1856-1920).
Born April 23rd, 1856 in Brody.
Died October 4th, 1920 at 64 years old in Perchtoldsdorf.
Agda Montelius
Swedish philanthropist (1850-1920).
Born April 23rd, 1850. [ref]
Died October 27th, 1920 at 70 years old in Maria Magdalena parish. [ref]
Peeter Süda
Estonian composer.
Born January 30th, 1883 in Lümanda Rural Municipality. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1920 at 37 years old in Tallinn. [ref]
Deaths 111 to 120 of 146
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