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In the year 1920
166 Notable deaths
Count Richard von Bienerth-Schmerling
Austrian politician (1863-1918).
Born March 2nd, 1863 in Verona.
Died October 20th, 1920 at 57 years old in Vienna.
Julius Elster
German physicist (1854–1920).
Born December 24th, 1854 in Blankenburg.
Died April 8th, 1920 at 65 years old in Bad Harzburg.
Jēkabs Kazaks
Latvian painter (1895–1920).
Born February 18th, 1895 in Riga.
Died November 30th, 1920 at 25 years old in Riga (tuberculosis).
Albert Zürner
German diver (1890–1920).
Born January 30th, 1890 in Hamburg.
Died July 18th, 1920 at 30 years old in Hamburg.
Boris Turayev
Russian historian.
Born August 5th, 1868 in Navahrudak.
Died June 23rd, 1920 at 51 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Amedee Reyburn
American swimmer (1879-1920).
Born March 25th, 1879 in St. Louis.
Died February 10th, 1920 at 40 years old in St. Louis.
Lena Christ
German writer (1881–1920).
Born October 30th, 1881 in Glonn.
Died June 30th, 1920 at 38 years old in Munich (cyanide poisoning).
Juan Martínez Abades
Spanish author (1862-1920).
Born March 7th, 1862 in Gijón. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1920 at 57 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Pavel Shternberg
Russian astronomer.
Born April 2nd, 1865 in Oryol.
Died February 1st, 1920 at 54 years old in Moscow.
Nataliya Kobrynska
Ukrainian writer, editor (1855-1920).
Born June 8th, 1855 in Beleluia. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 1920 at 64 years old in Bolekhiv (typhus). [ref]
Deaths 141 to 150 of 166
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young