In the year 1920
166 Notable deaths
Anders Zorn
Swedish painter and engraver (1860-1920).
Born February 18th, 1860 in Mora Parish, Mora. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 1920 at 60 years old in Mora Parish. [ref]
Duncan MacDougall
American physician (1866-1920).
Born April 11th, 1866. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1920 at 54 years old
Terence MacSwiney
Irish playwright, author and nationalist politician (1879-1920).
Born March 28th, 1879 in Cork.
Died October 25th, 1920 at 41 years old in HM Prison Brixton (starvation).
Joseph Trumpeldor
Russian world war i veteran (1880–1920).
Born December 3rd, 1880 in Pyatigorsk.
Died March 1st, 1920 at 39 years old in Tel Hai (gunshot wound).
Inessa Armand
French communist politician, editor.
Born May 8th, 1874 in Paris. [ref]
Died September 24th, 1920 at 46 years old in Nalchik (cholera). [ref]
Otto Gross
Austrian psychoanalyst (1877-1920).
Born March 17th, 1877 in Gniebing-Weißenbach.
Died February 13th, 1920 at 42 years old in Berlin.
Svetozar Boroević
Austro-hungarian field marshal.
Born December 13th, 1856 in Mečenčani.
Died May 23rd, 1920 at 63 years old in Klagenfurt am Wörthersee.
Dmitri Ivanovsky
Russian virologist (1864-1920).
Born November 9th, 1864 in Gdov County.
Died June 20th, 1920 at 55 years old in Rostov-on-Don.
Olive Schreiner
South african author and pacifist (1855-1920).
Born March 24th, 1855 in Cape Colony. [ref]
Died December 11th, 1920 at 65 years old in Cape Town.
Herbert James Draper
British painter (1863-1920).
Born November 26th, 1863 in London.
Died September 22nd, 1920 at 56 years old in London.
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What would life be worth if there were no death? Who would enjoy the sun if it never rained? Who would yearn for the day if there were no night? Glenn Ringtved