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In the year 1920
154 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.
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.
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).
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.
Vladimir Purishkevich
Russian politician (1870-1920).
Born August 24th, 1870 in Chișinău.
Died February 1st, 1920 at 49 years old in Novorossiysk (typhoid fever).
Fatali Khan Khoyski
Azerbaijani politician and jurist (1875-1920).
Born December 7th, 1875 in Shaki.
Died June 19th, 1920 at 44 years old in Tbilisi (gunshot wound).
Alexius Meinong
Austrian philosopher (1853–1920).
Born July 17th, 1853 in Lviv. [ref]
Died November 27th, 1920 at 67 years old in Graz. [ref]
Max Klinger
German painter, sculptor, printmaker, and writer (1857-1920).
Born February 18th, 1857 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died July 5th, 1920 at 63 years old in Naumburg (Saale), Großjena. [ref]
Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche
Swiss businessman (1868-1920).
Born October 24th, 1868 in Basel.
Died April 18th, 1920 at 51 years old in Basel.
Prince Luís of Brazil
Brazilian prince of french, italian and portuguese descent.
Born January 26th, 1878 in Petrópolis.
Died March 26th, 1920 at 42 years old in Cannes (disease).
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