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In the year 1920
154 Notable deaths
Mary Augusta Ward
British novelist (1851-1920).
Born June 11th, 1851 in Hobart. [ref]
Died March 24th, 1920 at 68 years old in London.
Afonso, Duke of Oporto
Prince of portugal, duke of oporto.
Born July 31st, 1865 in Palace of Ajuda.
Died February 21st, 1920 at 54 years old in Naples.
Alexandru Macedonski
Wallachian-born romanian poet, novelist, dramatist and literary critic (1854-1920).
Born March 14th, 1854 in Craiova. [ref]
Died November 24th, 1920 at 66 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Vladimir Kappel
Russian general pc snz.
Born April 28th, 1883 in Pushkin.
Died January 26th, 1920 at 36 years old in Tulun (pneumonia).
Yu Gwansun
Korean independence activist (1902-1920).
Born December 17th, 1902 in Cheonan. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1920 at 17 years old in Seodaemun Prison (torture).
Robert Harron
Actor (1893-1920).
Born April 12th, 1893 in New York City. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1920 at 27 years old in New York City.
Sholom Dovber Schneersohn
Russian rabbi (1860–1920).
Born November 5th, 1860 in Lyubavichi, Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast.
Died March 21st, 1920 at 59 years old in Rostov-on-Don. [ref]
Mikhail Eisenstein
Russian architect and civil engineer (1867–1920).
Born September 17th, 1867 in Bila Tserkva.
Died July 1st, 1920 at 52 years old in Berlin.
Charles Edward Magoon
American lawyer and diplomat (1861–1920).
Born December 5th, 1861 in Owatonna.
Died January 14th, 1920 at 58 years old in Washington, D.C..
Ogata Gekkō
Japanese artist (1859-1920).
Born October 10th, 1859 in Yazaemonchō. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1920 at 60 years old in Ushigome-ku. [ref]
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran