In the year 1920

150 Notable deaths

Vahan Terian

Armenian poet.

Born February 9th, 1885 in Gandzani.

Died January 7th, 1920 at 34 years old in Orenburg (tuberculosis).

Gérard Leman

Belgian general.

Born January 8th, 1851 in Liège.

Died October 17th, 1920 at 69 years old in Liège.

Vladimir Rebikov

Russian composer.

Born May 31st, 1866 in Krasnoyarsk. [ref]

Died August 4th, 1920 at 54 years old in Yalta. [ref]

Jacinta Marto

Portuguese visionary and roman catholic saint.

Born March 5th, 1910 in Fátima.

Died February 20th, 1920 at 9 years old in Lisbon (1918-1920 flu pandemic).

Hermann Oldenberg

German indologist (1854–1920).

Born October 31st, 1854 in Hamburg.

Died March 18th, 1920 at 65 years old in Göttingen.

Georges Petit

French art dealer.

Born March 11th, 1856 in Paris. [ref]

Died May 12th, 1920 at 64 years old in Paris. [ref]

Gabrielle Réjane

French actress.

Born June 6th, 1856 in Paris.

Died June 14th, 1920 at 64 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Augusto Righi

Italian physicist (1850-1920).

Born August 27th, 1850 in Bologna. [ref]

Died June 8th, 1920 at 69 years old in Bologna.

Duke Johann Albrecht of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

German monarch and explorer.

Born December 8th, 1857 in Schwerin.

Died February 16th, 1920 at 62 years old in Schloss Wiligrad.

Dan Andersson

Swedish author, poet and composer.

Born April 6th, 1888 in Skattlösberg. [ref]

Died September 16th, 1920 at 32 years old in Stockholm. [ref]

Deaths 61 to 70 of 150

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