In the year 1920

150 Notable deaths

Horatio Caro

British chess player.

Born July 5th, 1862 in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Died December 15th, 1920 at 58 years old in London.

Jan Mankes

Dutch painter (1889-1920).

Born August 15th, 1889 in Meppel. [ref]

Died April 23rd, 1920 at 30 years old in Eerbeek (tuberculosis). [ref]

Vladimir Liakhov

Russian cossack (1869-1920).

Born June 20th, 1869 in Saint Petersburg.

Died April 30th, 1920 at 50 years old in Batumi.

Théodore Flournoy

Swiss psychologist and parapsychologist.

Born August 15th, 1853 in Geneva. [ref]

Died November 5th, 1920 at 67 years old in Geneva. [ref]

Suematsu Kenchō

Japanese politician (1855-1920).

Born September 30th, 1855 in Buzen Province.

Died October 5th, 1920 at 65 years old in Toranomon (1918-1920 flu pandemic, influenza). [ref]

Jaan Poska

Estonian politician (1866-1920).

Born January 24th, 1866 in Laiuse.

Died March 7th, 1920 at 54 years old in Tallinn.

John George Bartholomew

British cartographer (1860-1920).

Born March 22nd, 1860 in Edinburgh. [ref]

Died April 14th, 1920 at 60 years old in Sintra. [ref]

Paul Adam

French novelist (1862-1920).

Born December 7th, 1862 in 3rd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died January 1st, 1920 at 57 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Giovanni Capurro

Poet and singer-songwriter from italy.

Born February 5th, 1859 in Naples.

Died January 18th, 1920 at 60 years old in Naples.

Harry Solter

American actor, screenwriter and film director.

Born November 19th, 1873 in Baltimore.

Died March 2nd, 1920 at 46 years old in El Paso (stroke).

Deaths 71 to 80 of 150

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When people don’t express themselves, they die one piece at a time. Laurie Halse Anderson