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In the year 1920
154 Notable deaths
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 (1857–1920).
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]
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]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 154
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan