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In the year 1920
150 Notable deaths
Alberto Nepomuceno
Brazilian composer and conductor (1864-1920).
Born July 6th, 1864 in Fortaleza. [ref]
Died October 16th, 1920 at 56 years old in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Owen Morgan Edwards
Welsh historian, educationalist and writer (1858-1920).
Born December 26th, 1858 in Llanuwchllyn.
Died May 15th, 1920 at 61 years old in Llanuwchllyn.
Emma Lampert Cooper
American artist (1855-1920).
Born February 24th, 1859 in Nunda.
Died July 30th, 1920 at 61 years old in Pittsfield, Pittsford.
Constantin Dobrogeanu-Gherea
Romanian academic, writer and politician (1855-1920).
Born May 21st, 1855 in Dnipro. [ref]
Died May 7th, 1920 at 64 years old in Bucharest. [ref]
Clarine Seymour
American silent film actress (1898-1920).
Born December 9th, 1898 in Brooklyn.
Died April 25th, 1920 at 21 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction, pneumonia).
Émile Sauret
French violinist and composer.
Born May 22nd, 1852 in Dun-sur-Auron. [ref]
Died February 12th, 1920 at 67 years old in London. [ref]
Ignacy Skorupka
Polish chaplain.
Born July 31st, 1893 in Warsaw.
Died August 14th, 1920 at 27 years old in Ossów (killed in action).
Ludwig Ganghofer
German writer.
Born July 7th, 1855 in Kaufbeuren. [ref]
Died July 24th, 1920 at 65 years old in Tegernsee. [ref]
Alexei Polivanov
Russian military figure (1855-1920).
Born March 16th, 1855 in Krasnoye-na-Volge.
Died September 25th, 1920 at 65 years old in Riga (typhus).
Leonida Bissolati
Italian statesman (1857-1920).
Born February 20th, 1857 in Cremona. [ref]
Died March 6th, 1920 at 63 years old in Rome.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 150
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather