1920
Václav Neumann, Czech violinist and conductor (died 1995)
Václav Neumann was a Czech conductor, violinist, violist, and opera director.
Václav Neumann, Czech violinist and conductor (died 1995)
The 1920s
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1920
Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and theorist (born 1887)
Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar was an Indian mathematician who worked during the early 20th century. He made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinit…
Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and theorist (born 1887)
1920
Princess Margaret of Connaught (born 1882)
Princess Margaret of Connaught was Crown Princess of Sweden as the first wife of the future King Gustaf VI Adolf. Known in Sweden as Margareta, she was the elder daughter of Prince…
Princess Margaret of Connaught (born 1882)
1920
William Dean Howells, American novelist, literary critic, and playwright (born 1837)
William Dean Howells was an American realist novelist, literary critic, playwright, and diplomat, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure…
William Dean Howells, American novelist, literary critic, and playwright (born 1837)
1920
Baruj Benacerraf, Venezuelan-American physician and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011)
Baruj Benacerraf Lasry was a Venezuelan immunologist, who shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the "discovery of the major histocompatibility complex genes whi…
Baruj Benacerraf, Venezuelan-American physician and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011)
1920
Christy Ring, Irish sportsman (died 1979)
Nicholas Christopher Michael Ring was an Irish hurler whose league and championship career at senior level with the Cork county team spanned twenty-four years from 1939 to 1963. He…
Christy Ring, Irish sportsman (died 1979)
1920
James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (born 1878)
Vincenzo Colosimo, known as James "Big Jim" Colosimo or as "Diamond Jim", was an Italian-American Mafia crime boss who emigrated from Calabria, Italy, in 1895 and built a criminal …
James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (born 1878)
1920
Levi P
Levi Parsons Morton was the 22nd vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He also served as United States ambassador to France, as a U.S. representative from New York…
Levi P
1920
Venustiano Carranza, Mexican politician, 54th President of Mexico (born 1859)
José Venustiano Carranza de la Garza, known as Venustiano Carranza, was a Mexican land owner, revolutionary, and politician who served as the 44th President of Mexico from 1917 unt…
Venustiano Carranza, Mexican politician, 54th President of Mexico (born 1859)
1920
Svetozar Boroević, Croatian-Austrian field marshal (born 1856)
Svetozar Boroević von Bojna was an Austro-Hungarian field marshal who was described as one of the finest defensive strategists of the First World War. He commanded Austro-Hungarian…
Svetozar Boroević, Croatian-Austrian field marshal (born 1856)
1920
Carlos Deltour, French rower (born 1864)
Carlos Deltour, also known as Charles Deltour, was a Mexican-born French rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Carlos Deltour, French rower (born 1864)
1920
Mirza Muhammad Yusuf Ali, Bengali writer and social activist (born 1858)
Mirza Muhammad Yusuf Ali was a Bengali writer and reformer in British India.
Mirza Muhammad Yusuf Ali, Bengali writer and social activist (born 1858)
1920
William F
William Frederick Halsey was a United States naval officer. He is the father of William Halsey Jr., one of only four American naval officers to obtain the five-star rank of Fleet A…
William F
1920
Max Weber, German sociologist and economist (born 1864)
Maximilian Carl Emil Weber was a German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist who was one of the central figures in the development of sociology and the social sc…
Max Weber, German sociologist and economist (born 1864)
1920
Adolphe-Basile Routhier, Canadian lawyer and judge (born 1839)
Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier was a Canadian judge, author, and lyricist. He wrote the lyrics of the original French version of the Canadian national anthem "O Canada". He was born i…
Adolphe-Basile Routhier, Canadian lawyer and judge (born 1839)
1920
William Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (born 1846)
William Louis Marshall was an influential figure in the US Corps of Engineers.
William Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (born 1846)
1920
Max Klinger, German painter and sculptor (born 1857)
Max Klinger was a German artist who produced significant work in painting, sculpture, prints and graphics, as well as writing a treatise articulating his ideas on art and the role …
Max Klinger, German painter and sculptor (born 1857)
1920
Rhoda Broughton, Welsh-English author (born 1840)
Rhoda Broughton was a Welsh novelist and short story writer. Her early novels earned a reputation for sensationalism, so that her later, stronger work tended to be neglected by cri…
Rhoda Broughton, Welsh-English author (born 1840)
1920
John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, British admiral (born 1841)
Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher,, commonly known as Jacky or Jackie Fisher, was a Royal Navy officer. Fisher was chiefly recognised as an innovator, st…
John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, British admiral (born 1841)
1920
Fiammetta Wilson, English astronomer and educator (born 1864)
Fiammetta Wilson was a British astronomer elected a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1916.
Fiammetta Wilson, English astronomer and educator (born 1864)
1920
William Kissam Vanderbilt, American businessman and horse breeder (born 1849)
William Kissam Vanderbilt I was an American heir, businessman, philanthropist, and horse breeder. Born into the Vanderbilt family, he managed his family's railroad investments.
William Kissam Vanderbilt, American businessman and horse breeder (born 1849)
1920
Conrad Kohrs, German-American rancher and politician (born 1835)
Conrad Kohrs, born Carsten Conrad Kohrs was a Montana cattle rancher and politician.
Conrad Kohrs, German-American rancher and politician (born 1835)
1920
Albert Gustaf Dahlman, Swedish executioner (born 1848)
Albert Gustaf Dahlman was a Swedish executioner. He was the last executioner in Sweden, as well as the last to carry out capital punishment in Sweden, the last by means of beheadin…
Albert Gustaf Dahlman, Swedish executioner (born 1848)
1920
Ion Dragoumis, Greek philosopher and diplomat (born 1878)
Ion Dragoumis was a Greek diplomat, philosopher, writer and revolutionary.
Ion Dragoumis, Greek philosopher and diplomat (born 1878)