Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1920

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1920. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Aug. 1 Bal Gangadhar Tilak

  Indian freedom fighter, lawyer and journalist (b. 1856).

• Aug. 1 Eugene Gaudio
• Aug. 3 Peeter Süda

  Estonian composer and organist (d. 1920).

• Aug. 6 Stefan Bastyr

  Polish aviator who was the author of the first military flight to independent poland (born in 1890).

• Aug. 8 Eduard Birnbaum

  Polish-born german cantor (b. 1855).

• Aug. 9 Samuel Griffith

  Welsh-australian politician, 9th premier of queensland (b. 1845).

• Aug. 10 Ádám Politzer

  Hungarian-austrian physician and academic (b. 1835).

• Aug. 10 James O'Neill
• Aug. 15 Christina Alčevskaja
• Aug. 16 Henry Daglish

  Australian politician, 6th premier of western australia (b. 1866).

• Aug. 16 John Gilbert Baker
• Aug. 16 Norman Lockyer
• Aug. 16 Aleksej Aleksandrovič Šachmatov
• Aug. 17 Ray Chapman

  American baseball player (d. 2020).

• Aug. 17 Antonio Ceci
• Aug. 20 Etelka Gerster
• Aug. 20 Carlo Rasponi Bonanzi
• Aug. 22 Anders Zorn

  Swedish painter known for his portraits and watercolors.

• Aug. 25 Federico Della Chiesa
• Aug. 26 Joseph Louis Alphonse Baret
• Aug. 28 Suzanne Grandais
• Aug. 28 David Paul von Hansemann
• Aug. 29 Léon-Adolphe Amette
• Aug. 31 Wilhelm Wundt

  German philosopher, naturalist, and medical doctor.

• Aug. 31 Émile Burnat
• Aug. 31 Louis Ducos du Hauron