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Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1920

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in October 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

  • Italo Giglioli
    Oct. 1 Italo Giglioli
  • Vladimir Ivanovič Rebikov
    Oct. 1 Vladimir Ivanovič Rebikov
  • Max Bruch
    Oct. 2 Max Bruch

    German composer and conductor, who studied at cologne conservatory and taught music in cologne from 1858-1861.

  • Theodore Marston
    Oct. 2 Theodore Marston
  • William Young
    Oct. 2 William Young
  • Paolano Manassei
    Oct. 6 Paolano Manassei
  • Nathan Zuntz
    Oct. 6 Nathan Zuntz
  • Marco Besso
    Oct. 7 Marco Besso
  • Oreste Calzolari
    Oct. 7 Oreste Calzolari
  • Yves Delage
    Oct. 7 Yves Delage
  • Ryu Gwansun
    Oct. 12 Ryu Gwansun
  • Graziano Appiani
    Oct. 13 Graziano Appiani
  • Giovanni Orcel
    Oct. 14 Giovanni Orcel
  • Alberto Nepomuceno
    Oct. 16 Alberto Nepomuceno
  • Michael Fitzgerald died on Hunger Strike (Irish republican b. 1881)
    Oct. 17 Michael Fitzgerald died on Hunger Strike (Irish republican b. 1881)
  • Vittorio Fiorone
    Oct. 18 Vittorio Fiorone
  • Riccardo Carafa
    Oct. 19 Riccardo Carafa
  • Carlo Salvioni
    Oct. 20 Carlo Salvioni
  • Marija Aleksandrovna Romanova
    Oct. 24 Marija Aleksandrovna Romanova
  • Alexander
    Oct. 25 Alexander

    King of Greece from 1917-1920, who tragically died at the young age of 27 after being bitten by an ape.

  • Terence MacSwiney
    Oct. 25 Terence MacSwiney

    Irish playwright, author, and politician who was elected as Lord Mayor of Cork during the Irish War of Independence.

  • Joe Murphy died during the 1920 Cork hunger strike (Irish republican b. 1895)
    Oct. 25 Joe Murphy died during the 1920 Cork hunger strike (Irish republican b. 1895)
  • Alexander of Greece (b. 1893)
    Oct. 25 Alexander of Greece (b. 1893)
  • Odoardo Beccari
    Oct. 25 Odoardo Beccari
  • Berardo Candida Gonzaga
    Oct. 25 Berardo Candida Gonzaga
  • Traolach Mac Suibhne
    Oct. 25 Traolach Mac Suibhne
  • Alphonse Desjardins
    Oct. 31 Alphonse Desjardins

    Desjardins group, a canadian journalist and businessman, was co-founded by a canadian journalist and entrepreneur (d. 1920).

  • James Albert Gary
    Oct. 31 James Albert Gary
  • Evander Law
    Oct. 31 Evander Law