Death year 1920 celebrities

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Death year 1920

Frank Fennelly Facts

Francis John Fennelly (February 18, 1860 – August 4, 1920) was a 19th-century Major League Baseball shortstop. He played his entire career for American Association teams: the Washington Nationals (1884), Cincinnati Red Stockings (1884–1888), Phil

Rigolboche Facts

Amelia Marguerite Badel (stage name, Rigolboche; nicknamed “the Huguenot”; Nancy, 13 June 1842 – Bobigny, 1 February 1920) was a French dancer. Credited for inventing the can-can, her acme occurred from 1858 to 1861. Her stage name, Rigolboche, is a

Ed Siever Facts

Edward Tilden Siever (April 2, 1875 – February 4, 1920) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played seven seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1901–1902, 1906–1908) and St. Louis Browns (1903–1904). Born in Goddard, Kansas, Siever had four

Benito Pérez Galdós Facts

Benito Pérez Galdós (May 10, 1843 – January 4, 1920) was a Spanish realist novelist. Some authorities consider him second only to Cervantes in stature as a Spanish novelist. He was the leading literary figure in 19th century Spain.

Andy Sullivan Facts

Andrew Raymond Sullivan (1884–1920) was a Major League Baseball shortstop. He attended Fordham University.

Jimmy Peoples Facts

James Elsworth Peoples (October 8, 1863 in Big Beaver, Michigan – August 29, 1920 in Detroit, Michigan) was a catcher and shortstop in Major League Baseball in the 19th century. He played from 1884 to 1889 in the majors and through 1894 in the mino

Luís, Prince Imperial of Brazil Facts

Prince Luís of Orléans-Braganza (26 January 1878 – 26 March 1920), was an heir to the throne of the Empire of Brazil. He was born in Brazil, the second son of Prince Gaston, Count of Eu, and Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil.

Ethel Whibley Facts

Ethel Whibley, née Birnie Philip (29 September 1861 – 21 May 1920), was the sister-in-law of James McNeill Whistler. Ethel was a secretary to Whistler who used Ethel as a model for a number of full-length portraits painted during the period 1888 t

Agnes Macdonald, 1st Baroness Macdonald of Earnscliffe Facts

Susan Agnes Macdonald (née Bernard), 1st Baroness Macdonald of Earnscliffe (24 August 1836–5 September 1920) was the second wife of Sir John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada.

Mato Celestin Medović Facts

Svetozar Boroević Facts

Generalfeldmarschall Svetozar Boroević (or Borojević) (13 December 1856 – 23 May 1920) was an Austro-Hungarian field marshal from the Military Frontier, who was described as one of the finest defensive strategists of the First World War. He was g

Joe Leonard Facts

Joseph Howard Leonard (November 15, 1894 – May 1, 1920) was an American Major League Baseball player, born in Chicago, Illinois on November 15, 1894. He died in Washington, D.C. on May 1, 1920.