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 leader of the indian nationalist party (born 1856).

• Aug. 2 Ormer Locklear

  American actor and pilot (d. 1920).

• Aug. 3 Peeter Süda

  Estonian composer and organist (d. 1920).

• Aug. 4 Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov

  Composer dies at 54

• 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. 16 Henry Daglish

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

• Aug. 16 J Norman Lockyer

  English physicist who discovered helium in sun

• Aug. 17 Ray Chapman

  American baseball player (d. 2020)

• Aug. 22 Anders Zorn

  Swedish painter known for his portraits and watercolors.

• Aug. 31 Wilhelm Wundt

  German philosopher, naturalist, and medical doctor. he is also known as the "father of modern psychology." in 1879, wundt established the first laboratory for experimental psychology. his books include "logic" as well as "ethics."

• Aug. 31 Jens Oliver Lisberg

  Faroese law student (born 1896).