Deaths in the 1920s

Liao Zhongkai

1877–1925 (age 48)

Nanjing

John Elias Williams

1871–1927 (age 56)

Nanjing

John Elias Williams was an American missionary who served in Nanjing for several decades during a transformative period ...

Liao Deshan

1866–1923 (age 57)

Guangzhou

Paul DeWitt Twinem

1894–1923 (age 29)

Nanjing

Paul DeWitt Twinem was an American university teacher who worked in Nanjing during the early twentieth century.

Chen Qiaonian

1902–1928 (age 26)

Longhua Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery

Xu Baihao

1899–1928 (age 29)

Longhua Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery

Xu Baihao was a Chinese revolutionary activist whose life ended in 1928, and who is memorialized at Longhua Revolutionar...

Zheng Futa

1904–1928 (age 24)

Longhua Revolutionary Martyrs’ Cemetery

Joseph

1854–1927 (age 73)

Harbin

Christian minister in Harbin who served his faith community with dedication.

Aleksandr Karamzin

1850–1927 (age 77)

Harbin

Aleksandr Arapov

1872–1929 (age 57)

Harbin

A member of the Harbin community whose life reflected the city's cosmopolitan character.

Еремеев, Иннокентий Иванович

1869–1925 (age 56)

Harbin

Иван Владимирович Сторожев

1878–1927 (age 49)

Harbin

A respected jurist whose legal expertise served the Harbin community.

Shao Piaoping

1884–1926 (age 42)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

Wang Hebo

1882–1927 (age 45)

Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery

A Chinese politician whose career reflected the transformative politics of early 20th century China.

Sun Yat-sen

1866–1925 (age 59)

Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum

Илья Фёдорович Чистяков

1857–1922 (age 65)

Saint Sophia Cathedral in Harbin

An entrepreneur whose business endeavors contributed to Harbin's economic development.

Yizhong Peng

1864–1921 (age 57)

Wu County

Thomas Whiffen

1878–1922 (age 44)

Hong Kong Cemetery

A military officer whose service reflected the demands of early 20th century geopolitics.

Ernest Hamilton Sharp

1861–1922 (age 61)

Hong Kong Cemetery

Alice Hickling

1876–1928 (age 52)

Hong Kong Cemetery

A physician whose medical practice advanced healthcare during her era.

Pan Dawei

1881–1929 (age 48)

Cemetery of 72 Martyrs of Yellow Flower Mound

Camilo Pessanha

1867–1926 (age 59)

St. Michael the Archangel Cemetery

A writer whose literary works enriched the cultural landscape of his era.

Yan Fu

1854–1921 (age 67)

Tomb of Yan Fu

Kang Youwei

1858–1927 (age 69)

Tomb of Kang Youwei

A celebrated writer and intellectual whose works profoundly influenced Chinese thought and reform.

Liang Chi-chao

1873–1929 (age 56)

Tomb of Liang Qichao

Wong Nai Siong

1844–1924 (age 80)

Tomb of Wong Nai Siong and Wong Nai Muo

A missionary whose lifelong dedication to faith and service left a lasting spiritual legacy.

William Cassels

1858–1925 (age 67)

St John's Cathedral, Langzhong

Wang Caiyu

1863–1921 (age 58)

Tomb of Chiang Kai-shek's mother

Mother of Chiang Kai-shek and matriarch of an influential Chinese family during the early twentieth century.

Edward Bamford

1887–1928 (age 41)

Bubbling Well Road Cemetery

Manuel Báez Gómez

1905–1926 (age 21)

Huelva

Spanish bullfighter from Huelva known for his work in the early twentieth century.

Ricard Benavent i Feliu

1848–1929 (age 81)

Valencia

Antoni Gaudí

1852–1926 (age 74)

Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family

Catalan architect renowned for designing the Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family and pioneering modern arch...

Carles Mostany i Rebés

1872–1926 (age 54)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Rossend Serra i Pagès

1863–1929 (age 66)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Catalan ethnologist dedicated to documenting and preserving the cultural heritage and traditions of Catalonia.

Salvador Andreu i Grau

1841–1928 (age 87)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Modest Texidor Torres

1849–1927 (age 78)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Catalan painter whose works reflected the artistic movements of nineteenth and early twentieth-century Spain.

Francesc Simon i Font

1843–1923 (age 80)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Carles Bort i Bort

1900–1922 (age 22)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Young anarcho-syndicalist activist dedicated to labor rights and social reform in early twentieth-century Catalonia.

Salvador Bonavia i Flores

1876–1925 (age 49)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Palmira Borràs de Coll

1847–1929 (age 82)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Catalan painter whose career spanned the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, contributing to Catalonia's artistic ...

Eudald Thomas Corrons

1876–1926 (age 50)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Àngel Guimerà

1845–1924 (age 79)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Prominent Catalan screenwriter and dramatist whose works shaped the development of Catalan theater and literature.

Joan Salvat-Papasseit

1894–1924 (age 30)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Jaume Ferran i Clua

1851–1929 (age 78)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Catalan physician whose medical practice and research advanced healthcare in late nineteenth and early twentieth-century...

Alberto Rusiñol Prats

1862–1928 (age 66)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Emilia Serrano de Wilson

1834–1923 (age 89)

Montjuïc Cemetery

Spanish writer whose literary contributions enriched nineteenth-century Spanish letters and cultural discourse.

José María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia

1835–1922 (age 87)

Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela

Ángel Aznar y Butigieg

1847–1924 (age 77)

Totana

Spanish military officer whose service contributed to Spain's institutional development during the nineteenth and early ...

Juan Fermín Berrondo

1867–1924 (age 57)

Errenteria

Francisco Echagüe

1860–1924 (age 64)

Alfaro

Francisco Echagüe was a Spanish military officer who served his nation from 1860 to 1924.