Historical Events In 1920

Oct 29   In the year 1920 ed Barrow appointed GM of NY Yankees   

Oct 29   In the year 1920 johann Ernst Perabo, composer, dies at 74   

Oct 30   In the year 1920 the Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.   

Oct 31   Dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer (Whip Hand, High Stakes) on this day in history.   

Oct 31   Romania annexes Bessarabia in the year 1920.   

Nov 01   Eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones," premieres in NYC in the year 1920.   

Nov 01   James J Kilpatrick, Okla City Okla, columnist (60 Minutes) on this day in history.   

Nov 02   Andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburgs coal basin), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Nov 02   On this day in history fabio Gonzalez-Zuleta, composer   

Nov 02   KDKA (Pittsburgh) goes on air as 1st commercial radio station in the year 1920.   

Nov 02   In the year 1920 warren G Harding elected President   

Nov 03   "Emperor Jones" opens at Provincetown Theater on this day in history.   

Nov 04   On this day in history georges Papy, Belgian mathematician (Numbers Game)   

Nov 05   On this day in history douglass North, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate   

Nov 06   In the year 1920 john Smith, CEO (Liverpool FC)   

Nov 08   Abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR 1908-12), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Nov 08   Actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn in the year 1920.   

Nov 10   On this day in history george Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House," premieres in NYC   

Nov 10   Tod Andrews, NYC, actor (From Hell it Came, Outrage) on this day in history.   

Nov 11   Roy Jenkins, British MP (Labour) in the year 1920.   

Nov 12   On this day in history judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis elected 1st baseball commissioner   

Nov 12   Richard Quine, Detroit MI, actor/director (Clay Pigeon) on this day in history.   

Nov 13   On this day in history hudson River frozen at Albany   

Nov 14   American Pro Football League's Chic Tiger Joe Guyon punts 95 yards in the year 1920.   

Nov 14   Johnny Desmond, Detroit Mich, singer (Your Hit Parade) in the year 1920.   

Nov 15   Ernst Toller's "Massen und Menschen," premieres in Neurenberg in the year 1920.   

Nov 15   In the year 1920 free City of Danzig established under League of Nations protection   

Nov 15   League of Nations holds first meeting, in Geneva in the year 1920.   

Nov 16   On this day in history australia's Qantas airways founded in Winton, Queensland as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited   

Nov 16   Betty Hicks, LPGA golfer on this day in history.   

Nov 16   In the year 1920 postage meter first used in US in lieu of postage stamps   

Nov 18   Alfred William Bedford, test pilot on this day in history.   

Nov 18   Apollo Theater (Academy, Bryant) opens at 221 W 42nd St NYC in the year 1920.   

Nov 19   Ursula Heathcote Nicholls, campaigner in the year 1920.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1920 birth of elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania)   

Jan 01   In the year 1920 birth of roger Peacock, writer   

Jan 01   Virgilio Savona, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1920 birth of duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector   

Jan 02   Isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of penelope Jessel, politcal activist   

Jan 02   Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker was born in the year 1920.   

Jan 03   Renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001) was born in the year 1920.   

Jan 01   In the year 1920 paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz), dies at 57   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843)   

Jan 07   In the year 1920 death of edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849)   

Jan 14   On this day in history death of john Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864)   

Jan 16   In the year 1920 reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60   

Jan 20   Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876) died on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

Jan 26   Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered died in the year 1920.