Page 16: Historical Events In 1920

Oct 29   Ed Barrow appointed GM of NY Yankees in the year 1920.   

Oct 29   Johann Ernst Perabo, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1920.   

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

Oct 31   In the year 1920 dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer (Whip Hand, High Stakes)   

Oct 31   Romania annexes Bessarabia in the year 1920.   

Nov 01   On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones," premieres in NYC   

Nov 01   In the year 1920 james J Kilpatrick, Okla City Okla, columnist (60 Minutes)   

Nov 02   Andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburgs coal basin), dies at 73 in the year 1920.   

Nov 02   Fabio Gonzalez-Zuleta, composer on this day in history.   

Nov 02   On this day in history kDKA (Pittsburgh) goes on air as 1st commercial radio station   

Nov 02   In the year 1920 warren G Harding elected President   

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

Nov 04   In the year 1920 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 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 10   In the year 1920 tod Andrews, NYC, actor (From Hell it Came, Outrage)   

Nov 11   On this day in history roy Jenkins, British MP (Labour)   

Nov 12   In the year 1920 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 on this day in history.   

Nov 14   In the year 1920 johnny Desmond, Detroit Mich, singer (Your Hit Parade)   

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

Nov 15   Free City of Danzig established under League of Nations protection in the year 1920.   

Nov 15   On this day in history league of Nations holds first meeting, in Geneva   

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 in the year 1920.   

Nov 16   Postage meter first used in US in lieu of postage stamps on this day in history.   

Nov 18   On this day in history alfred William Bedford, test pilot   

Nov 18   In the year 1920 apollo Theater (Academy, Bryant) opens at 221 W 42nd St NYC   

Nov 19   In the year 1920 ursula Heathcote Nicholls, campaigner   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania)   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of roger Peacock, writer   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of virgilio Savona, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra)   

Jan 02   Duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector was born in the year 1920.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy)   

Jan 02   Penelope Jessel, politcal activist was born in the year 1920.   

Jan 02   Peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001)   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849)   

Jan 14   John Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864) died on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876) died in the year 1920.   

Jan 25   Amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35 in the year 1920.   

Jan 26   Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered died on this day in history.