Historical Events In 1920

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 01   James J Kilpatrick, Okla City Okla, columnist (60 Minutes) in the year 1920.   

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

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

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

Nov 02   Warren G Harding elected President in the year 1920.   

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

Nov 04   In the year 1920 georges Papy, Belgian mathematician (Numbers Game)   

Nov 05   In the year 1920 douglass North, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate   

Nov 06   John Smith, CEO (Liverpool FC) in the year 1920.   

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   On this day in history tod Andrews, NYC, actor (From Hell it Came, Outrage)   

Nov 11   Roy Jenkins, British MP (Labour) on this day in history.   

Nov 12   Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis elected 1st baseball commissioner in the year 1920.   

Nov 12   Richard Quine, Detroit MI, actor/director (Clay Pigeon) in the year 1920.   

Nov 13   Hudson River frozen at Albany in the year 1920.   

Nov 14   American Pro Football League's Chic Tiger Joe Guyon punts 95 yards on this day in history.   

Nov 14   On this day in history johnny Desmond, Detroit Mich, singer (Your Hit Parade)   

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

Nov 15   Free City of Danzig established under League of Nations protection on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1920 betty Hicks, LPGA golfer   

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

Nov 19   Ursula Heathcote Nicholls, campaigner on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector   

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

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz), dies at 57   

Jan 04   Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843) died in the year 1920.   

Jan 07   Edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849) died in the year 1920.   

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

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

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

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

Jan 26   In the year 1920 death of matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered