Historical Events In 1920

Oct 29   Ed Barrow appointed GM of NY Yankees on this day in history.   

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

Oct 30   On this day in history the Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney.   

Oct 31   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

Nov 02   Warren G Harding elected President on this day in history.   

Nov 03   In the year 1920 "Emperor Jones" opens at Provincetown Theater   

Nov 04   Georges Papy, Belgian mathematician (Numbers Game) in the year 1920.   

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

Nov 06   On this day in history john Smith, CEO (Liverpool FC)   

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

Nov 08   On this day in history actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn   

Nov 10   In the year 1920 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   In the year 1920 judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis elected 1st baseball commissioner   

Nov 12   In the year 1920 richard Quine, Detroit MI, actor/director (Clay Pigeon)   

Nov 13   Hudson River frozen at Albany on this day in history.   

Nov 14   In the year 1920 american Pro Football League's Chic Tiger Joe Guyon punts 95 yards   

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

Nov 15   On this day in history ernst Toller's "Massen und Menschen," premieres in Neurenberg   

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

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

Nov 16   Australia's Qantas airways founded in Winton, Queensland as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited in the year 1920.   

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

Nov 16   On this day in history postage meter first used in US in lieu of postage stamps   

Nov 18   Alfred William Bedford, test pilot in the year 1920.   

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 in the year 1920.   

Jan 01   Roger Peacock, writer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1920 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   Isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy) was born in the year 1920.   

Jan 02   Penelope Jessel, politcal activist was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   Renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz), dies at 57 in the year 1920.   

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   In the year 1920 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   In the year 1920 death of georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876)   

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

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