Page 11: Historical Events In 1920

Jul 16   Anwar Hussain, cricketer (four Tests for Pakistan v India 1952-53).   

Jul 16   Gen Amos Fries appointed inaugural US army chemical warfare chief   

Jul 16   In this year, US claims Davis Cup sweeping Australia in 5 straight matches   

Jul 17   Bill Monroe, New Orleans La, newscaster (NBC-TV, Congressional Report).   

Jul 18   Dolph Sweet, actor (Gil McGowan-Another World)   

Jul 18   Naval aircraft sink ex-German cruiser Frankfurt in target practice.   

Jul 19   Robert Christiani, cricketer (brother of Cyril WI batsman in 22 Tests)   

Jul 20   Elliot L Richardson, Attorney General (1973)/Sec of Defense (1973).   

Jul 20   Heerenveen soccer team forms   

Jul 21   Constantly, [A Nieuwenhuys], painter (Uprising of Homo Ludens).   

Jul 22   Hugh Dundas, fighter pilot/businessman.   

Jul 23   British East Africa renamed Kenya and is recorded as becoming a British crown colony.   

Jul 23   Kenya is recorded as becoming a British crown colony   

Jul 23   Malcolm Hughes, artist   

Jul 24   Alexander H Cohen, NYC, Broadway producer (Beyond the Fringe).   

Jul 25   Red Sox turn triple-play, but Ruth's 35th HR leads Yanks to 8-2 win   

Jul 26   Bob Waterfield, NFL QB (Rams)   

Jul 26   Carlos Troyer, composer, dies at 83   

Jul 26   Women in the US obtain the right to vote as the 19th Amendment to the Constitution is ratified   

Jul 27   Beatrice Pearson, Dennison Texas, actress (Moving Finger)   

Jul 27   Radio compass used for 1st time for aircraft navigation   

Jul 27   Resolute beats Shamrock IV (England) in 14th running of America's Cup.   

Jul 28   Pancho Villa, bandito and revolutionary, surrenders to the Mexican government   

Jul 29   1st transcontinental airmail flight from NY to SF.   

Jul 29   Rodolfo Acosta, Chihuahua Mexico, actor (Passion, Littlest Outlaw)   

Jul 29   The inaugural transcontinental airmail flight from NY to SF.   

Jul 31   Rudolf Halaczinsky, composer.   

Aug 01   Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian hindu leader, dies.   

Aug 01   Jeffrey Segal, actor (Traitors)/playwright.   

Aug 01   Papendrecht soccer team forms   

Aug 02   Louis Pauwels, writer/editor.   

Aug 02   Marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in NYC.   

Aug 03   Maria Karnilova, Hartford Ct, actress (Olga-Ivan the Terrible)   

Aug 03   PD James, British Author is born   

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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   Virgilio Savona, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) was born in the year 1920.   

Jan 02   Duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1920 birth of isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy)   

Jan 02   In the year 1920 birth of penelope Jessel, politcal activist   

Jan 02   In the year 1920 birth of peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker   

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1920 death of benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843)   

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

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 in the year 1920.   

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