Page 11: Historical Events In 1920

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   

Aug 04   Helen Thomas, UPI journalist (starts press conferences)   

Aug 04   Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer, dies at 54   

Aug 05   G V [Sonny] Montgomery, (Rep-D-Mississippi, 1967- ).   

Aug 07   Jan Walravens, Flemish writer (Motionless at Sea).   

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Jan 01   Elisabeth andersen: [anna de bruyn], dutch actress (yerma, titania)   

Jan 01   Roger peacock: Writer   

Jan 01   Virgilio savona: Italian singer (quartetto cetra)   

Jan 02   Duke of devonshire: English large landowner/art collector   

Jan 02   Isaac asimov: Russia, scientist/writer (i robot, foundation trilogy)   

Jan 02   Penelope jessel: Politcal activist   

Jan 02   Peter harrison swan: Bomber pilot/stockbroker   

Jan 03   Renato carosone: Italian musician    

Jan 01   Paul adam: French writer (l'enfant d'austerlitz),    

Jan 04   Benito pérez galdós: Spanish novelist (b. 1843)   

Jan 07   Edmund barton: 1st prime minister of australia (b. 1849)   

Jan 14   John francis dodge: American automobile pioneer (b. 1864)   

Jan 16   Reginald de koven: Composer,   

Jan 20   Georg lurich: Estonian wrestler (b. 1876)   

Jan 25   Amadeo modigliani: Italian sculptor/painter,    

Jan 26   Matthias enzberger: German minister of finance, murdered