Page 12: Historical Events In 1920

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)   

Aug 08   Don Cook, foreign Correspondent.   

Aug 08   Tigers beat Yanks 1-0 in shortest AL game, 73 minutes   

Aug 09   Bulgarian and allied Peace of Neuilly-sur-Seine comes into force   

Aug 09   Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and writer   

Aug 10   Allies recognize Poland, Czechoslovakia and Romania.   

Aug 11   1st peace of Riga-Soviet Union recognizes Independence of Latvia   

Aug 11   Derry Jeffares, Honorary Prof of English Studies (Stirling U).   

Aug 13   24th US Golf Open: Ted Ray shoots a 295 at Inverness Club in Ohio.   

Aug 13   Charlie Alfred Galbraith, jazz trombonist   

Aug 13   Princes Highway between Melbourne and Sydney is officially opened at Warragul.   

Aug 14   Little Entente formed by Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.   

Aug 14   Nehemiah Persoff, Jerusalem Palestine, actor (Al Capone, Yentl)   

Aug 16   Charles Bukowski, Andernach Germany, US writer (Hollywood: A Novel)   

Aug 16   J Norman Lockyer, English physicist (discovered helium in Sun), dies   

Aug 16   Ray Chapman, of Indians is hit in head by Yanks' Carl Mays pitch; he dies next day, only major league fatality.   

Aug 17   Georgia Gibbs, Worcester Mass, singer (Ballin the Jack, Kiss of Fire)   

Aug 17   In memory of Ray Chapman (died Aug 16), Yanks cancel game with Indians   

Aug 17   Ray Chapman, hit in the head by Yanks' Carl Mays pitch, dies.   

Aug 18   1st class debut of Walter Hammond.   

Aug 18   Bob Kennedy, baseball player.   

Aug 18   Tennessee ratifies 19th Amendment, guarantees women voting right   

Aug 19   Lucila Engels-Boskaljon, Curacao painter.   

Aug 20   1st US coml radio, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit began daily broadcasting.   

Aug 20   inaugural US coml radio, 8MK (WWJ), Detroit began daily broadcasting   

Aug 21   3rd PGA Championship: Jock Hutchison at Flossmoor CC Flossmoor Ill.   

Aug 21   Christopher R Milne, son of Alan A Milne (Winnie the Pooh).   

Aug 22   Anders Zorn, Swedish painter (Gustavus Vasa), dies at 60.   

Aug 22   Anthony Tuke, CEO (Savoy Hotel Groups)   

Aug 22   Ray Bradbury, American author; 'The Martian Chronicles' is born   

Aug 23   Aart Verstegen, ballet dancers/choreographer (Jolly Joker's Last Joke)   

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Jan 01   Elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania) was born in the year 1920.   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1920 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   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   In the year 1920 birth of renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001)   

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

Jan 04   Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843) died on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1920 death of edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849)   

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

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