Page 14: Historical Events In 1920
Friday, 20 February 2026
Sep 13 Carole Mathews, Montgomery Ill, actress (Wilma-Californians). 


Sep 14 Bud Palmer, Hollywood Calif, NBAer (NY Knicks)/sportscaster. 


Sep 16 Bomb explosion in Wall Street, results in the deaths of 30. 


Sep 16 Daniel Andersson, Swedish poet/writer (Polar History), dies at 32 


Sep 16 Franco Pandolfini, Italy, water polo (Olympic-gold-1948). 


Sep 17 Cards set a record of 12 consecutive hits in 4th (10) and 5th (2) innings. 


Sep 17 National Football League organized in Canton Ohio 


Sep 18 Jack Warden, Newark NJ, actor (NYPD, Crazy Like a Fox, Norby) 


Sep 19 Karen Khachiturian, composer. 


Sep 20 Alexander Thereat 


Sep 20 Foundation of the Spanish Legion 


Sep 21 Jay Ward, cartoonist (Rocky and his Friends, Bullwinkle). 


Sep 22 Bob Lemon, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)/manager (NY Yankees, 1978). 


Sep 22 Chicago grand jury convenes to investigate charges that 8 White Sox players conspired to fix the 1919 World Series 


Sep 23 Alexander Arutiunian, composer. 


Sep 23 Alexander Millerand elected president of France 


Sep 23 Mickey Rooney, American film actor is born. 


Sep 25 34th US Womens Tennis: M B Mallory beats M Zinderstein (63 61). 


Sep 25 Sergey Bondarchuk, Belozerka Ukraine, director (War and Peace) 


Sep 25 William F Sudds, composer, dies at 77. 


Sep 27 J K Gill, president (Saatchi and Saatchi) 


Sep 28 8 White Sox indicted, threw 1919 World Series (Black Sox scandal) 


Sep 29 Babe Ruth sets then home run season record at 54. 


Sep 30 Donald Keech, entrepreneur. 


Sep 30 Time Square Theater opens at 217 W 42nd St NYC 


Oct 01 Dutch law provides for an 8 hour working day. 


Oct 01 Lonny Chapman, Tulsa Okla, actor (Investigator, For the People) 


Oct 01 Walter Matthau, American film actor is born 


Oct 02 Max Bruch, composer, dies at 82 


Oct 02 Only tripleheader of century (Reds win 13-4, 7-3 then Pirates win 6-0) 


Oct 02 William Cramond, psychiatrist/vice-chancellor (Stirling University). 


Oct 03 Browns 1st baseman George Sisler gets his record 257th hit of season. 


Oct 04 George Tribe, cricketer (Australian chinaman bowler, Northants) 


Oct 05 Robert Feenstra, Dutch law historian. 


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