Page 14: Historical Events In 1920

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.   

Oct 06   1st brothers oppose each other in World Series, Cleve's Wheeler Johnston pinch-hits as brother Jimmy plays 3rd base for Bkln.   

Oct 06   Alberto Nepomuceno, Brazilian composer/conductor (Artemis), dies at 56   

Oct 07   Georg Leber, German politician (SPD).   

Oct 08   Frank [Patrick] Herbert, US, sci-fi author (Dune).   

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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