Page 17: Historical Events In 1920

Nov 21   ralph Meeker, Minneapolis MN, actor (Anderson Tapes, Night Stalker).   

Nov 23   chalmers P Wylie, (Rep-R-OH, 1967- ).   

Nov 23   mohammed ibn Addoellah, Somalian resistances leader "Mad Molla", dies.   

Nov 24   anthony Griffin, sailor.   

Nov 25   1st Thanksgiving Parade (Phila).   

Nov 25   Gaston Chevrolet, the younger brother of famous automobile designer and racer Louis Chevrolet, was killed during a race in Beverly Hills, California   

Nov 26   istvan Sarkozy, composer.   

Nov 27   Abe Lenstra, Dutch soccer star   

Nov 28   Cecilia Colledge, England, figure skater (Olympic-silver-1936)   

Nov 28   Kilmichael Ambush, Battle of the Irish War of Independence   

Nov 29   yegor Ligachev, Soviet politician.   

Nov 30   virginia Mayo, St Louis Mo, actress (Out of the Blue, White Heat).   

Dec 02   robert Moevs, composer.   

Dec 03   turkey and Armenia agree to peace treaty.   

Dec 04   1st Pro football playoff game Buffalo-7, Canton-3 at Polo Grounds   

Dec 04   michael Bates, Jhansi India, actor (Clockwork Orange, Patton).   

Dec 05   pro football playoff game Akron and Buffalo 0-0 tie, title undecided.   

Dec 06   dave Brubeck, Concord CA, jazz pianist/composer (Gates of Justice).   

Dec 06   karel Kovarovic, composer, dies at 57.   

Dec 07   fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist.   

Dec 07   nSW make 802 against South Australia, then Mailey takes 8-81.   

Dec 08   Emmanuel McDonald Bailey, Trinidad, 100m runner (Olympic-bronze-1952)   

Dec 09   carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Italian Republic.   

Dec 10   President Woodrow Wilson receives Nobel Peace Prize   

Dec 10   Ragnhild Hveger, Denmark, 200m swimmer (Olympic-silver-1936)   

Dec 11   Eddy Firestone, SF Calif, actor (Eddy-Mixed Doubles)   

Dec 12   Fred Kida, American comics artist   

Dec 12   maurice Ravels ballet "La Valse," premieres in Paris.   

Dec 12   olive Schreiner, South Afr writer (Healing Imagination), dies at 75.   

Dec 13   don Taylor, Freeport Pa, actor (Father's Little Dividend).   

Dec 13   F Pease's interferometer measures 1st stellar diameter (Betelgeuse)   

Dec 13   F Pease's interferometer measures inaugural stellar diameter (Betelgeuse)   

Dec 14   albertus Meintser, office clerk/resistance fighter.   

Dec 14   heavyweight Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in NYC.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania)   

Jan 01   In the year 1920 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001)   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history death of benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843)   

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

Jan 14   John Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864) died on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history death of georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876)   

Jan 25   In the year 1920 amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35   

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