13th » Polish–Soviet War: the Battle of Warsaw (1920) known as Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25. The Red Army is defeated.
15th » Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw (1920) e.g Battle of Warsaw, so-called Miracle at the Vistula.
16th » Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. Chapman was the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game, the first being D
16th » The congress of the Communist Party of Bukhara opens. The congress would call for armed revolution.
16th » Polish–Soviet War: The Battle of Radzymin (1920) known as Battle of Radzymin concludes; the Soviet Red Army is forced to turn away from Warsaw.
20th » The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ (AM) named WWJ), begins operations in Detroit e.g Detroit, Michigan.
26th » The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution e.g 19th amendment to United States Constitution takes effect, giving women the right to vote.
31st » Polish-Bolshevik War: A decisive Poland e.g Polish victory in the Battle of Komarów.
31st » The first radio news program is broadcast by WWJ (AM) called 8MK in Detroit, Michigan.
Famous Birthdays on August in 1920
1st » Raul Renter, Estonian economist and chess player (d. 1992)
1st » Jeffrey Segal, English actor
2nd » Louis Pauwels, French journalist and author (d. 1997)
2nd » Augustus Rowe, Canadian physician and politician (d. 2013)
3rd » Max Fatchen, Australian journalist and author (d. 2012)
3rd » P. D. James, English author
3rd » Charlie Shavers, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1971)
3rd » Elmar Tampõld, Estonian-Canadian architect (d. 2013)
4th » Helen Thomas, American journalist and author (d. 2013)
5th » Selma Diamond, Canadian-American actress and screenwriter (d. 1985)
6th » Selma Diamond, Canadian-American actress and screenwriter (d. 1985)
6th » John Graves (author) known as John Graves, American author (d. 2013)
6th » Ella Raines, American actress (d. 1988)
8th » Leo Chiosso, Italian songwriter and producer (d. 2006)
8th » Carol Lambrino, Romanian son of Carol II of Romania (d. 2006)
8th » Jimmy Witherspoon, American singer (d. 1997)
9th » Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and author (d. 2007)
9th » Francis Lynch, American politician (d. 1993)
10th » Red Holzman, American basketball player and coach (d. 1998)
11th » Chuck Rayner, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2002)