What Happened In February 1920 In History

Historical Events for February, 1920

• 1st » The Royal Canadian Mounted Police begins operations.
• 2nd » The Treaty of Tartu (Russian–Estonian) named Tartu Peace Treaty is signed between Estonia and Russia.
• 2nd » France occupies Klaipėda called Memel.
• 9th » Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
• 13th » The Negro National League (1920–1931) known as Negro National League is formed.
• 14th » The League of Women Voters is founded in Chicago.
• 24th » The Nazi Party is founded.
• 29th » Czechoslovakia or Czechoslovak National assembly adopted the Czechoslovak Constitution of 1920 known as Constitution.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1920

• 1st » Mike Scarry, American football player and coach (d. 2012)
• 3rd » Russell Arms, American actor and singer (d. 2012)
• 3rd » Tony Gaze, Australian race car driver and pilot
• 3rd » Henry Heimlich, American physician
• 5th » Leda Mileva, Bulgarian diplomat (d. 2013)
• 5th » Frank Muir, English comedian and actor (d. 1998)
• 7th » Oscar Brand, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and author
• 7th » An Wang, Chinese-American engineer and businessman, founded Wang Laboratories (d. 1990)
• 8th » Herbert Siegert, German footballer and manager
• 9th » Fred Allen (rugby union) or Fred Allen, New Zealand rugby player and coach (d. 2012)
• 10th » Alex Comfort, English physician and author (d. 2000)
• 10th » Neva Patterson, American actress (d. 2010)
• 10th » José Manuel Castañón, Spanish lawyer and author (d. 2001)
• 11th » Boyd Bartley, American baseball player (d. 2012)
• 11th » Farouk of Egypt (d. 1965)
• 11th » Daniel F. Galouye, American author (d. 1976)
• 11th » Billy Halop, American actor (d. 1976)
• 11th » Daniel James, Jr., American pilot and general (d. 1978)
• 12th » Pran (actor) called Pran, Indian actor (d. 2013)
• 12th » William Roscoe Estep, American historian and educator (d. 2000)
• 12th » Yoshiko Ōtaka, Chinese-Japanese actress, singer, and politician (d. 2014)
• 13th » Felice and Boudleaux Bryant known as Boudleaux Bryant, American songwriter (d. 1987)
• 13th » Eileen Farrell, American soprano (d. 2002)
• 13th » Zao Wou-Ki, Chinese-French painter (d. 2013)
• 14th » Judith Holzmeister, Austrian actress (d. 2008)
• 15th » Endicott Peabody, American politician, 62nd Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1997)
• 16th » Anna Mae Hays, American general
• 17th » Ivo Caprino, Norwegian director and screenwriter (d. 2001)
• 17th » Curt Swan, American illustrator (d. 1996)
• 18th » Bill Cullen, American game show host (d. 1990)
• 19th » C. Z. Guest, American actress, fashion designer, and author (d. 2003)
• 19th » Jaan Kross, Estonian author (d. 2007)
• 19th » George Rose (actor) named George Rose, English actor (d. 1988)
• 20th » Karl Albrecht, German businessman, co-founded Aldi (d. 2014)
• 20th » Yevgeny Dragunov, Russian weapons designer, designed the Dragunov sniper rifle (d. 1991)
• 20th » Fotis Polymeris, Greek singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
• 20th » Carl Schwende, Canadian fencer (d. 2002)
• 23rd » Paul Gérin-Lajoie, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 24th » Ernst Reiss, Swiss mountaineer (d. 2010)
• 25th » Gérard Bessette, Canadian author (d. 2005)
• 25th » Philip Habib, American diplomat (d. 1992)
• 25th » Sun Myung Moon, South Korean religious leader, founded the Unification Church (d. 2012)
• 26th » Danny Gardella, American baseball player (d. 2005)
• 26th » Tony Randall, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2004)
• 26th » Lucjan Wolanowski, Polish journalist and author (d. 2006)
• 28th » Jadwiga Piłsudska, Polish pilot and architect
• 29th » Fyodor Abramov, Russian author and critic (d. 1983)
• 29th » Arthur Franz, American actor (d. 2006)
• 29th » James Mitchell (actor) called James Mitchell, American actor and dancer (d. 2010)
• 29th » Michèle Morgan, French-American actress and singer
• 29th » Howard Nemerov, American poet (d. 1991)
• 29th » Ivan Ivanovich Petrov, Russian opera singer (d. 2003)
• 29th » Rolland W. Redlin, American politician (d. 2011)

Famous Deaths for February 1920

• 7th » Alexander Kolchak, Russian admiral (b. 1874)
• 7th » Charles Langelier, Canadian journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1850)
• 10th » Amedee Reyburn, American swimmer and water polo player (b. 1879)
• 12th » Aurore Gagnon, Canadian victim of child abuse (b. 1909)
• 15th » Aleksander Aberg, Estonian wrestler (b. 1881)
• 25th » Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy, French archaeologist (b. 1844)
• 29th » Ernie Courtney, American baseball player (b. 1875)

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