What Happened In January 1920 In History

Historical Events for January, 1920

• 1st » The Belorussian Communist Organisation is founded as a separate party.
• 2nd » The second Palmer Raids e.g Palmer Raid takes place with another 6,000 suspected communists and anarchists arrested and held without trial. These raids take place in several U.S. cities.
• 7th » The New York State Assembly refuses to seat five duly elected Socialist Party of America named Socialist assemblymen.
• 8th » The steel strike of 1919 ends in a complete failure for the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers named Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers labor union.
• 10th » The Treaty of Versailles takes effect, officially ending World War I.
• 16th » Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated was founded on the campus of Howard University.
• 16th » The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris known as Paris, France.
• 19th » The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
• 20th » The American Civil Liberties Union is founded.
• 23rd » The Netherlands refuses to surrender the exiled Wilhelm II, German Emperor named Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany to the Allies of World War I named Allies.
• 26th » Former Ford Motor Company executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1920

• 1st » Osvaldo Cavandoli, Italian cartoonist (d. 2007)
• 1st » Willie Fennell, Australian comedian and actor (d. 1992)
• 1st » Virgilio Savona, Italian singer-songwriter (Quartetto Cetra) (d. 2009)
• 1st » Mahmoud Zoufonoun, Iranian-American violinist (d. 2013)
• 2nd » Isaac Asimov, American chemist and author (d. 1992)
• 3rd » Siegfried Buback, German politician, Attorney General of Germany (d. 1977)
• 3rd » Renato Carosone, Italian pianist (d. 2001)
• 4th » William Colby, American intelligence officer, 10th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1996)
• 5th » Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist (d. 1995)
• 6th » Bill Sirs, English union leader
• 6th » John Maynard Smith, English biologist (d. 2004)
• 6th » Doris Stokes, English psychic (d. 1987)
• 6th » Early Wynn, American baseball player (d. 1999)
• 9th » Chan Canasta, Polish-English magician (d. 1999)
• 9th » Clive Dunn, English actor and singer (d. 2012)
• 9th » Hakim Said, Pakistani scholar and politician, 20th Governor of Sindh (d. 1998)
• 10th » Georges Marchal, French actor (d. 1997)
• 10th » Max Patkin, American baseball player (d. 1999)
• 11th » Mick McManus (wrestler) e.g Mick McManus, English wrestler (d. 2013)
• 12th » James L. Farmer, Jr., American activist, co-founded Congress of Racial Equality (d. 1999)
• 12th » Jerzy Zubrzycki, Polish-Australian sociologist (d. 2009)
• 14th » Bertus de Harder, Dutch footballer (d. 1982)
• 14th » R. K. Srikantan, Indian singer (d. 2014)
• 15th » Steve Gromek, American baseball player (d. 2002)
• 16th » Alberto Crespo, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1991)
• 16th » Elliott Reid, American actor and screenwriter (d. 2013)
• 17th » Corsica Joe, French-American wrestler (d. 2010)
• 17th » Georges Pichard, French illustrator (d. 2003)
• 19th » Bernard Dunstan, English painter and educator
• 19th » Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian diplomat, 5th Secretary-General of the United Nations
• 20th » Federico Fellini, Italian director and screenwriter (d. 1993)
• 20th » DeForest Kelley, American actor (d. 1999)
• 20th » Thorleif Schjelderup, Norwegian ski jumper and author (d. 2006)
• 22nd » Irving Kristol, American journalist, author and academic, founded 'The National Interest' (d. 2009)
• 22nd » Alf Ramsey, English footballer and manager (d. 1999)
• 23rd » Walter Frederick Morrison, American inventor, invented the Frisbee (d. 2010)
• 24th » Jerry Maren, American actor
• 26th » Hans Holzer, Austrian-American author and paranormal researcher (d. 2009)
• 27th » John Box, English production designer and art director (d. 2005)
• 27th » Helmut Zacharias, German violinist and composer (d. 2002)
• 29th » José Luis de Vilallonga, Spanish actor and author (d. 2007)
• 30th » Michael Anderson (director) e.g Michael Anderson, English director and producer
• 30th » Carwood Lipton, American lieutenant (d. 2001)
• 30th » Delbert Mann, American director and producer (d. 2007)
• 31st » Stewart Udall, American politician, 37th United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 2010)
• 31st » Bert Williams (footballer) or Bert Williams, English footballer (d. 2014)

Famous Deaths for January 1920

• 2nd » Paul Adam (French novelist) known as Paul Adam, French author (b. 1862)
• 4th » Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish author (b. 1843)
• 7th » Edmund Barton, Australian politician, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849)
• 14th » John Francis Dodge, American businessman, co-founded the Dodge known as Dodge Automobile Company (b. 1864)
• 16th » Reginald De Koven, American composer and critic (b. 1859)
• 20th » Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876)
• 24th » Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (b. 1884)

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