What Happened In September 1920 In History

Historical Events for September, 1920

• 1st » The 'Fountain of Time' opens as a tribute to the 100 years of peace between the United States and Great Britain following the Treaty of Ghent.
• 7th » Two newly purchased Savoia-Marchetti or Savoia flying boats crash in the Swiss Alps en route to Finland where they would serve with the 'Suomen Ilmavoimat', killing both crews.
• 16th » The Wall Street bombing: A bomb in a horse wagon explodes in front of the 23 Wall Street called J. P. Morgan building in New York City killing 38 and injuring 400.
• 20th » Foundation of the Spanish Legion.

Famous Birthdays on September in 1920

• 1st » Liz Carpenter, American journalist, author, and activist (d. 2010)
• 1st » Eduardo J. Corso, Uruguayan lawyer and journalist (d. 2012)
• 1st » Richard Farnsworth, American actor and stuntman (d. 2000)
• 3rd » Les Medley, English footballer (d. 2001)
• 3rd » Tereska Torrès, French soldier and author (d. 2012)
• 4th » Clemar Bucci, Argentinian race car driver (d. 2011)
• 4th » Craig Claiborne, American journalist, author, and critic (d. 2000)
• 5th » Peter Racine Fricker, English-American composer and educator (d. 1990)
• 5th » Fons Rademakers, Dutch-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2007)
• 7th » Al Caiola, American guitarist and composer
• 7th » Harri Webb, Welsh journalist and poet (d. 1994)
• 9th » Neil Chotem, Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 2008)
• 9th » Feng Kang, Chinese mathematician and physicist (d. 1993)
• 9th » Robert Wood Johnson III, American businessman and philanthropist (d. 1970)
• 10th » Fabio Taglioni, Italian engineer (d. 2001)
• 12th » Irene Dailey, American actress and singer (d. 2008)
• 13th » Else Holmelund Minarik, Danish-American author (d. 2012)
• 14th » Mario Benedetti, Uruguayan journalist and author (d. 2009)
• 14th » Lawrence Klein, American economist and academic, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013)
• 14th » Alberto Calderón, Argentinian-American mathematician and academic (d. 1998)
• 15th » Kym Bonython, Australian radio host (d. 2011)
• 16th » Sheila Quinn, English nurse and educator
• 16th » Art Sansom, American cartoonist (d. 1991)
• 17th » Dinah Sheridan, English actress (d. 2012)
• 18th » Jack Warden, American actor (d. 2006)
• 19th » Roger Angell, American journalist and author
• 20th » Alberto de Lacerda, Mozambican-Portuguese poet and radio host (d. 2007)
• 20th » Jay Ward, American animator, producer, and screenwriter, founded Jay Ward Productions (d. 1989)
• 22nd » Eric Baker (activist) known as Eric Baker, English activist, co-founded Amnesty International (d. 1976)
• 22nd » Anders Lassen, Danish-English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (d. 1945)
• 22nd » Bob Lemon, American baseball player and manager (d. 2000)
• 22nd » William H. Riker, American political scientist and academic (d. 1993)
• 23rd » Mickey Rooney, American actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 2014)
• 24th » Richard Bong, American soldier and pilot, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1945)
• 24th » Jan Carew, Guyanese-American author, poet, and playwright (d. 2012)
• 24th » Ovadia Yosef, Iraqi-Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 2013)
• 25th » Sergei Bondarchuk, Ukrainian-Russian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1994)
• 25th » Satish Dhawan, Indian engineer (d. 2002)
• 27th » William Conrad, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1994)
• 27th » Jayne Meadows, Chinese-American actress and author
• 29th » Peter D. Mitchell, English biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1992)
• 29th » Václav Neumann, Czech violinist and conductor (Smetana Quartet) (d. 1995)
• 30th » Aldo Parisot, Brazilian-American cellist and educator

Famous Deaths for September 1920

• 5th » Robert Harron, American actor (b. 1893)
• 7th » Simon-Napoléon Parent, Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th Premier of Quebec (b. 1855)
• 10th » Olive Thomas, American model and actress (b. 1894)

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