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Month December 1920 Calendar

About Month of December Calendar

  • December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars. It is one of seven months with the length of 31 days. December is the first month of meteorological winter in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, December is the seasonal equivalent to June in the Northern hemisphere, which is the first month of summer. December is the month with the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere.

    December symbols: Its birth flower is the narcissus. The birthstones of December are the turquoise, zircon, and tanzanite. The zodiac signs for the month of December are Sagittarius (until December 21) and Capricorn (December 22 onwards).

Historical Events for December, 1920

  • Day of Week 2nd » Following more than a month of Turkish-Armenian War, the Turkish dictated Treaty of Alexandropol is concluded.
  • Day of Week 5th » Dimitrios Rallis forms a government in Kingdom of Greece e.g Greece.
  • Day of Week 11th » Irish War of Independence: In retaliation for an Irish Republican Army named IRA ambush, British forces The Burning of Cork e.g burn and loot numerous buildings in Cork city. Many civilians also reported being beaten, shot at, robbed and verbally abused b
  • Day of Week 19th » Constantine I of Greece King Constantine I is restored as Kingdom of Greece King of the Hellenes after the death of his son Alexander of Greece and a Referendum plebiscite.
  • Day of Week 22nd » The GOELRO plan known as GOELRO economic development plan is adopted by the 8th Congress of Soviets e.g Congress of Soviets of the Russian SFSR.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1920

  • 4th » Nadir Afonso, Portuguese painter and architect (d. 2013)
  • 4th » Jeanne Manford, American educator and activist, co-founded PFLAG (d. 2013)
  • 4th » Neville Thiele, Australian engineer (d. 2012)
  • 6th » Dave Brubeck, American pianist and composer (d. 2012)
  • 6th » Peter Dimmock, English sportscaster
  • 6th » George Porter, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize in Chemistry or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002)
  • 7th » Tatamkulu Afrika, South African poet and author (d. 2002)
  • 7th » Fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist (d. 2012)
  • 7th » Walter Nowotny, Austrian-German soldier and pilot (d. 1944)
  • 9th » Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Italian economist and politician, 10th President of Italy
  • 10th » Clarice Lispector, Ukrainian-Brazilian journalist and author (d. 1977)
  • 10th » Reginald Rose, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2002)
  • 10th » Thanassis Skordalos, Greek musician (d. 1998)
  • 11th » Denis Jenkinson, English motor sport journalist (d. 1996)
  • 12th » Fred Kida, American illustrator (d. 2014)
  • 13th » George P. Shultz, American economist and politician, 60th United States Secretary of State
  • 14th » Clark Terry, American trumpet player and educator
  • 15th » Gamal al-Banna, Egyptian author and scholar (d. 2013)
  • 15th » Kurt Schaffenberger, German-American illustrator (d. 2002)
  • 16th » Frederick Rotimi Williams, Nigerian lawyer and politician (d. 2005)
  • 17th » Kenneth E. Iverson, Canadian computer scientist, developed the APL (programming language) known as APL programming language (d. 2004)
  • 18th » Robert Leckie (author) named Robert Leckie, American soldier and author (d. 2001)
  • 19th » Little Jimmy Dickens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 19th » David Susskind, American talk show host and producer (d. 1987)
  • 21st » Bob Bindig, American illustrator and historian (d. 2007)
  • 21st » Jean Gascon, Canadian actor and director (d. 1988)
  • 24th » Franco Lucentini, Italian author and screenwriter (d. 2002)
  • 24th » Yevgeniya Rudneva, Ukrainian-Russian lieutenant and navigator (d. 1944)
  • 25th » Artur Agostinho, Portuguese journalist (d. 2011)
  • 27th » Bruce Hobbs, American jockey and trainer (d. 2005)
  • 28th » Bruce McCarty, American architect, designed the Knoxville City-County Building (d. 2013)
  • 28th » Steve Van Buren, Honduran-American football player (d. 2012)
  • 29th » Viveca Lindfors, Swedish actress and singer (d. 1995)
  • 30th » Jack Lord, American actor and director (d. 1998)
  • 31st » Rex Allen, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1999)

Famous Deaths for December 1920

  • 6th » Rosalia Lombardo, Italian pneumonia victim (b. 1918)
  • 10th » Horace Elgin Dodge, American businessman, co-founded Dodge (b. 1868)
  • 11th » Olive Schreiner, South African author and activist (b. 1855)
  • 14th » George Gipp, American football player (b. 1895)
  • 20th » Linton Hope, English sailor and architect (b. 1863)
  • 21st » Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Somalian general, founded the Dervish state (b. 1856)
  • 24th » Stephen Mosher Wood, American politician (b. 1832)

Calendar for the year 1920 and a calender for the month of December

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