1920

Year 1920 () was a (link will display 1920) of the  calendar.

January

 * - is traded by the  to the  for $125,000, the largest sum ever paid for a player at that time.
 * - Forces of admiral  surrender in . The  ensues.
 * announces it will build 1,000,000 homes for war veterans. The promise will never be fulfilled in full.
 * Thousands of onlookers watch as "The Human Fly", climbs the . He has reached the 30th floor when a policeman arrests him for climbing without a permit
 * Thousands of onlookers watch as "The Human Fly", climbs the . He has reached the 30th floor when a policeman arrests him for climbing without a permit




 * begins in the with the  coming into effect.
 * Allies demand that the extradite the German, who has fled there.
 * Sorority, Incorporated, was founded on the campus of Howard University in Washington D.C.
 * - The votes against joining the.
 * - The n is officially formed.
 * - The refuses to extradite the German.
 * The is founded and stationed in North Africa to fight rebels in.
 * gives up the and all non-Turkish areas.
 * Oldest surviving pro wrestling match on film happened on this day with defeating
 * gives up the and all non-Turkish areas.
 * Oldest surviving pro wrestling match on film happened on this day with defeating
 * Oldest surviving pro wrestling match on film happened on this day with defeating

February

 * - The begin operations.
 * is signed, ending the war and recognizing independence.
 * occupies.
 * Sayyid Muhammad, Khan of abdicates.
 * - and  are executed by  near.
 * - League of Nations gives to.
 * - performs  the, celebrating restitution of Polish access to open sea.
 * - The is founded in.
 * -A woman named tries to commit suicide in Berlin and is taken to mental hospital, where she claims she is.
 * - In, the first track to employ an imitation  opens.
 * - presents his  program in.
 * - presents his  program in.

March

 * - World's first peaceful establishment of a government takes place in .  takes over when  resigns.
 * and  becomes the  of
 * The returns control of American railroads to its constituent railroad companies.
 * - - fails in his  attempt in  due to public resistance and a general strike.
 * -, communist army 60.000 men strong, formed
 * - US Congress refuses to ratify.
 * - Admiral Horthy declares that is a monarchy without anyone on the throne.
 * German government asks France for permission to use its own troops against rebellious in the French-occupied area.
 * The special constables arrive in
 * - The hits the Great Lakes region and  states.
 * -, who enlisted in , becomes a field marshal in the British Army, the first man to rise to this rank from private
 * - is presented in British parliament.
 * -, who enlisted in , becomes a field marshal in the British Army, the first man to rise to this rank from private
 * - is presented in British parliament.

April

 * - German army marches to to fight.
 * - . Violence between Arabic and Jewish resident in Jerusalem . governor declares the state of siege
 * - The short-lived declared in eastern
 * - -  flees from  during a trial intended to ruin his reputation - he flees to  where he joins
 * - Germany and agree to the exchange of prisoners of war.
 * - announces in  that he intends to fight against the rule of
 * - National council in denounces the government of   and announces a temporary constitution.
 * - : and Anti-Soviet  troops attack the  in Soviet Ukraine.
 * - the is officially created by  as the successor to the.

May

 * - The first game of the is played in.
 * troops occupy . The government of returns to the city.
 * leaves in a large train.
 * recognizes independence of the only to invade the country six months later.
 * - 's troops enter
 * - executed in Soviet Russia
 * is . Over 30,000 people attended the ceremony in Rome, including 140 descendants of Joan of Arc's family. presided over the rite, for which the interior of  in Rome was richly decorated.
 * in is favorable to joining.
 * French and Belgian troops leave the cities they have occupied in Germany.
 * First flight of, Dutch air company, from to.
 * - arrives in San Antonio Tlaxcalantongo. Troops of  attack him at night and shoot him
 * - is buried in  - all of his mourning allies are arrested.  is elected provisional president
 * - becomes president of.
 * Great flood. 20 people killed.
 * The Snorkel was invented in Greenland.
 * - becomes president of.
 * Great flood. 20 people killed.
 * The Snorkel was invented in Greenland.
 * The Snorkel was invented in Greenland.

June

 * -, Treaty of Peace between The Allied and Hungary.
 * - : retakes.
 * - The rules that children may not be sent via parcel post
 * - New border treaty between and  gives northern  to Denmark.
 * - attacks  troops.

July

 * - Germany declares its kayann is dumb neutrality in the war between Poland and Soviet Russia
 * - : continues offensive into.
 * - becomes 's ninth.
 * - recognizes independent.
 * - bars foreigners from council jobs.
 * - France declares that is deposed and occupies  and
 * - Republic of proclaimed near n-n border with  support
 * - : sues for peace with.
 * - The defeat the  in the.
 * - First transatlantic two-way broadcast?
 * - takes over  and contacts de la Huerta to offer his conditional surrender. He signs his surrender in
 * - The begins construction of the  as part of the.

August

 * - British parliament passes bill to restore order in, suspending jury trials.
 * - Catholics riot in.
 * - 's representatives sign the.
 * - recognizes independent  and.
 * - - : The  is defeated in the.
 * - Town Hall of, , is burned down during the riots.
 * - Amendment 19 allowed women the right to vote under constitutional protection.
 * - -, the Poles in rise against the Germans
 * - The first commercial station in the United States, 8MK, begins operations in.
 * - is passed, guaranteeing women's.

September

 * - La Tercio de Extranjenos, the "Regiment of Foreigners" (modern-day ) inaugurated in
 * - Presidential elections begin in
 * - proclaims the  in the city of.
 * - The : a hi cordell bomb in a explodes in front of  the  building in  - 38 dead, 400 injured
 * - The first soldier joins the.
 * - formed in.
 * First domestic radio sets come to stores in USA – radio costs $10.
 * makes first public political speech, in.
 * makes first public political speech, in.

October

 * - Polish troops take
 * - In the a large part of  votes to become part of  rather than of the.
 * - After Polish army captures, , , and , the ceasefire is enforced.
 * - Thousands of unemployed demonstrate in London ? 50 injured
 * - is announced elected
 * - moves its headquarters to ,

November

 * defeats and  in the, the first national U.S. election in which women have the right to vote.
 * In the, of  (owned by ) starts broadcasting as a commercial . The first broadcast was the results of the.
 * - buried in.
 * - In, the first assembly of the is held.
 * - Queensland and Northern Territory Aviation Services is founded by  and.
 * - The council of the accepts the  for the.
 * - - British forces open fire on spectators and players during a  match in 's, killing 14 Irish civilians. This followed the assassinations of 12 British agents by the  in an earlier attack elsewhere.
 * - The Third Cork Brigade Flying Column under successfully ambush two lorries of British soldiers at, in the
 * 's first concert
 * 's first concert

December

 * - became.
 * - in  is favorable to reinstatement of monarchy.
 * - in.
 * joins the.
 * 8.6 Richter scale causes  in,  - 180.000 dead.
 * - The 8th adopts , the major plan of the economical development of the country.
 * - and  ratify the border between French-held  and British-held.
 * - Foundation of 's Spiritual Healing Temple "The Ecclesia" at,.
 * - Foundation of 's Spiritual Healing Temple "The Ecclesia" at,.

Undated

 * Number of US Americans move to Paris to escape the
 * prohibits selling of.
 * rebellion in begins.
 * invites to  from.
 * are widely sold throughout U.S.

Ongoing

 * in :

Fictional
The following are references to year 1920 in fiction: (unknown).

January-February

 * -, Italian singer and songwriter
 * -, Russian-born author (d. ), , Norweigan resistance leader
 * -, Italian musician and singer (d. )
 * -, Italian pianist (d. )
 * , Korean evangelist
 * , English biologist (d. )
 * , baseball player (d. )
 * -, Pakistani scholar and philanthropist (d. )
 * -, Canadian artist (d. )
 * -, Peruvian
 * , Italian film director (d. )
 * , American actor (d. )
 * , American Catholic cardinal (d. )
 * -, German architect
 * -, German violinist (d. )
 * -, American television and film director
 * -, Chinese-born computer pioneer (d. )
 * , (d. )
 * , American actor (d. )
 * -, American Baptist historian (d. )
 * -, Sri Lankan pharmacologist (d. )
 * -, Norwegian film director (d. )
 * -, American game show host (d. )
 * -, U.S. Army private (d. )
 * , American actor (d. )
 * , Polish journalist, writer, and traveler (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * , American actor (d. )
 * , Polish journalist, writer, and traveler (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, American poet (d. )

March-April

 * , Canadian-born actor (d. )
 * , British cartoonist
 * , French politician (d. )
 * , Scottish actor (d. )
 * , Dutch-American entrepreneur and the founder of Peet's Coffee & Tea (d. )
 * , French writer, poet, singer, and musician (d. )
 * -, Dutch physicist, laureate
 * -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * , American novelist (d. )
 * , American physician, recipient of the
 * -, Australian actor (d. )
 * -, Norwegian poet and artist (d. )
 * -, English-born U.S. ambassador to France (d. )
 * -, German actor (d. )
 * -, an elder and spiritual leader of the Newe (Western Shoshone) people (d. )
 * , British actor (d. )
 * , Jamaican runner (d. )
 * -, English illustrator (d. )
 * -, Japanese actor (d. )
 * -, American actor, director, and producer (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, Swiss-American biochemist, recipient of the
 * -, Indian sitar player
 * -, American jazz singer (d. )
 * -, British author and writer of comic strips
 * -, fifth of
 * -, Hungarian-born psychiatrist and writer
 * -, German footballer (d. )
 * -, Italian conductor (d. )
 * -, American composer
 * -, fifth of
 * -, Hungarian-born psychiatrist and writer
 * -, German footballer (d. )
 * -, Italian conductor (d. )
 * -, American composer

May-June

 * , Swiss conductor (d. )
 * , Austrian-born writer and ecological activist (d. )
 * -, first and  (d. )
 * -, American graphic designer (d. )
 * -, English author
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, British flautist (d. )
 * (d. )
 * , Italian singer
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American television writer, producer, and director (d. )
 * -, Hungarian-born economist, laureate (d. )
 * -, American film and television director (d. )
 * -, American football executive (d. )
 * , American cartoonist (d. )
 * , American actor (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * , American politician (d. )
 * , French biologist, recipient of the
 * -, American pianist
 * -, American animator
 * , American politician (d. )
 * , French biologist, recipient of the
 * -, American pianist
 * -, American animator

July-August

 * -, Hotel operator, Realestate investor (d. )
 * -, American physicist, laureate
 * -, Russian-born actor (d. )
 * , English footballer (d. )
 * , American music arranger (d. )
 * -, Spanish International Olympic Committee president
 * -, Ukrainian-born violinist (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, British crystallographer (d. )
 * -, British lawyer, colonial civil servant, law academic and author (d. )
 * -, American poet and literary critic
 * , Italian poet (d. )
 * , American singer (d. )
 * -, a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses and 5th President of Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, Irish actress
 * , baseball player and manager (d. )
 * , American actress (d. )
 * -, English author and bookseller (d. )
 * -, American writer
 * -, Finnish painter (d. )
 * -, American saxophonist and composer (d. )
 * -, American writer
 * -, Finnish painter (d. )
 * -, American saxophonist and composer (d. )

September-October

 * -, Brazilian/American cellist
 * -, Italian motorcycle engineer (d. )
 * -, Uruguayan writer
 * -, American economist, laureate
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American political scientist (d. )
 * -, American film actor
 * -, American fighter ace
 * -, American actress
 * -, English chemist, laureate (d. )
 * , Canadian sculptor (d. )
 * , American actor (d. )
 * -, Italian sculptor (d. )
 * , American author
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, Norwegian author (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, American psychologist and author (d. )
 * -, Venezuelan-born immunologist, recipient of the
 * -, British character actor (d. )
 * -, German footballer (d. )
 * -, German footballer (d. )

November-December

 * -, Canadian actress
 * -, Mexican actor
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * , American jazz pianist and composer
 * , English chemist, laureate (d. )
 * - American businessman and philanthropist (d. )
 * -, Soviet World War II heroine (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * date unknown
 * , Scottish Anglican bishop (d. )
 * , Australian trainer (d. )
 * , Israeli soldier (d. )
 * , Australian trainer (d. )
 * , Israeli soldier (d. )

January - March

 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, Polish mathematician (b. )
 * -, Spanish novelist (b. )
 * -, Danish mathematician (b. )
 * -, Prime Minister of Australia (b. )
 * -, Italian poet (b. )
 * , Irish songwriter and entertainer (b. )
 * , Italian painter and sculptor (tuberculosis) (b. )
 * , British diplomat and administrator (b. )
 * -, French artist, model, and common-law wife of (suicide) (b. )
 * -, American World War I aviator (b. )
 * -, Governor of Maryland (b. )
 * -, Canadian merchant and politician (b. )
 * -, Russian naval commander (b. )
 * -, founder of Sumner, Mississippi (b. )
 * , Mayor of Honolulu (b. )
 * , American Arctic explorer (b. )
 * -, Governor of Florida (b. )
 * , U.S. Senator from Alabama (b. )
 * , Governor of Pennsylvania (b. )
 * , Russian Zionist (b. )
 * -, U.S. Congressman from Michigan (b. )
 * -, Colombian astronomer (b. )
 * -, English geologist (b. )
 * , American surgeon (b. )
 * , Tasmanian novelist (b. )
 * , German mathematician (b. )
 * , Governor of Maryland (b. )
 * , American surgeon (b. )
 * , Tasmanian novelist (b. )
 * , German mathematician (b. )
 * , Governor of Maryland (b. )
 * , Governor of Maryland (b. )

April - June

 * , American astronomer (b. )
 * , American composer (b. )
 * -, German historian of mathematics (b. )
 * -, American educator (b. )
 * -, Indian mathematician (b. )
 * -, Crown Princess of Sweden (b. )
 * , Italian-born gangster (b. )
 * , American writer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * , (b. )
 * , American novelist (b. )
 * -, Austro-Hungarian field marshal (b. )
 * -, Australian adventurer (b. )
 * , Welsh writer (b. )
 * , American poet (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * , French actress (b. )
 * , German political economist (b. )
 * , Governor of Nevada (b. )
 * , Irish born naturalist (b. )
 * , French chemist, mining engineer, and politician (b. )
 * , New Zealand astronomer (b. )
 * -, Canadian poet (b. )
 * , Governor of Nevada (b. )
 * , Irish born naturalist (b. )
 * , French chemist, mining engineer, and politician (b. )
 * , New Zealand astronomer (b. )
 * -, Canadian poet (b. )
 * , New Zealand astronomer (b. )
 * -, Canadian poet (b. )

July - September

 * -, (b. )
 * -, American general and engineer (b. )
 * -, British admiral (b. )
 * - of France (b. )
 * -, German painter (b. )
 * -, American heir (b. )
 * , Governor of Indiana (b. )
 * , Indian nationalist (b. )
 * -, American pilot (b. )
 * -, Australian politician and judge (b. )
 * -, Austrian otologist (b. )
 * -, Russian-born astronomer (b. )
 * , Premier of Australia (b. )
 * , English astronomer (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, Swedish painter (b. )
 * -, Scottish-born American politician (b. )
 * -, German physiologist and psychologist (b. )
 * -, Premier of Quebec (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, Russian jeweler (b. )
 * -, German-born banker and philanthropist (b. )
 * -, Canadian journalist, politician, and jurist (b. )
 * -, German-born banker and philanthropist (b. )
 * -, Canadian journalist, politician, and jurist (b. )

October - December

 * -, Governor of Massachusetts and Senator (b. )
 * -, English mountaineer (b. )
 * -, American journalist (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * - Was shot during a  match by the British army who also killed 14 Irish supporters.
 * - (b. )
 * -, Irish republican (hanged) (b. )
 * -, Russian astronomer (b. )
 * -, French painter and illustrator (b. )
 * -, British admiral (b. )
 * -, Swiss-born race car driver and manufacturer (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, English astronomer and photographer (b. )
 * -, South African writer (b. )
 * -, Canadian mining engineer and politician (b. )
 * -, American football player (b. )
 * date unknown -, English botanist (b. )