July 1920 calendar

Events

• 01 Jul 1920 Germany declares its neutrality in the war between Poland and Soviet Russia.
• 02 Jul 1920 Polish–Soviet War: Red Army continues offensive into Poland.
• 03 Jul 1920 40th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats Patterson (26 63 62 64)
• 06 Jul 1920 Yankees score 14 in 5th inning and beat Washington Senators, 17-0
• 10 Jul 1920 Tris Speaker is stopped at 11 consecutive hits by Tom Zachary
• 11 Jul 1920 In the East Prussian plebiscite the local populace decides to remain with Weimar Germany
• 12 Jul 1920 Lithuania and the USSR sign peace treaty, Lithuania becomes independent rep
• 13 Jul 1920 London County Council bars foreigners from council jobs.
• 15 Jul 1920 The Manila Mint in the Philippines begins coining bronze 1-centavo coins for circulation. This is the first official coinage of the Philippines under US administration.
• 16 Jul 1920 15th Davis Cup: USA beats Australasia in Auckland (5-0)
• 19 Jul 1920 August 7 ampndash The Second Congress of the Communist International takes place in Saint Petersburg and Moscow. The notorious Twenty-one Conditions are adopted.
• 20 Jul 1920 Heerenveen soccer team forms
• 22 Jul 1920 Polish–Soviet War: Poland sues for peace with Bolshevist Russia (refused).
• 23 Jul 1920 British East Africa renamed Kenya and becomes a British crown colony
• 24 Jul 1920 French troops occupy Damascus and depose Faisal I of Syria as king.ref name=quotFrench occupation of Syriaquot
• 25 Jul 1920 Telecommunications: the first transatlantic two-way radio broadcast takes place.
• 26 Jul 1920 Mexican Revolution: Pancho Villa takes over Sabina and contacts de la Huerta to offer his conditional surrender. He signs his surrender on July 28.
• 27 Jul 1920 Radio compass used for 1st time for aircraft navigation
• 29 Jul 1920 Mexican rebel Pancho Villa surrenders
• 30 Jul 1920 August 8 ampndash 1st World Scout Jamboree held at Olympia, London.

Famous Birthday

• Yul Brynner

  Russian-American actor who was dynamic, slightly mysterious and famous for his shaven head and piercing gaze.

• Suzanne Prou

  French novelist.

• Mohamed Dib
• Leona Helmsley

  American entrepreneur who specialized in property development and, some might add, outrageous behavior.

• Amália Rodrigues

  Portuguese singer and actress (d. 1999).

• Robert Boulin

  French lawyer and politician, a Minister.

• Marcel Merkès
• Gilbert Trigano

  St-Maurice EXecutives.

• Bella Abzug

  American lawyer and politician (d. 1998).

• Jean Daniel

  French-Jewish journalist and author.

• Zecharia Sitchin
• Paul Crauchet
• Henri Amouroux

  France Writer.

• Bordeaux (France)
• Olivier Guichard

  Néac Politician.

• Percy Herbert (actor)
• Pierre Berton (author)
• John E Daniel
• Phillip Pine
• Barbara Laage

  French film actress who flourished in the 1950s.

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Famous Deaths

• John A "Jacky" Kilverston

  Adm / designer (dreadnought), dies at 79.

• Carlos Troyer

  Composer, dies at 83.

• William Louis Marshall

  American general and engineer (Born 1846).

• Jackie Fisher

  British admiral (Born 1841).

• Empress Eugenie

  de Montijo of France (Born 1826).

• Conrad Kohrs

  German-born American rancher (Born 1835).

• William Kissam Vanderbilt

  American businessman and horse breeder, member of the Vanderbilt family (Born 1849).

• Albert Gustaf Dahlman

  Swedish executioner, the last to carry out capital punishment in Sweden (Born 1848).

• Max Klinger

  German artist, a painter, etcher and sculptor.

• Ion Dragoumis

  Greek diplomat, writer and revolutionary (Born 1878).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Nora Bayes - Patches
2. Henry Burr - Rose of Washington Square
3. Green Brothers Novelty Band - La Veeda
4. Charles Harrison - That Old Irish Mother of Mine
5. Hawaiian Trio - Alabama Moon