September 1920 calendar

Events

• 01 Sep 1920 France creates Lebanon
• 04 Sep 1920 Last day of Julian civil calendar (in parts of Bulgaria).
• 05 Sep 1920 Iron monument unveiled at Stone churches, Flanders
• 06 Sep 1920 40th US Mens Tennis: Wm Tilden beats Wm M Johnston (61 16 75 57 63)
• 07 Sep 1920 Two newly purchased Savoia flying boats crash in the Swiss Alps en-route to Finland where they would serve with the Suomen Ilmavoimat, killing both crews.
• 08 Sep 1920 US Air Mail service begins (New York City to San Francisco).
• 12 Sep 1920 7th Olympic games close in Antwerp Belgium
• 16 Sep 1920 Bomb explosion in Wall Street, kills 30
• 17 Sep 1920 Cards set a record of 12 consecutive hits in 4th (10) and 5th (2) innings
• 20 Sep 1920 Foundation of the Spanish Legion.
• 21 Sep 1920 Communist Party of Uruguay is founded.
• 22 Sep 1920 Chicago grand jury convenes to investigate charges that 8 White Sox players conspired to fix the 1919 World Series
• 25 Sep 1920 34th US Womens Tennis: M B Mallory beats M Zinderstein (63 61)
• 27 Sep 1920 Polish–Soviet War: Bolshevist Russia sues for peace with Poland.
• 28 Sep 1920 Dirk Fock appointed as Governor-General of the Netherlands Indies
• 29 Sep 1920 Joseph Horne Company in Pittsburgh sells radios for $10
• 30 Sep 1920 Time Square Theater opens at 217 W 42nd St, New York City

Famous Birthday

• Mickey Rooney

  American 5'2.

• Discovery of Neptune
• Madeleine Rebérioux

  French historian whose specialty was the French Third Republic.

• Jack Warden

  American actor (d. 2006).

• Michel Ardan
• Robert Allen Owens
• Alexander Arutiunian
• David G Freeman
• Dinah Sheridan

  British actress in TV, theater and films for seven decades.

• Ben Logan

  American novelist, nonfiction writer, editor, lecturer, teacher and producer-writer for TV and radio.

• William Conrad

  American actor (Cannon), dies of a heart attack at age 73 (born 1920).

• Raymond Castans
• Fons Rademakers

  Dutch film director, producer and actor, directing stage before entering films.

• Sergei Bondarchuk

  Ukrainian-Russian actor director and screenwriter (d. 1994).

• Diaulas Riedel

  Brazilian publisher and owner of the oldest esoteric publishing house in Brazil.

• Wolfgang Spier

  German stage/film/tv/cabaret actor, director, quizmaster.

• F Sims Pounds
• Roger Albin

  French cellist, conductor and composer.

• Irene Dailey

  NYC, New York -- Actress (Liz-Another World, Grissom Gang).

• Camille Claus
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Famous Deaths

• Daniel Andersson

  Swedish Poet / writer (Polar History), dies at 32.

• William F Sudds

  Composer, dies at 77.

• Simon-Napoleon Parent

  politician, premier of the province of Quebec (Born 1855).

• Robert Harron

  Actor (Intolerance), accidental shot to death at 27.

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Charles Harrison - Pretty Kitty Kelly
2. Paul Biese Trio & Frank Crumit - Chili Bean
3. Shannon Four - Wond'ring
4. Al Jolson - In Sweet September
5. Ben Selvin & His Orchestra - Wond'ring