Today in History for Year 1920 (Part 7)

Months in Year 1920: January February March April May June July August September October November December

Historical Events

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Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 601 - 645 of 645

Dec 2nd - Robert Moevs, composer
Dec 4th - Michael Bates, Jhansi India, actor (Clockwork Orange, Patton)
Dec 4th - Jeanne Manford, Flushing, Queens, gay rights activist, (d. 2013)
Dec 6th - Dave Brubeck, Concord CA, jazz pianist/composer (Gates of Justice), (d. 2012)
Dec 6th - George Porter, British chemist, Nobel laureate (d. 2002)
Dec 7th - Fiorenzo Magni, Italian cyclist, (d. 2012)
Dec 7th - Tatamkulu Afrika, South African poet and writer (d. 2002)
Dec 8th - Emmanuel McDonald Bailey, Trinidad, 100m runner (Olympic-bronze-1952)
Dec 8th - Ron Gulliford, educationalist
Dec 9th - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Italian Republic
Dec 10th - Ragnhild Hveger, Denmark, 200m swimmer (Olympic-silver-1936)
Dec 10th - Clarice Lispector, Ukrainian-Brazilian writer (d. 1977)
Dec 11th - Eddy Firestone, SF California, actor (Eddy-Mixed Doubles)
Dec 12th - Fred Kida, American comics artist
Dec 13th - Don Taylor, Freeport Pa, actor (Father's Little Dividend)
Dec 13th - Frits Noske, Dutch musicologist (Signifier & the Signified
Dec 13th - George P Schultz, US Secretary of State (1982-89)
Dec 13th - Kaysone Phomvihane,/premier/president Laos (Pathet Lao) (1991-92)
Dec 14th - Albertus Meintser, office clerk/resistance fighter
Dec 14th - Quinton Hazell, businessman
Dec 14th - Clark Terry, American trumpeter
Dec 15th - Kurt Schaffenberger, American comics artist (d. 2002)
Dec 17th - Armin Mueller-Stahl, Tilsit East Prussia, actor (Kafka, Music Box)
Dec 17th - Kenneth E. Iverson, Canadian computer scientist (d. 2004)
Dec 18th - Rita Streich, German singer
Dec 18th - Willis Conover, broadcaster
Dec 19th - David Susskind, NYC, TV host (Open End, David Susskind Show)
Dec 19th - Ragnild Hveger, Denmark, 400m swimmer (Olympic-silver-1936) [NS]
Dec 19th - Little Jimmy Dickens, American country singer
Dec 21st - Bob Bindig, American cartoonist (d. 2006)
Dec 21st - Jean Gascon, Canadian actor (d. 1988)
Dec 24th - Dave Bartholomew, La, jazz artist/songwriter (Blueberry Hill)
Dec 24th - Evgeniya Rudneva, Russian World War II heroine (d. 1944)
Dec 25th - Artur Agostinho, Lisbon Port, actor (Capas Negras, Leao da Estrela)
Dec 25th - Henry Charnock, oceanographer
Dec 26th - Gote Carlid, composer
Dec 27th - Bruce Hobbs, American jockey (d. 2005)
Dec 28th - Steve Van Buren, NFL halfback (Philadelphia Eagles), (d. 2012)
Dec 28th - Bruce McCarty, South Bend, Indiana, architect (1982 World Fair), (d. 2013)
Dec 29th - Syd Dernley, hangman
Dec 29th - Viveca Lindfors, Uppsala Sweden, actress (Way We Were, Welcome to LA)
Dec 30th - Aad de Haas, Dutch religious painter/graphic artist/cartoonist
Dec 30th - Michael Allinson, London England (George Washington)
Dec 30th - Jack Lord, American actor (d. 1998)
Dec 31st - Rex Allen, American actor, singer, and songwriter (d. 1999)