* 1841 – Karl Binding, German jurist ( d. 1920 )

* 1898 – Jeanne Hébuterne, French artist, the wife of Amedeo Modigliani ( d. 1920 )

* 1920 – Jack Cover, American inventor of the Taser gun ( d. 2009 )

* 1920 – Edmond H. Fischer, Swiss-American biochemist, Nobel laureate

* 1893 – Robert Harron, American actor ( d. 1920 )

* 1920 – Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts.

* 1920 – Peru becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.

* 1920 – Duncan Hamilton, English racing driver ( d. 1994 )

* 1920 – Ella Raines, American actress ( d. 1988 )

* 1867 – Evelina Haverfield English activist ( d. 1920 )

* 1920 – Enzo Biagi, Italian journalist and writer ( d. 2007 )

* 1920 – Francis Lynch, American politician ( d. 1993 )

* 1920 – Polish – Soviet War: the Battle of Warsaw begins and will last till August 25.

* 1920 – Neville Brand, American actor ( d. 1992 )

They won the first eight matches in succession including a 5 – 0 whitewash in 1920 – 1921 at the hands of Warwick Armstrong's team.

The Ashes resumed after the war when England toured in 1946 – 47, and as in 1920 – 21, found that Australia had made the best post-war recovery.

* 1920 – Louis Pauwels, French journalist and writer ( d. 1997 )

* 1908 – The Territorial Force ( renamed Territorial Army in 1920 ) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.

* 1985 – Douglass Wallop, American novelist and playwright ( b. 1920 )

* 1893 – Alexander of Greece ( d. 1920 )

* 1920 – P. D. James, English novelist

* 1920 – Charlie Shavers, American trumpet player ( d. 1971 )

* Italian — Adami, Giuseppe: Pierrot in Love ( 1924 ); Cavacchioli, Enrico: Pierrot, Employee of the Lottery: Grotesque Fantasy ... ( 1920 ); Zangarini, Carlo: The Divine Pierrot: Modern Tragicomedy ... ( 1931 ).

Gigli made many important debuts in quick succession, and always in Mefistofele: Teatro Massimo in Palermo ( March 31, 1915 ), Teatro di San Carlo in Naples ( December 26, 1915 ), Teatro Costanzi di Roma ( December 26, 1916 ), La Scala, Milan ( November 19, 1918 ), and finally the Metropolitan Opera, New York ( November 26, 1920 ).

This schema for the novel Ulysses was produced by Joyce in 1920 to help a friend ( Carlo Linati ) understand the fundamental structure of the book.

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (; born 9 December 1920 ) is an Italian politician and banker.

Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa ( Saluzzo, September 27, 1920 – Palermo, September 3, 1982 ) was a general of the Italian carabinieri notable for campaigning against terrorism during the 1970s in Italy and was later assassinated by the Mafia in Palermo.

Metaphysical art (), style of painting that flourished mainly between 1911 and 1920 in the works of the Italian artists Giorgio de Chirico and Carlo Carrà.

Soon after, he was elected as the 29th Vice President in 1920 and succeeded to the Presidency upon the sudden death of Warren G. Harding in 1923.

One month later, in March 1920, U. S. President Woodrow Wilson intervened to block the Paris agreement.

That success did not last long, as post-war domestic problems, Albanian resistance, and pressure from United States President Woodrow Wilson, forced Italy to pull out in 1920.

* 1920 – José López Portillo, Mexican politician, 31st President of Mexico ( d. 2004 )

The Gap in the Bridge the sign reads " This League of Nations Bridge was designed by the President of the U. S. A ." ---- Cartoon from Punch ( magazine ) | Punch magazine, 10 December 1920, satirizing the gap left by the USA not joining the League.

* 1920 – K. R. Narayanan, 10th President of India ( d. 2005 )

The American presence is remembered today by the Woodrow Wilson bridge over the Loire, which was officially opened in July 1918 and bears the name of the man who was President of the USA from 1912 to 1920.

On March 4, President Harding assumed office while the nation was in the midst of a postwar economic decline, known as the Depression of 1920 – 21.

Selling the President, 1920: Albert D. Lasker, Advertising, and the Election of Warren G. Harding.

** Juan José Torres, former President of Bolivia ( assassinated in the frame of Operation Condor ) ( b. 1920 )

* May 16 – Levi P. Morton, 22nd Vice President of the United States ( d. 1920 )

* February 17 – José López Portillo, President of Mexico ( b. 1920 )

* April 18 – Kamisese Mara, first Prime Minister of Fiji and President of Fiji ( b. 1920 )

Jones went on to serve two periods as President of the International Psychoanalytic Association from 1920 to1924 and 1932 to 1949.

Don Juan Antonio Samaranch y Torelló, 1st Marquis of Samaranch, Grandee of Spain ( 17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010 ), known in Catalan as Joan Antoni Samaranch i Torelló (), was a Catalan Spanish sports administrator who served as the seventh President of the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) from 1980 to 2001.

Levi Parsons Morton ( May 16, 1824 – May 16, 1920 ) was a Representative from New York and the 22nd Vice President of the United States ( 1889 – 1893 ).

He was elected to the US Senate first by the Kansas Legislature ( in 1906 ), and then by popular vote ( in 1914, 1920 and 1926 ), serving one six-year term from 1907 to 1913, and then most of three terms from 1915 to 1929 ( when he became Vice President ).

), President of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1916 – 1920

Kocheril Raman Narayanan ( 27 October 1920 – 9 November 2005 ) was the tenth President of India.

He then served as United States Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson between 1915 and 1920.

In 1920 he ran for President while still incarcerated in the Atlanta Penitentiary.

* Harry Burns Hutchins, President of the University of Michigan from 1910 to 1920, Professor of Law and Dean of the University of Michigan Law School, organizer of the Cornell University Law School, Director of Owosso Public Schools during 1871 and 1872.

* William C. Friday ( born 1920 ), President of the University of North Carolina system from 1956 to 1986.

* Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington ( 1920 – 1948 ), sister of U. S. President John F. Kennedy