* 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 Parker, American saxophonist and composer ( d. 1955 )

His many plays included Nobody's Widow ( 1910 ), starring Blanche Bates ; Fair and Warmer ( 1915 ), starring Madge Kennedy ( filmed in 1919 ); The Gold Diggers ( 1919 ), starring Ina Claire ( filmed in 1923 as The Gold Diggers, in 1928 as Gold Diggers of Broadway and also as Gold Diggers of 1933 ); Ladies ' Night, 1920, starring Charlie Ruggles ( filmed in 1928 ); the famous mystery play The Bat ( with Mary Roberts Rinehart ), 1920 ( filmed in 1926, 1930 and 1959 ); Getting Gertie's Garter ( with Wilson Collison ), 1921, starring Hazel Dawn ( filmed in 1927 and 1945 ); The Demi-Virgin, 1921, also starring Hazel Dawn ; The Alarm Clock, 1923 ; The Best People ( with David Gray ), 1924 ( filmed in 1925 and as Fast and Loose in 1930 ), the song-farce Naughty Cinderella, 1925, starring Irene Bordoni and The Garden of Eden in 1927 ( filmed in as 1928 ).

* March 12 – Charlie Parker, American saxophonist ( b. 1920 )

* Charles Briggs ( born 1920 ), jazz musician, and frontman of Charlie Briggs & the Brigadiers.

* Charlie Paddock, Olympic sprinter who won gold in 1920

* Charlie Parker or Bird ( 1920 – 1955 ), American jazz musician

* Charlie Parker ( 1920 – 1955 ), jazz musician

* Charlie Parker: ( 1920 – 1955 ) American musician

Because Ian Fleming never explicitly said when James Bond was born, Ian Fleming Publications and Charlie Higson chose the year 1920 as his birth year.

Laughing Gas is the title of several movie shorts ( 1907, 1914 starring Charlie Chaplin, 1915, 1920 ) whose plot revolves around real or would-be dentists.

At the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Kirksey finished second in the 100-meter sprint behind Charlie Paddock.

* Charlie Parker ( 1920 – 1955 ), saxophonist

* Charlie Duncan ( 1889 – after 1920 ), Scottish footballer

Claude Earl " Charlie, Chuck " Rayner ( b. August 11, 1920 in Sutherland, Saskatchewan-d. October 5, 2002 ) was a Canadian professional hockey goaltender who played 9 seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Americans and New York Rangers.

The 1920 Indians team was powered with stars such as Tris Speaker, Stan Coveleski, Ray Caldwell, minor-league call-up Duster Mails, Bagby, Charlie Jamieson and Elmer Smith.

Charlie Norman ( né Karl-Erik Albert Norman 4 October 1920, Ludvika, Sweden-12 August 2005, Danderyd, Sweden ) was a Swedish musician and entertainer.

* 1920 – Jimmy Witherspoon, American singer ( d. 1997 )

* 1920 – Charles Bukowski, American poet ( d. 1994 )

* 1920 – Jack Webb, American actor, director, and producer ( d. 1982 )

In addition to Triumphant Democracy ( 1886 ), and The Gospel of Wealth ( 1889 ), he also wrote An American Four-in-hand in Britain ( 1883 ), Round the World ( 1884 ), The Empire of Business ( 1902 ), The Secret of Business is the Management of Men ( 1903 ), James Watt ( 1905 ) in the Famous Scots Series, Problems of Today ( 1907 ), and his posthumously published autobiography Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie ( 1920 ).

* 2012 – George Cowan, American chemist, businessman, and philanthropist ( b. 1920 )

* 1920 – Gene Leis, American guitarist, educator, bandleader, composer, and producer ( d. 1993 )

* 1920 – Red Holzman, American basketball player and coach ( d. 1998 )

* 2007 – James E. Faust, American religious leader and lawyer ( b. 1920 )

* 1996 – William Colby, American director of the Central Intelligence Agency ( b. 1920 )

* 1920 – Helen Thomas, American journalist

* 2012 – Fred Bradley, American baseball player ( b. 1920 )

* 2005 – Bob Kennedy, American baseball player and manager ( b. 1920 )

* Isaac Asimov ( 1920 – 1992 ), American essayist, scientist, novelist, written commentator, science fiction writer

In 1920 the Advertiser was merged with The Boston Record, initially the combined newspaper was called the Boston Advertiser however when the combined newspaper became an illustrated tabloid in 1921 it was renamed The Boston American.

* Colonial ( 1920 automobile ), the first American automobile with four-wheel brakes

* 1920 – Kurt Schaffenberger, American comics artist ( d. 2002 )

David Warren " Dave " Brubeck ( born December 6, 1920 ) is an American jazz pianist.