* 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 – 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 )

Enzo Biagi (; August 9, 1920 – November 6, 2007 ) was an Italian journalist and writer.

* 1920 – Leo Chiosso, Italian songwriter and producer ( d. 2006 )

* 1983 – Gianni Rodari, Italian writer and journalist ( b. 1920 )

* 1920 – Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, President of the Italian Republic

D ' Annunzio and Fascist Alceste De Ambris developed the quasi-fascist Italian Regency of Carnaro, a city-state in Fiume, from 1919 to 1920.

The next events that influenced the Fascists were the raid of Fiume by Italian nationalist Gabriele d ' Annunzio and the founding of the Charter of Carnaro in 1920.

Fabio Taglioni ( September 10, 1920 – July 18, 2001 ) was an Italian engineer.

Federico Fellini (; January 20, 1920 – October 31, 1993 ) was an Italian film director and scriptwriter.

Meanwhile 150, 000 Italians settled in Libya between 1920 and 1940, greatly developing Italian Libya in all areas.

On 25 October 1920 the Italian government recognized Sheikh Sidi Idris the hereditary head of the nomadic Senussi, with wide authority in Kufra and other oases, as Emir of Cyrenaica, a new title extended by the British at the close of World War I.

* 1995 – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist ( b. 1920 )

* 1884 – Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor ( d. 1920 )

* 1920 – Aldo Protti, Italian singer ( d. 1995 )

* Fiume Krone, currency of the City of Fiume ( 1919 – 1920 ), succeeded by Italian Lira

In that, he was encouraged by the German Revolution of 1918 – 1919, the Italian insurrection and general strikes of 1920, and industrial unrest in Britain, France, and the U. S.

* 1920 – Lucia Mannucci, Italian singer and actress ( Quartetto Cetra )

Syndicalism can be accurately divided into the purely economic focused camp, exemplified by the Italian USI ( Unione Sindacale Italiana, the largest Italian syndicalist union in 1920, taking part in Biennio rosso ) and the anarcho syndicalism of the CNT ( national confederation of labour ), taking both political and economic action, wishing to take control of both workplace and political life, while syndicalism has traditionally focused on the economic sector alone.

* 1943 – Salvo D ' Acquisto, Italian military officer ( b. 1920 )

* 1920 – Fabio Taglioni, Italian engineer ( d. 2001 )

** Federico Fellini, Italian film director ( b. 1920 )

* November 24 – Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor ( b. 1920 )

* June 17 – Roberto Calvi, Italian banker ( b. 1920 )

* July 12 – Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor ( d. 1920 )

** Franco Lucentini, Italian writer ( b. 1920 )