* 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 )

In February 1920, he ( along with Ernie O ' Malley ) was involved in the first capture of a Royal Irish Constabulary barracks by the IRA in Ballytrain, in his native Monaghan.

Murphy, right, with his riding mechanic Ernie Olson in 1920

In September 1920, Lynch, along with Ernie O ' Malley, commanded a force that took the British Army barracks at Mallow.

John Courtney Murray was born in New York City in 1904 and entered the New York province of the Society of Jesus in 1920.

Two of his brothers, John Mortimer Courtney ( 1838 – 1920 ), and William Prideaux Courtney ( 1845 – 1913 ), also attained public distinction, the former in the government service in Canada ( from 1869, retiring in 1906 ), rising to be deputy-minister of finance, and the latter in the British civil service ( 1865 – 1892 ), and as a prominent man of letters and bibliographer.

The Scala was originally built as a cinema to the designs of H Courtney Constantine, but construction was interrupted by the First World War and it spent some time being used to manufacture aircraft parts, and as a labour exchange for demobilised troops before opening in 1920 as the King's Cross Cinema.

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

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

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

* 1920 – Charlie Parker, American saxophonist and composer ( d. 1955 )

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.