* 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 )

* 1920 – François Jacob, French biologist, Nobel Prize laureate

* February 27 – Jacob H. Gilbert, American politician ( b. 1920 )

* François Jacob ( b. 1920 ), biologist

He had his father's eye for women, and in 1920 met Mrs. Richard Peabody ( née Mary Phelps Jacob ), six years his senior.

Harry's mother invited Mrs. Richard Rogers Peabody ( née Mary Phelps Jacob ) to chaperone Harry and some of his friends at a picnic on July 4, 1920, including dinner and a trip to the amusement park at Nantasket Beach.

François Jacob ( born 17 June 1920 ) is a French biologist who, together with Jacques Monod, originated the idea that control of enzyme levels in all cells occurs through feedback on transcription.

Starting in 1920, C. M. Grieve ( having not yet adopted his nom de plume of Hugh MacDiarmid ) began publishing a series of three short anthologies entitled Northern Numbers: Being Representative Selections from Certain Living Scottish Poets ( including works by John Buchan, Violet Jacob, Neil Munro, and Grieve himself ).

Weber's premature death in 1920 prevented him from following Ancient Judaism with his planned analysis of Psalms, Book of Jacob, Talmudic Jewry, early Christianity and Islam.

Jacob Henry Schiff ( born Jakob Heinrich Schiff ; January 10, 1847 – September 25, 1920 ) was an American banker, businessman, and philanthropist.

In 1920, Schneiderman ran for the United States Senate as the candidate of the New York State Labor Party, receiving 15, 086 votes and finishing behind Prohibitionist Ella A. Boole ( 159, 623 votes ) and Socialist Jacob Panken, ( 151, 246 ).

His father, Jacob Safra, had opened the J. E. Safra Bank in 1920.

* Jacob Christian Lindberg Appel ( 1866 – 1931 ) 5 May 1920 – 23 April 1924

At some point between its origin and 1920, the festivities were banned by Cornell's third president, Jacob Gould Schurman, because campus Catholics were offended by the theme.

** Jacob L. Milligan ( D ), from February 14, 1920

* Jacob Ungerer ( 1890 – 1920 )

Jacob Gill " Jake " Gaudaur, Jr., ( October 5, 1920 – December 4, 2007 ) was a Canadian Football League ( CFL ) player, executive, and commissioner.

After serving as a government backbencher for two years, Jacob sought re-election as a Liberal in the 1920 provincial election.

A playground on Manhattan's Lower East Side, bounded by Henry and Rutgers Streets, is named in memory of Captain Jacob Joseph ( 1920 – 1942 ), great-grandson of Rabbi Jacob Joseph.

* Edgar Jacob ( 1844 – 1920 ), British religious leader

* François Jacob ( born 1920 ), French biologist

Jacob H. Gilbert ( June 17, 1920 – February 27, 1981 ) was a United States Representative from New York between 1960 and 1971.