* 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 )

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

They recorded the same two numbers a couple of months later for Gennett under the name of Original New Orleans Jazz Band, and in 1920 the same group recorded again for Gennett as Jimmy Durante's Jazz Band.

James Montgomery " Jimmy " Doohan ( ; March 3, 1920 – July 20, 2005 ) was a Canadian character and voice actor best known for his role as Montgomery " Scotty " Scott in the television and film series Star Trek.

In 1920, the group was renamed Jimmy Durante's Jazz Band.

* Little Jimmy Dickens ( born 1920 ) ( future burial site ), Country Music Hall of Fame singer

In 1920, when owners of professional teams organized a more structured league, Jimmy O ' Donnell, a local sports promoter, obtained the Cleveland franchise.

Hanley is the son of the actor Jimmy Hanley ( 1918 – 1970 ) and the actress Dinah Sheridan ( born 1920 ).

Jimmy Ernst was born in 1920 in Cologne, Germany, the son of surrealist painter Max Ernst and Luise Straus, a well-known art historian and journalist.

* Jimmy Adamson ( Scottish footballer ) ( born c. 1920 ), Scottish professional footballer

* Jimmy Ernst ( 1920 – 1984 )

Early examples of films which elaborately depict a heist are the three screen versions of the play Alias Jimmy Valentine, the first two made in the silent era ( 1915 and 1920 ).

James Cecil Dickens ( born December 19, 1920 ), better known as Little Jimmy Dickens, is an American country music singer famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size, 4 ' 11 " ( 150 cm ), and his rhinestone-studded outfits.

* Tsutomu " Jimmy " Mirikitani ( born 1920, Sacramento, California ), artist and subject of " The Cats of Mirikitani ," an award winning documentary film.

In the HBO series Boardwalk Empire, set initially in 1920, Jimmy and his girlfriend Pearl are reading Free Air.

* Jimmy Johnny, 1920

At the inaugural event for the brand new facility, which was also the opening race of the 1920 Championship season, victorious Jimmy Murphy averaged more than in the contest, a pace that would not be seen in time trials at the much larger Indianapolis Motor Speedway until 1923.

Born in New York City on July 1, 1899, he had an early win over San Francisco boxer Jimmy Walker on February 16, 1920, but lost at a rematch one month later, on March 8, 1920, both times at the Grand Theatre, Trenton Activity Center.

* 1920 Alias Jimmy Valentine

* 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.