What Happened in 1920
52 historical events, 26 notable births, and 4 notable deaths in 1920.
Major Events
January 1920
1920 — year
1920s — decade
Leninism — communist ideology and state ideology of socialist states, as developed by Vladimir Lenin
Battle of Warsaw — battle of the 1920 Polish–Soviet War
1920 South American Championship — football tournament
1920 Summer Olympics medal table — award
athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics — 1920 Summer Olympic games athletics summary
football at the 1920 Summer Olympics — 1920 edition of the association football tournament during the Olympic Games
swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics — swimming events at the Olympics
Nakba Day — Palestinian day of commemoration
Korenizatsiya — integration of the non-Russian peoples to the Soviet Union by promoting their languages and cultures
water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics — water polo at the Olympics
tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics — Tennis at the Olympics
rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics — rowing regatta
Estonia at the 1920 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation
wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics — competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Jazz Age — American period in the 1920s and 1930s
fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics — fencing at the Olympics
weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics — Weightlifting at the Olympics
boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics — boxing competitions
field hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics — field hockey competition
1920 in film — overview of the events of 1920 in film
archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics — Archery at the Oympics
Iraqi revolt of 1920 — Iraqi uprising against British rule
Red Army invasion of Azerbaijan — 1920 military campaign conducted by the 11th Army of Soviet Russia with the aim of installing a new Soviet government in the Azerbaijan
India at the 1920 Summer Olympics — country entered in olympic summer games
cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics — cycling events at the Olympics
gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics — Gymnastics at the Olympics
diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics — Diving at the Olympics
October 1920
Polish–Soviet War — conflict between Poland and Soviet Russia following the First World War (February 1919 - March 1921)
Treaty of Tartu — peace treaty between Finland and Russia
Carinthian Plebiscite — 1920 plebiscite in the southern portion of Carinthia
June 1920
Treaty of Trianon — 1920 peace agreement formally ending World War I between most of the Allies of World War I and the Kingdom of Hungary
August 1920
Treaty of Sèvres — peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the Allied Powers at the end of World War I
Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty (1920) — The peace Treaty between Soviet Russia and Latvia, signed on August 11, 1920 in Riga
February 1920
Svalbard Treaty — treaty recognising Norwegian sovereignty over the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard
Treaty of Tartu — 1920 peace treaty between Estonia and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
March 1920
Kapp Putsch — attempted coup in the Weimar Republic
Shusha pogrom — 1920 massacre
November 1920
Treaty of Rapallo — 1920 treaty between Italy and Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Polish–Lithuanian War — conflict between Poland and Lithuania after World War I (may 1919 – october 1920)
1920 United States presidential election — 34th quadrennial U.S. presidential election
Bloody Sunday — British attack at Croke Park, Dublin, during the Irish War of Independence
Armenian–Azerbaijani War — 1918-20 series of territorial conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan
April 1920
Great Debate — astronomy debate held on 26 April 1920 at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History between Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis about whether spiral nebulae were different galaxies or part of the Milky Way
ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics — overview of the ice hockey played during the 1920 Olympic Games
figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics — 1920 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Games
July 1920
Battle of Maysalun — 1920 battle
December 1920
Treaty of Alexandropol — peace treaty
1920 Haiyuan earthquake — the 1920 Hayuan earthquake
September 1920
Vlora War — 1920 conflict between Italy and Albania
Wall Street bombing — 1920 bombing in New York City