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What Happened in 1920

52 historical events, 26 notable births, and 4 notable deaths in 1920.

Major Events

January 1920

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Leninism — communist ideology and state ideology of socialist states, as developed by Vladimir Lenin

war

Battle of Warsaw — battle of the 1920 Polish–Soviet War

sports

1920 South American Championship — football tournament

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1920 Summer Olympics medal table — award

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athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics — 1920 Summer Olympic games athletics summary

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football at the 1920 Summer Olympics — 1920 edition of the association football tournament during the Olympic Games

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swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics — swimming events at the Olympics

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Nakba Day — Palestinian day of commemoration

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Korenizatsiya — integration of the non-Russian peoples to the Soviet Union by promoting their languages and cultures

sports

water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics — water polo at the Olympics

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tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics — Tennis at the Olympics

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rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics — rowing regatta

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Estonia at the 1920 Summer Olympics — sporting event delegation

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wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics — competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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Jazz Age — American period in the 1920s and 1930s

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fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics — fencing at the Olympics

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weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics — Weightlifting at the Olympics

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boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics — boxing competitions

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field hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics — field hockey competition

culture

1920 in film — overview of the events of 1920 in film

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archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics — Archery at the Oympics

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Iraqi revolt of 1920 — Iraqi uprising against British rule

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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

sports

India at the 1920 Summer Olympics — country entered in olympic summer games

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cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics — cycling events at the Olympics

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gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics — Gymnastics at the Olympics

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diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics — Diving at the Olympics

October 1920

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Polish–Soviet War — conflict between Poland and Soviet Russia following the First World War (February 1919 - March 1921)

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Treaty of Tartu — peace treaty between Finland and Russia

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Carinthian Plebiscite — 1920 plebiscite in the southern portion of Carinthia

June 1920

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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

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Treaty of Sèvres — peace treaty between the Ottoman Empire and the Allied Powers at the end of World War I

politics

Latvian–Soviet Peace Treaty (1920) — The peace Treaty between Soviet Russia and Latvia, signed on August 11, 1920 in Riga

February 1920

politics

Svalbard Treaty — treaty recognising Norwegian sovereignty over the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard

politics

Treaty of Tartu — 1920 peace treaty between Estonia and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

March 1920

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Kapp Putsch — attempted coup in the Weimar Republic

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Shusha pogrom — 1920 massacre

November 1920

politics

Treaty of Rapallo — 1920 treaty between Italy and Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes

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Polish–Lithuanian War — conflict between Poland and Lithuania after World War I (may 1919 – october 1920)

politics

1920 United States presidential election — 34th quadrennial U.S. presidential election

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Bloody Sunday — British attack at Croke Park, Dublin, during the Irish War of Independence

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Armenian–Azerbaijani War — 1918-20 series of territorial conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan

April 1920

culture

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

sports

ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics — overview of the ice hockey played during the 1920 Olympic Games

sports

figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics — 1920 edition of the figure skating competitions during the Olympic Games

July 1920

war

Battle of Maysalun — 1920 battle

December 1920

politics

Treaty of Alexandropol — peace treaty

disaster

1920 Haiyuan earthquake — the 1920 Hayuan earthquake

September 1920

war

Vlora War — 1920 conflict between Italy and Albania

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Wall Street bombing — 1920 bombing in New York City