Genealogy Wylie » Charles Nelson Knight [Wk |||] (1920-1920)

Birthday July 31, 1920

• The temperature on July 31, 1920 was between 10.6 °C and 23.3 °C and averaged 17.3 °C. There was 10.1 hours of sunshine (65%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1920: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
  • January 16 » The League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris, France.
  • February 9 » Under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty, international diplomacy recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Arctic archipelago Svalbard, and designates it as demilitarized.
  • May 16 » In Rome, Pope Benedict XV canonizes Joan of Arc.
  • June 15 » Following the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites, Northern Schleswig is transferred from Germany to Denmark.
  • August 16 » Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. Chapman was the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game, the first being Doc Powers in 1909.
  • November 15 » The Free City of Danzig is established.

Source: Wikipedia

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• 1920 » James E. Faust, American religious leader, lawyer, and politician († 2007)
• 1921 » Donald Malarkey, American sergeant and author († 2017)
• 1921 » Peter Benenson, English lawyer and activist, founded Amnesty International († 2005)