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Born on Monday May 3, 1920
Died on Monday May 3, 1920

Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 3, 1920 at Delpher


Born on May 3
  • 1917 » Betty Comden, American screenwriter and librettist († 2006)
  • 1917 » George Gaynes, Finnish-American actor († 2016)
  • 1918 » Ted Bates, English footballer and manager († 2003)
  • 1919 » John Cullen Murphy, American soldier and illustrator († 2004)
  • 1919 » Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist († 2014)
  • 1920 » John Lewis, American pianist and composer († 2001)
  • 1921 » Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxer († 1989)
  • 1922 » Len Shackleton, English footballer and journalist († 2000)
  • 1923 » George Hadjinikos, Greek pianist, conductor, and educator († 2015)
  • 1923 » Ralph Hall, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician († 2019)

Died on May 3

Names that were popular for boys in 1920
  1. Johannes
  2. Jan
  3. Cornelis
  4. Hendrik
  5. Willem
  6. Pieter
  7. Gerrit
  8. Petrus
  9. Adrianus
  10. Jacobus
  11. Jacob
  12. Wilhelmus
  13. Dirk
  14. Albert
  15. Gerardus
  16. Antonius
Names that were popular for girls in 1920
  1. Maria
  2. Johanna
  3. Anna
  4. Cornelia
  5. Elisabeth
  6. Wilhelmina
  7. Catharina
  8. Hendrika
  9. Adriana
  10. Petronella
  11. Jacoba
  12. Aaltje
  13. Geertruida
  14. Grietje
  15. Helena
  16. Margaretha

Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1920
  • 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.
  • The Netherlands had about 6.8 million citizens.
  • January 26 » Former Ford Motor Company executive Henry Leland launches the Lincoln Motor Company which he later sold to his former employer.
  • February 10 » Józef Haller de Hallenburg performs symbolic wedding of Poland to the sea, celebrating restitution of Polish access to open sea.
  • April 15 » Two security guards are murdered during a robbery in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti would be convicted of and executed for the crime, amid much controversy.
  • June 4 » Hungary loses 71% of its territory and 63% of its population when the Treaty of Trianon is signed in Paris.
  • October 14 » Finland and Soviet Russia sign the Treaty of Tartu, exchanging some territories.
  • December 16 » The Haiyuan earthquake of 8.5Mw , rocks the Gansu province in China, killing an estimated 200,000.
Weather May 3, 1920

The temperature on May 3, 1920 was between 7.3 °C and 15.3 °C and averaged 11.2 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.

Source: KNMI