Timeline January 1920

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• 1843 – 1920 Benito Perez Galdos (1843-1920) Died 4 January 1920, aged 76 Spanish novelist widely regarded as the leading figure of nineteenth-century Spanish literary realism after Cervantes. His extensive body of work includes the multi-volume "Episodios Nacionales" chronicling Spanish history. He was repeatedly nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature but never won.
• 1884 – 1920 Amedeo Modigliani Modernism · Italy Amedeo Modigliani (July 12, 1884 – January 24, 1920) was an Italian Modernist painter and sculptor known for his elongated, mask-like portraits and nudes. He died of tubercular meningitis at 35, his work largely unrecognised in his lifetime.
• 1919 – 1920 The Paris Peace Conference Paris, France Thirty-two states attended; Germany and Russia were not invited. Clemenceau wanted security, Lloyd George a workable Europe, Wilson his principles. The maps drawn here are still being contested.
• 1920 Australian Open 1920 Men: Pat O'Hara Wood
• 1920 – 1992 Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) Died 6 April 1992, aged 72 Isaac Asimov was a prolific author and biochemist best known for science fiction works including the Foundation series and the Three Laws of Robotics. He wrote or edited nearly 500 books across fiction and popular science. He died in New York from complications of HIV contracted through a blood transfusion.
• 1920 Palmer Raids US government arrests thousands of suspected radicals Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer led a series of raids across the United States targeting suspected anarchists and communists during the First Red Scare. Thousands were arrested, many without warrants, and hundreds of foreign nationals were later deported. The raids drew criticism for widespread civil liberties violations.
• 1920 – 2012 Sun Myung Moon (1920-2012) Died 3 September 2012, aged 92 Korean religious leader who founded the Unification Church and was known for officiating mass wedding ceremonies. He died of pneumonia in South Korea.
• 1920 League of Nations Founded International organization for peace established The League of Nations formally came into existence as the Treaty of Versailles entered into force, creating the first worldwide intergovernmental organization for maintaining peace. Its headquarters were established in Geneva, Switzerland. The League operated until being succeeded by the United Nations after World War II.
• 1920 The League of Nations is founded Geneva, Switzerland Wilson's central idea came into being without the United States, whose Senate refused to ratify. He had suffered a stroke campaigning for it.
• 1920 Prohibition Begins in the United States Manufacture and sale of alcohol banned nationwide The Volstead Act took effect, enforcing the Eighteenth Amendment and banning the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages across the United States. The law gave rise to widespread bootlegging and organized crime. It remained in force until repeal in 1933.
• 1920 – 1999 DeForest Kelley (1920-1999) Died 11 June 1999, aged 79 DeForest Kelley played Dr. Leonard 'Bones' McCoy in the original Star Trek television series and its film sequels. His character became one of the franchise's most enduring figures. He died of stomach cancer in Woodland Hills, California.
• 1920 – 1993 Federico Fellini Cinema Maestro One of the most influential filmmakers of all time, known for masterpieces like La Dolce Vita.