Timeline September 1920

Events in September 1920 6

• 1846 – 1920 Peter Carl Faberge (1846-1920) Died 24 September 1920, aged 74 Russian jeweller famed for the ornate Faberge eggs he created for the Russian imperial family. He fled Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution and died in exile in Switzerland. His firm's work remains among the most celebrated in the history of decorative arts.
• 1920 1920 Summer Olympics VII Olympiad - Antwerp First time the Olympic flag was flown. Winner: USA.
• 1920 Gandhi Launches Non-Cooperation Movement Mass campaign of civil disobedience begins against British rule Mahatma Gandhi launched the non-cooperation movement, urging Indians to boycott British goods, schools, courts, and institutions in a campaign of nonviolent resistance to colonial rule. The Indian National Congress formally endorsed the movement at its Calcutta session in September. It marked the first mass mobilization of Indians in the independence struggle.
• 1920 Wall Street Bombing Deadly explosion strikes New York's financial district A horse-drawn wagon packed with explosives detonated on Wall Street outside the J.P. Morgan bank, killing 38 people and injuring hundreds. The bombing was never solved, though it was widely attributed to Italian anarchists. It remains the deadliest terrorist attack on US soil until the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
• 1920 American Professional Football Association Founded Forerunner of the National Football League established Team owners meeting in Canton, Ohio, founded the American Professional Football Association, which was renamed the National Football League two years later. Jim Thorpe was elected its first president. The league grew to become the dominant professional football competition in the United States.
• 1920 – 2014 Mickey Rooney (1920-2014) Died 6 April 2014, aged 93 Mickey Rooney, one of the last surviving stars of Hollywood's golden age and a top box-office draw in the 1930s and 1940s, died in California. His career spanned nearly the entire history of American film, from silent movies to modern cinema. He appeared in over 300 films across nine decades.