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1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1920th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 920th year of the 2nd millennium, the 20th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1920s decade. As of the start of 1920, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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From top to bottom, left to right: The Prohibition era officially begins as the Eighteenth Amendment and the Volstead Act come into effect, banning the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages across the United States, triggering a decade of speakeasies, bootlegging, and organized crime; the League of Nations is formally established with its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, as part of the post-World War I peace framework, aiming to maintain global peace and prevent future conflicts; the 1920 Summer Olympics are held in Antwerp, Belgium, symbolizing a return to international unity after World War I and introducing the Olympic flag and athlete's oath; the Battle of Warsaw becomes the decisive turning point of the Polish–Soviet War, as Polish forces repel the Red Army and preserve the independence of the Second Polish Republic; The Red Army invasion of Armenia and Red Army invasion of Azerbaijan lead to Soviet occupation and the incorporation of both Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Soviet Union, reshaping and consolidating Soviet control over the South Caucasus region; and the Wall Street bombing devastates New York City when a horse-drawn wagon explodes in the financial district, killing 38 and injuring hundreds in one of the deadliest terror attacks in U.S. history.
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January 17: Beginning of Prohibition in the United States

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Isaac Asimov
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John Maynard Smith
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Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
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Federico Fellini
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DeForest Kelley
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Sir Alf Ramsey

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Farouk of Egypt
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Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington
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Tony Randall

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James Doohan
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Boris Vian
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Nicolaas Bloembergen
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Josip Manolić

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Toshiro Mifune
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Richard von Weizsäcker

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Pope John Paul II
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Peggy Lee

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José López Portillo
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Zeno Colò

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Yul Brynner
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Juan Antonio Samaranch
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Émile Idée

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P. D. James
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Shelley Winters
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Ray Bradbury
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Prem Tinsulanonda
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Ali Sabri

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Chabuca Granda
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Mickey Rooney

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Walter Matthau
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Melina Mercouri
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Timothy Leary

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Esther Rolle
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Gene Tierney
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Stan Musial

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Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
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Clark Terry

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Saint Zygmunt Gorazdowski
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Edmund Barton
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Amedeo Modigliani

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Robert Peary

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Evelina Haverfield

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Srinivasa Ramanujan

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James Colosimo

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Essad Pasha
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Max Weber

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Ray Chapman

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Peter Carl Fabergé

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Kevin Barry

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