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| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| - | * [[January 17]] - [[Georges Pichard]], French comics artist (d. [[2003]]) | + | * [[January 17]] – [[Georges Pichard]], French comics artist (d. [[2003]]) |
| - | * [[January 20]] - [[Federico Fellini]], Italian film director, screenwriter (d. [[1993]]) | + | * [[January 20]] – [[Federico Fellini]], Italian film director, screenwriter (d. [[1993]]) |
| - | * [[March 10]] - [[Boris Vian]], French writer, poet, singer and musician (d. [[1959]]) | + | * [[March 10]] – [[Boris Vian]], French writer, poet, singer and musician (d. [[1959]]) |
| * [[April 4]] – [[Éric Rohmer]], French film director (d. [[2010]]) | * [[April 4]] – [[Éric Rohmer]], French film director (d. [[2010]]) | ||
| * [[April 7]] – [[Ravi Shankar]], Indian sitar player (d. [[2012]]) | * [[April 7]] – [[Ravi Shankar]], Indian sitar player (d. [[2012]]) | ||
| * [[April 13]] - [[Ken Nordine]], [[United States|American]] [[voiceover]] and recording artist (''[[Word Jazz]]'') (d. 2019) | * [[April 13]] - [[Ken Nordine]], [[United States|American]] [[voiceover]] and recording artist (''[[Word Jazz]]'') (d. 2019) | ||
| * [[May 8]] – [[Saul Bass]], American graphic designer (d. [[1996]]) | * [[May 8]] – [[Saul Bass]], American graphic designer (d. [[1996]]) | ||
| - | * [[July 21]] - [[Constant Nieuwenhuys]], Dutch painter (d. [[2005]]) | + | * [[June 29]] – [[Ray Harryhausen]], American animator (d. [[2013]]) |
| - | * [[August 29]] - [[Charlie Parker]], African-American saxophonist, composer (d. [[1955]]) | + | * [[July 21]] – [[Constant Nieuwenhuys]], Dutch painter (d. [[2005]]) |
| - | * [[October 31]] - [[Helmut Newton]], German-Australian photographer (d. [[2004]]) | + | * [[August 29]] – [[Charlie Parker]], African-American saxophonist, composer (d. [[1955]]) |
| + | * [[October 31]] – [[Helmut Newton]], German-Australian photographer (d. [[2004]]) | ||
| ==Deaths == | ==Deaths == | ||
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1920 (MCMXX) is the 20th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1920s decade.
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Art and culture
- United States : Women allowed to vote, see suffragette
- March 27 - Dada manifestation at the Théâtre de l'Œuvre, March 27, 1920
Literature
Theatre
- La Ronde by Arthur Schnitzler premieres in Berlin
Art
- Erste Internationale Dada-Messe
- Mechanischer Kopf by Raoul Hausmann
- Sainte Vierge by Picabia
- Angelus Novus, a watercolour by Paul Klee
- Industrial Farmers by Georg Scholz
Film
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari by Robert Wiene
- The Hands of Orlac by Maurice Renard
Births
- January 17 – Georges Pichard, French comics artist (d. 2003)
- January 20 – Federico Fellini, Italian film director, screenwriter (d. 1993)
- March 10 – Boris Vian, French writer, poet, singer and musician (d. 1959)
- April 4 – Éric Rohmer, French film director (d. 2010)
- April 7 – Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar player (d. 2012)
- April 13 - Ken Nordine, American voiceover and recording artist (Word Jazz) (d. 2019)
- May 8 – Saul Bass, American graphic designer (d. 1996)
- June 29 – Ray Harryhausen, American animator (d. 2013)
- July 21 – Constant Nieuwenhuys, Dutch painter (d. 2005)
- August 29 – Charlie Parker, African-American saxophonist, composer (d. 1955)
- October 31 – Helmut Newton, German-Australian photographer (d. 2004)
Deaths
- Max Klinger (1857-1920)
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