What Happened on April 21, 1920

Historical Events

  • John Galsworthy's "Skin Game" premieres in London

Famous Birthdays

  • Bruno Maderna, Italian conductor, and avant garde composer (Quadrivium; Satyricon), born in Venice, Kingdom of Italy (d. 1973)
  • Christopher Dark [Alfred Francis DeLeo], American character actor, (World Without End; The Time Tunnel), born in New York City (d. 1971)
  • Edmund Adamkiewicz, German soccer forward (2 caps; Hamburger SV, Eintracht Frankfurt), born in Hamburg, Germany (d. 1991)

Famous Weddings

Harold Macmillan

Future UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan (26) weds daughter of the 9th Duke of Devonshire Dorothy Evelyn Cavendish (19) at St. Margaret's, Westminster

Famous Deaths

  • Maria Stanford, American pioneering educator and professor, dies at 83
Died in 1920 1920 Highlights

About April 21, 1920

Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 104 years and 11 days
Leap Year: Yes

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Taurus