What Happened on November 8, 1920

Historical Events

Ban Johnson

Baseball meeting to depose Ban Johnson is set for Nov 12th

  • Rupert Bear by illustrator Mary Tourtel first appears in the Daily Express newspaper in the UK

Famous Birthdays

  • Esther Rolle, Bahamian-American actress (Good Times, Maude), born in Pompano Beach Florida (d. 1998)
  • Eugênio de Araújo Sales, Brazilian Roman Catholic cardinal, born in Acari, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil (d. 2012)

Famous Deaths

Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920)

Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1901-05), dies at 83

  • Salomon Anski, Russian-Polish yiddish author (Dibboek), dies at 57
Died in 1920 1920 Highlights

About November 8, 1920

Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 103 years, 5 months and 20 days
Leap Year: Yes

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