page_title: 1920
section_title: January
hierarchical_section_title: 1920 / Births / January
caption_attribution_description: English: Dr. Isaac Asimov, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right. Published in 1965, this photo also appears on the jacket of the Doubleday first edition of Nine Tomorrows so date of creation can be no later than 1959.
context_page_description: 1920 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 and Anno Domini 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.
context_section_description: January 1
  Elisabeth Andersen, Dutch actress (d. 2018)
  José Antonio Bottiroli, Argentinean composer, poet (d. 1990)
  Pete Turnham, American politician (d. 2019)
  Ivan Ustinov, Russian intelligence officer (d. 2020)
  Heinz Zemanek, Austrian computer pioneer (d. 2014)
  January 2
  Isaac Asimov, American author (d. 1992)
  George Herbig, American astronomer (d. 2013)
  Anne-Sofie Østvedt, Norwegian resistance leader (d. 2009)
  January 3
  Abbas Ali, Indian freedom fighter, politician (d. 2014)
  Renato Carosone, Italian musician, singer (d. 2001)
  January 4 – David Musuguri, Tanzanian soldier and military officer
  January 5 – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Italian pianist (d. 1995)
  January 6
  Sun Myung Moon, Korean evangelist, founder of the Unification Church (d. 2012)
  John Maynard Smith, English biologist (d. 2004)
  Early Wynn, American baseball player (d. 1999)
  January 7
  Vincent Gardenia, American actor (d. 1992)
  Dorothy Maclean, Canadian writer and educator (d. 2020)
  Witold Sadowy, Polish actor
  January 8
  Abbey Simon, American classical pianist (d. 2019)
  Gordon Kahl, American tax protester, cop-killer (d. 1983)
  January 9
  Clive Dunn, British actor (d. 2012)
  Hakim Said, Pakistani scholar, philanthropist (d. 1998)
  Stefan Żywotko, Polish association football coach
  January 10
  Raymond Cauchetier, French photographer
  Roberto M. Levingston, Argentinian general, politician and 36th President of Argentina (d. 2015)
  January 11 – Jarbas Passarinho, Brazilian military officer, politician (d. 2016)
  January 12
  James Farmer, American civil rights leader (d. 1999)
  Bill Reid, Canadian artist (d. 1998)
  January 13 – Jahangir Amuzegar, Iranian economist, academic and politician (d. 2018)
  January 14
  Cris Alexander, American actor, singer, dancer, designer, and photographer (d. 2012)
  Vahe Danielyan, Soviet soldier and concentration camp survivor
  Salvador Flores Rivera, Mexican composer and singer (d. 1987)
  January 15
  Trevor Dannatt, English architect
  Bob Davies, American basketball player and coach (d. 1990)
  Joseph Mendenhall, American ambassador (d. 2013)
  John O'Connor, American Catholic cardinal (d. 2000)
  January 16
  Claude Abadie, French jazz clarinetist (d. 2020)
  Al Morgan, American novelist, television producer (d. 2011)
  Elliott Reid, American actor (d. 2013)
  Walter Frederick Morrison, American entrepreneur, inventor (d. 2010)
  January 19
  Buddy O'Grady, American basketball player, coach (d. 1992)
  Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian Secretary-General of the United Nations, 135th Prime Minister of Peru (d. 2020)
  January 20
  Federico Fellini, Italian film director, screenwriter (d. 1993)
  Theodore H. Geballe, American physicist
  Henry Hu, Hong Kong barrister
  DeForest Kelley, American actor (Star Trek) (d. 1999)
  Fabian Ver, Filipino general (d. 1998)
  January 21 – Errol Barrow, 1st Prime Minister of Barbados (d. 1987)
  January 22
  Alf Ramsey, English footballer, manager (d. 1999)
  Charlie Stubbs, English footballer (d.1984)
  January 23
  Gottfried Böhm, German architect
  Charles Njonjo, Kenyan attorney and politician
  January 24
  Manuel Yan, Filipino general (d. 2008)
  Jerry Maren, American actor (d. 2018)
  January 25 – Alicia Montoya, Mexican actress (d. 2002)
  January 26
  Heinz Kessler, German politician, military officer (d. 2017)
  Vasant Raiji, Indian cricketer
  January 27
  Hiroyoshi Nishizawa, Japanese fighter ace (d. 1944)
  Helmut Zacharias, German violinist (d. 2002)
  January 29 – Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao, Indian writer (d. 2018)
  January 30
  Michael Anderson, English film director (d. 2018)
  Delbert Mann, American television, film director (d. 2007)
  January 31 – James Yimm Lee, American martial arts pioneer, teacher, author and publisher (d. 1972)
caption: Isaac Asimov
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