Deaths on January 2

Paul Adam (French novelist)

Died on January 2, 1920

Paul Adam, French author (b. 1862)

Paul Auguste Marie Adam (7 December 1862 – 2 January 1920) was a French novelist who became an early proponent of Symbolism in France, and one of the founders of the Symbolist review Le Symboliste.

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Events on 1920

19 Jan

League of Nations
The United States Senate votes against joining the League of Nations.
8 Mar

Arab
The Arab Kingdom of Syria, the first modern Arab state to come into existence, is established.
19 Mar

Treaty of Versailles
The United States Senate rejects the Treaty of Versailles for the second time (the first time was on November 19, 1919).
28 Apr

Soviet Union
Azerbaijan is added to the Soviet Union.
25 Oct

Sinn Féin
After 74 days on hunger strike in Brixton Prison, England, the Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Cork, Terence MacSwiney dies.

Deaths on January 2

Paul Adam (French novelist)

Died on January 2, 1920

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League of Nations

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Treaty of Versailles

Soviet Union

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