Deaths on March 20

Arthur F. Andrews

Died on March 20, 1930

Arthur F. Andrews, American cyclist (b. 1876)

Arthur Fleming Andrews (September 1, 1876 – March 20, 1930) was an American cyclist who competed in the early twentieth century.He competed in cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics in Missouri and won the silver in the 25 mile race and a bronze in the 5 mile race. He also reached the semifinals of the quarter mile race and was eliminated in the first round of the half mile race.He was born in Muncie, Indiana and died in Long Beach, California.

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Events on 1930

12 Mar

Salt March
Mahatma Gandhi begins the Salt March, a 200-mile march to the sea to protest the British monopoly on salt in India
6 Apr

Salt Satyagraha
Gandhi raises a lump of mud and salt and declares, "With this, I am shaking the foundations of the British Empire," beginning the Salt Satyagraha.
7 Jul

Hoover Dam
Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser begins construction of Boulder Dam (now known as Hoover Dam).
6 Sep

Hipólito Yrigoyen
Democratically elected Argentine president Hipólito Yrigoyen is deposed in a military coup.
24 Oct

Getúlio Vargas
A bloodless coup d'état in Brazil ousts Washington Luís Pereira de Sousa, the last President of the First Republic. Getúlio Vargas is then installed as "provisional president".

Deaths on March 20

Arthur F. Andrews

Died on March 20, 1930

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Events on 1930

Salt March

Salt Satyagraha

Hoover Dam

Hipólito Yrigoyen

Getúlio Vargas