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Births on August 24

Alex Colville
1920Aug, 24

Alex Colville

Alex Colville, Canadian painter and academic (d. 2013)
David Alexander Colville, (24 August 1920 – 16 July 2013) was a Canadian painter and printmaker who continues to achieve both popular and critical success.

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Events on 1920

  • 19Jan

    League of Nations

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

    Arab

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

    Treaty of Versailles

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

    Soviet Union

    Azerbaijan is added to the Soviet Union.
  • 25Oct

    Sinn Féin

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