1920 in Czechoslovakia
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Events from the year 1920 in Czechoslovakia. The year saw the state adopt a new constitution and hold its first parliamentary elections.
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Incumbents
- President: Tomáš Masaryk.[1]
- Prime Minister:[2]
- Vlastimil Tusar (until 15 September).
- Jan Äerný (from 15 September).
Events
- 29 February â A new constitution is adopted with the president elected by a National Assembly.[3] The constitution also rules that the country been known as Czechoslovakia, ending the hyphen war.[4]
- 18 April â Elections are held for the Chamber of Deputies of the National Assembly.[5]
- 23 April â The Czechoslovak team participates for the first time in the Summer Olympics.[6]
- 25 April â Elections are held for the Senate.[5]
- 29 April â The Czechoslovak ice hockey team wins the first Olympic bronze medal, in ice hockey.[7]
- 27 May â Tomáš Masaryk is re-elected president.[8]
- 4 June â The Treaty of Trianon is signed, confirming that Carpathian Ruthenia is part of Czechoslovakia.[8]
- 28 July â Czechoslovakia and Poland agree their border around Äeský TÄÅ¡Ãn.[9]
- 14 August â An alliance is signed between Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.[10]
Popular culture
Film
- Gilly in Prague for the First Time (Gilly poprvé v Praze), directed by Karel LamaÄ, is released.[11]
- For the Freedom of the Nation (Za svobodu národa), directed by Václav Binovec, is released.[11]
Music
- Bohuslav Martinů composes Three Slovak Songs.[12]
- LeoÅ¡ JanáÄek's Káťa Kabanová and The Excursions of Mr. BrouÄek to the Moon and to the 15th Century are first performed.[13]
- The Prague Quartet is founded.[14]
Births
- 5 April Aniela Kupiec, Polish poet born in Cieszyn Silesia (died 2019).[15]
- 23 August â Wanda Jablonski, investigative reporter of the petroleum industry (died 1992).[16]
- 12 September â Lore Schirmer, Kabarett artist and standup comedian (died 1994).[17]
- 3 November â Herta Lindner, member of the German resistance to Nazism (died 1943).[18]
- 21 December â Olga Å ilhánová, gymnast, gold medal winner at the 1948 Summer Olympics (died 1986).[19]
Deaths
- 1 May â HanuÅ¡ Wihan, cellist (born 1855).[20]
- 6 December â Karel KovaÅovic, composer and conductor (born 1862).[21]