1920 in the United Kingdom
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Popular culture

Events from the year 1920 in the United Kingdom.

Incumbents

Events

Undated

  • This year sees the all-time highest annual number of live births in the country, over 1.1 million.[21]
  • Meccano Ltd of Liverpool produce the first Hornby toy train, a clockwork 0 gauge model.
  • Prince Albert (later George VI), having become Duke of York earlier in the year, meets Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, who will become his wife in 1923 (and later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother).[22]
  • The British Empire, the largest empire ever in history, reaches its peak of 33 million square miles and a population of 423 million people.
  • Huddersfield Corporation buys the leaseholds of much of the town from the Ramsden estate for £1.3M, becoming "the town that bought itself".[23]

Publications

Births

January – March

April – June

July – September

October – December

Deaths

See also

References

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  2. Hansard debate 31 Mar 1920
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  8. Results of Fifth Aerial Derby at Hendon Flight: 29 July 1920, p.833.
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  13. "English Division Three (South) results on 28th August 1920 - Statto.com". Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
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  18. 1 2 Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 488–490. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
  19. Cooper, Charlie (24 June 2014). "Britons are forced to tighten their belts". The Independent. London. p. 17. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  20. "Trail-blazers who pioneered women's football". BBC News. 3 June 2005. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  21. Blastland, Michael (2 February 2012). "Go Figure: When was the real baby boom?". BBC News Magazine. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
  22. Walker, Andrew (29 January 2003). "Profile: King George VI". BBC News.
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  24. Barker, Dennis (7 November 2012). "Clive Dunn obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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