1920 in Czechoslovakia

Decades:	1910s; 1920s; 1930s; 1940s;
See also:	Other events of 1920; History of Czechoslovakia; Years in Czechoslovakia;

Events from the year 1920 in Czechoslovakia. The year saw the state adopt a new constitution and hold its first parliamentary elections.

Incumbents

President: Tomáš Masaryk.^[1]
Prime Minister:^[2]
- Vlastimil Tusar (until 15 September).
- Jan Černý (from 15 September).

Events

29 February – 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 – Elections are held for the Chamber of Deputies of the National Assembly.^[5]
23 April – The Czechoslovakian team participates for the first time in the Summer Olympics.^[6]
25 April – Elections are held for the Senate.^[5]
29 April – The Czechoslovakian ice hockey team wins the first Olympic bronze medal, in ice hockey.^[7]
27 May – Tomáš Masaryk is re-elected president.^[8]
4 June – The Treaty of Trianon is signed, confirming that Carpathian Ruthenia is part of Czechoslovakia.^[8]
28 July – Czechoslovakia and Poland agree their border around Český Těšín.^[9]
14 August – 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 Lamač, 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]
Leoš Janáček's Káťa Kabanová and The Excursions of Mr. Brouček 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 – Wanda Jablonski, investigative reporter of the petroleum industry (died 1992).^[16]
12 September – Lore Schirmer, Kabarett artist and standup comedian (died 1994).^[17]
3 November – Herta Lindner, member of the German resistance to Nazism (died 1943).^[18]
21 December – Olga Šilhánová, gymnast, gold medal winner at the 1948 Summer Olympics (died 1986).^[19]

Deaths

1 May – Hanuš Wihan, cellist (born 1855).^[20]
6 December – Karel Kovařovic, composer and conductor (born 1862).^[21]

References

Citations

^ Cook & Paxton 2001, p. 42.
^ Balík et al. 2017, p. 42.
^ Howard 1949, p. 461.
^ Brenner 1997, p. xv.
^ ^a ^b Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 471.
^ Mallon & Bijkerk 2009, p. 15.
^ Mallon & Bijkerk 2009, p. 210.
^ ^a ^b Fawn & Hochman 2010, p. xxviii.
^ Brenner 1997, p. 63.
^ Howard 1949, p. 370.
^ ^a ^b Bretyšová 1995, p. 257.
^ Rybka 2011, p. xviii.
^ Jones 2021, pp. 202, 332.
^ Barker 2017, p. 3.
^ Bartelski 1995, p. 218.
^ Vassiliou 2018, p. 253.
^ Dertinger 1989, p. 84.
^ Commire & Klezmer1999, p. 219.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olga Šilhánová". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
^ Blume & Finscher 1989, p. 635.
^ Blume & Finscher 1989, p. 1219.

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Bartelski, Lesław Marian (1995). Polscy Pisarze Współcześni 1939–1991 [Polish Contemporary Writers 1939–1991] (in Polish). Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN. ISBN 978-8-30111-593-7.
Blume, Friedrich; Finscher, Ludwig (1989). Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart: allgemeine Enzyklopädie der Musik [Music Past and Present: A General Encyclopedia of Music] (in German). Munich: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag. ISBN 978-3-42305-913-8.
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[FOOTNOTECookPaxton200142-1] Cook & Paxton 2001, p. 42.

[FOOTNOTEBalíkHloušekKopečekHolzer201742-2] Balík et al. 2017, p. 42.

[FOOTNOTEHoward1949461-3] Howard 1949, p. 461.

[FOOTNOTEBrenner1997xv-4] Brenner 1997, p. xv.

[FOOTNOTENohlenStöver2010471-5] Nohlen & Stöver 2010, p. 471.

[FOOTNOTEMallonBijkerk200915-6] Mallon & Bijkerk 2009, p. 15.

[FOOTNOTEMallonBijkerk2009210-7] Mallon & Bijkerk 2009, p. 210.

[FOOTNOTEFawnHochman2010xxviii-8] Fawn & Hochman 2010, p. xxviii.

[FOOTNOTEBrenner199763-9] Brenner 1997, p. 63.

[FOOTNOTEHoward1949370-10] Howard 1949, p. 370.

[FOOTNOTEBretyšová1995257-11] Bretyšová 1995, p. 257.

[FOOTNOTERybka2011xviii-12] Rybka 2011, p. xviii.

[FOOTNOTEJones2021202,_332-13] Jones 2021, pp. 202, 332.

[FOOTNOTEBarker20173-14] Barker 2017, p. 3.

[FOOTNOTEBartelski1995218-15] Bartelski 1995, p. 218.

[FOOTNOTEVassiliou2018253-16] Vassiliou 2018, p. 253.

[FOOTNOTEDertinger198984-17] Dertinger 1989, p. 84.

[FOOTNOTECommireKlezmer1999219-18] Commire & Klezmer1999, p. 219.

[19] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Olga Šilhánová". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.

[FOOTNOTEBlumeFinscher1989635-20] Blume & Finscher 1989, p. 635.

[FOOTNOTEBlumeFinscher19891219-21] Blume & Finscher 1989, p. 1219.

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