7th February 1920
Admiral Alexander Kolchak, Supreme Ruler of Russia, is executed by the Bolsheviks after he was captured last month.
French aviator Joseph Sadi-Lecointe breaks the world airspeed record by going 171 mph (275 km/h) in a Nieuport-Delage NiD 29V plane.
Ship Losses:
Princess Anne (United States) The passenger ship ran aground off Long Island. Her passengers and 29 of her crew were taken off by a United States Coast Guard cutter.