25th July 1920
In the Chilean Presidential Election, Arturo Alessandri is elected by winning the electoral college despite losing the popular vote.
French troops led by General Mariano Goybet enters Damascus, ending the independent Kingdom of Syria. General Gouraud (or General Goybet) is said to have said, "Saladin, we're back!"
Ship Losses:
HMCS CD88 (Royal Canadian Navy) The Admiralty-type drifter foundered on passage from Canada to the United Kingdom.