Explore 4052 historical events from 1920–1929.
Siegfried Fred Singer was an Austrian-born American physicist and emeritus professor of environmental science at the University of Virginia, trained as an atmospheric physicist. He…
Fred Singer, Austrian-American physicist and academic (died 2020)
Josef Škvorecký was a Czech-Canadian writer and publisher. He spent half of his life in Canada, publishing and supporting banned Czech literature during the communist era. Škvoreck…
Josef Škvorecký, Czech-Canadian author and publisher (died 2012)
Rudolf Borisovich Barshai was a Soviet and Russian conductor and violist.
Rudolf Barshai, Russian-Swiss viola player and conductor (died 2010)
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni was an Italian actor. He is generally regarded as one of Italy's most iconic male performers of the 20th century. He played leading roles for…
Marcello Mastroianni, Italian-French actor and singer (died 1996)
Truman Garcia Capote was an American novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. Several of his short stories, novels, and plays have been praised as literary classics, and he is regar…
Truman Capote, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (died 1984)
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter …
Jimmy Carter, American naval lieutenant, politician, 39th President of the United States, and Nobel Prize laureate…
Robert Frederick Geigel was an American professional wrestling promoter and professional wrestler. He operated the Kansas City, Missouri-based Heart of America Sports Attractions p…
Bob Geigel, American wrestler and promoter (died 2014)
Dame Leonie Judith Kramer, was an Australian academic, educator and professor. She is notable as the first female professor of English in Australia, first woman to chair the Austra…
Leonie Kramer, Australian academic (died 2016)
William Hubbs Rehnquist was an American attorney who served as the 16th chief justice of the United States from 1986 until his death in 2005, having previously been an associate ju…
William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (died 2005)
Roger Williams was an American popular music pianist. Described by the Los Angeles Times as "one of the most popular instrumentalists of the mid-20th century", and "the rare instru…
Roger Williams, American pianist (died 2011)
Donald J. Sobol was an American author best known for his children's books, especially the Encyclopedia Brown mystery series.
Donald J. Sobol, American soldier and author (died 2012)
William Szathmary, known as Bill Dana, was an American comedian, actor, and screenwriter. He often appeared on television shows such as The Steve Allen Show, frequently in the guis…
Bill Dana, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2017)
José Manuel Donoso Yáñez, was a Chilean writer, journalist and professor. He lived most of his life in Chile, although he spent many years in self-imposed exile in Mexico, the Unit…
José Donoso, Chilean author (died 1996)
Harvey Kurtzman was an American cartoonist and editor. His best-known work includes writing and editing the parodic comic book Mad from 1952 until 1956, and writing the Little Anni…
Harvey Kurtzman, American cartoonist (died 1993)
Arkady Nikitich Vorobyov was a Soviet and Russian weightlifter, weightlifting coach, scientist and writer. He competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics and won one bronze and tw…
Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter and coach (died 2012)
Barbara Kelly was a Canadian-British actress, best known for her television roles in the United Kingdom opposite her husband Bernard Braden in the 1950s and 1960s, and for many app…
Barbara Kelly, Canadian actress and screenwriter (died 2007)
Frederic Morton was an Austrian-born American writer.
Frederic Morton, Austrian-American banker, journalist, and author (died 2015)
Robert Thaves was the creator of the comic strip Frank and Ernest, which began in 1972.
Bob Thaves, American cartoonist (died 2006)
Alphons Blasius Egli colloquially Alphons Egli was a Swiss attorney and politician who most notably served on the Federal Council (Switzerland) between 1983 and 1987 and as Preside…
Alphons Egli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 77th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 2016)
Aloísio Leo Arlindo Lorscheider, O.F.M. was a Brazilian Catholic cardinal during the 1970s and 1980s. He was known as an advocate of liberation theology in the 1970s and was seen b…
Aloísio Lorscheider, Brazilian cardinal (died 2007)
Thirunalloor Karunakaran was a poet, scholar, teacher and leftist intellectual of Kerala, India.
Thirunalloor Karunakaran, Indian poet and scholar (died 2006)
John Ashworth Nelder was a British statistician known for his contributions to experimental design, analysis of variance, computational statistics, and statistical theory.
John Nelder, English mathematician and statistician (died 2010)
Immanuvel Devendrar, who later took the name Immanuel Sekaran, was a civil rights activist, former soldier and a party worker for the Indian National Congress in Tamil Nadu, India.
Immanuvel Devendrar, Indian soldier (died 1957)
Arnold Denny "Stilts" Risen was an American professional basketball player.
Arnie Risen, American basketball player (died 2012)