Explore 4052 historical events from 1920–1929.
Georges Carpentier was a French boxer, actor and World War I pilot. A precocious pugilist, Carpentier fought in numerous categories. He fought mainly as a light heavyweight and hea…
Georges Carpentier knocked out former British heavyweight champion Joe Beckett a mere twenty seconds into the first…
The Turkish National Movement, also known as the Anatolian Movement, the Nationalist Movement, and the Kemalists, included political and military activities of the Turkish revoluti…
The Turkish National Movement enters Constantinople.
The Irish Civil War was a conflict that followed the Irish War of Independence and accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State, an entity independent from the United King…
After the Irish Civil War the 1923 Irish hunger strikes were undertaken by thousands of Irish republican prisoners…
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the …
Walt Disney and his brother, Roy, found the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, today known as The Walt Disney Company.
Republic Day is a public holiday in Turkey commemorating the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey on 29 October 1923. The annual celebrations start at 1:00 pm on 28 October and c…
Turkey becomes a republic following the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire.
Warren Barker was an American composer, arranger, and conductor known for work in film, radio, and television, as well as for original band and symphonic compositions.
Warren Barker, American composer (died 2006)
Arch Alfred Moore Jr. was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the 28th and 30th governor of West Virginia. He held office from 1969 to 1977 and again from 19…
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The Leonardopoulos–Gargalidis coup attempt was a failed military coup launched on 22 October 1923 in the Kingdom of Greece by pro-royalist military officers under the Lieutenant Ge…
The royalist Leonardopoulos–Gargalidis coup d'état attempt fails in Greece, discrediting the monarchy and paving the…
The German October was a plan of the Executive Committee of the Communist International (ECCI) to attempt a communist revolution in the Weimar Republic in October 1923, amidst acut…
German October: Due to a miscommunication with the party leadership, a militant section of the Communist Party of…
Lindsay Gordon Anderson was an English filmmaker, theatre director, critic, and actor. He was considered a leading light of the Free Cinema movement and of the British New Wave, an…
Lindsay Anderson, English actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1994)
Solomon Joseph Hemus was an American professional baseball infielder, manager, and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phi…
Solly Hemus, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2017)
Air Chief Marshal Sir Neville Patrick McNamara, was a senior commander of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He served as Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), the RAAF's highest-ranki…
Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (died 2014)
Gianni Raimondi was an Italian lyric tenor, particularly associated with the Italian repertory.
Gianni Raimondi, Italian lyric tenor (died 2008)
Harry Reasoner was an American journalist for CBS and ABC News. He is known for his adroit use of language as a television commentator and as one of the original hosts of the news …
Harry Reasoner, American soldier and journalist (died 1991)
Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, commonly referred to as "Mother Angelica", was an American Catholic nun of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration.
Mother Angelica, American nun and broadcaster, founded Eternal Word Television Network (died 2016)
Irene Lieblich was a Polish-born artist and Holocaust survivor noted for illustrating the books of Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer and for her paintings highlighting Jewish li…
Irene Lieblich, Polish-American painter and illustrator (died 2008)
Ernest Anthony Puente Jr., commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, vibraphonist and record producer. He composed dance-oriented …
Tito Puente, American drummer and producer (died 2000)
Sir John Clifford Mortimer was a British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author. He is best known for short stories about a barrister named Horace Rumpole, adapted from epis…
John Mortimer, English lawyer and author (died 2009)
Peter Kane Dufault was an American poet. He was born in New Jersey.
Peter Kane Dufault, American soldier, pilot, and poet (died 2013)
Bettie Mae Page was an American model who gained recognition in the 1950s for her pin-up photos. She was often referred to as the "Queen of Pinups": her long jet-black hair, blue e…
Bettie Page, American model and actress (died 2008)
Aaron Spelling was an American film and television producer and occasional actor. His productions included the television series Family (1976–1980); Charlie's Angels (1976–1981); T…
Aaron Spelling, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2006)
Dolph Briscoe Jr. was an American rancher and businessman from Uvalde, Texas, who was the 41st governor of Texas between 1973 and 1979. He was a conservative Democrat.
Dolph Briscoe, American lieutenant and politician, 41st Governor of Texas (died 2010)
Avram Davidson was an American writer of fantasy fiction, science fiction, and crime fiction, as well as the author of many stories that do not fit into a genre niche. He won a Hug…
Avram Davidson, American soldier and author (died 1993)
August Bodnar was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who was the Calder Memorial Trophy winner as the National Hockey League's rookie of the year for the 1943–44 season. He …
Gus Bodnar, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2005)