Explore 2115 historical events from 1920–1929.
John Arnold Griffin III was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Nicknamed "the Little Giant" for his short stature and forceful playing, Griffin began his career in the mid-1940s a…
Johnny Griffin, American saxophonist (died 2008)
Anahit Georgievna Perikhanian was a Soviet-born Armenian academic. An Iranologist, Perikhanian specialized in Sasanian jurisprudence, history and society. In addition to her work o…
Anahit Perikhanian, Russian-born Armenian Iranologist (died 2012)
Edwin Parker "Cy" Twombly Jr. was an American painter, sculptor, and photographer.
Cy Twombly, American-Italian painter and sculptor (died 2011)
Yves Klein was a French artist and an important figure in post-war European art. He was a leading member of the French artistic movement of Nouveau réalisme, founded in 1960 by ar…
Yves Klein, French painter (died 1962)
Eugene Merle Shoemaker was an American geologist. He co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy. This comet hit Jupiter in July 1994:…
Eugene Merle Shoemaker, American geologist and astronomer (died 1997)
Carl Edward Gardner was an American singer, best known as the foremost member and founder of The Coasters. Known for the 1958 song "Yakety Yak", which spent a week as number one on…
Carl Gardner, American singer (died 2011)
Heinz Siegfried Wolff, was a German-born British scientist as well as a television and radio presenter. He was best known for the BBC television series The Great Egg Race.
Heinz Wolff, German-English physiologist, engineer, and academic (died 2017)
Hugh John Blagdon Hood, OC was a Canadian novelist, short story writer, essayist and university professor.
Hugh Hood, Canadian author and academic (died 2000)
Orlando Sirola was an Italian tennis player.
Orlando Sirola, Italian tennis player (died 1995)
James Hugh Loden, known professionally as Sonny James, was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love", topping both the Billboard Hot…
Sonny James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)
Dave Dudley was an American country music singer best known for his truck-driving country anthems of the 1960s and 1970s and his somewhat-slurred bass. His signature song was "Six …
Dave Dudley, American singer-songwriter (died 2003)
Jacques-Louis Lions was a French mathematician who made contributions to the theory of partial differential equations and to stochastic control, among other areas. He received the …
Jacques-Louis Lions, French mathematician (died 2001)
Walter Maynard Ferguson CM was a Canadian jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He came to prominence in Stan Kenton's orchestra before forming his own big band in 1957. He was noted for …
Maynard Ferguson, Canadian trumpet player and bandleader (died 2006)
Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the 4th president of Egypt from 1981 until his resignation in 2011, following the Egyp…
Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian air marshal and politician, 4th President of Egypt (died 2020)
Elizabeth Earle Rawls was an American professional golfer who played on LPGA Tour. She won eight major championships and 55 LPGA Tour career events. She was a member of the World G…
Betsy Rawls, American golfer (died 2023)
Theodore Chaikin Sorensen was an American lawyer, writer, and presidential adviser. He was the primary speechwriter for President John F. Kennedy, as well as one of his closest adv…
Ted Sorensen, American lawyer, 8th White House Counsel (died 2010)
Ricardo Alonso "Pancho" González, known sometimes as Richard Gonzales, was an American tennis player. He won 15 major singles titles, including two U.S. National Championships in 1…
Pancho Gonzales, American tennis player (died 1995)
Sir Arthur Alexander Foulkes, ON, GCMG is a politician who was the ninth governor-general of the Bahamas from 2010 to 2014.
Arthur Foulkes, 9th governor-general of the Bahamas
Arnold Rüütel was an Estonian politician. He was the third President of Estonia from 8 October 2001 to 9 October 2006. Rüütel was the second president of the country after the end …
Arnold Rüütel, Estonian agronomist and politician, President of Estonia (died 2024)
Barbara Ann Scott was a Canadian figure skater. She was the 1948 Olympic champion, a two-time World champion (1947–1948), and a four-time Canadian national champion in ladies' sing…
Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian figure skater (died 2012)
Lothar Maximilian Lorenz Schmid was a German chess grandmaster. He was born in Radebeul in Saxony into a family who were the co-owners of the Karl May Press, which published the Ge…
Lothar Schmid, German chess player (died 2013)
Burt Freeman Bacharach was an American composer, songwriter, record producer, and pianist, widely regarded as one of the most important and influential figures of 20th-century popu…
Burt Bacharach, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (died 2023)
Enrique José Bolaños Geyer was a Nicaraguan politician who served as the president of Nicaragua from 10 January 2002 to 10 January 2007.
Enrique Bolaños, Nicaraguan politician, President of Nicaragua (died 2021)
Frederik Hendrik Kreuger, was a Dutch high voltage scientist and inventor, lived in Delft, the Netherlands, and was professor emeritus of the Delft University of Technology. He wa…
Frederik H