Explore 3197 historical events from 1920–1929.
Jean Parker Shepherd Jr. was an American storyteller, humorist, radio and TV personality, writer, and actor. With a career that spanned decades, Shepherd is known for the film A Ch…
Jean Shepherd, American radio host, actor, and screenwriter (died 1999)
Sol Gareth "Garry" Davis was an international peace activist best known for renouncing his American citizenship and interrupting the United Nations in 1948 to advocate for world go…
Garry Davis, American pilot and activist, created the World Passport (died 2013)
Émile Genest was a Canadian actor.
Émile Genest, Canadian-American actor (died 2003)
Richard Egan was an American actor. After beginning his career in 1949, he subsequently won a Golden Globe Award for his performances in the films The Glory Brigade (1953) and The …
Richard Egan, American actor (died 1987)
Chris Marker was a French writer, photographer, documentary film director, multimedia artist and film essayist. His best known films are La Jetée (1962), A Grin Without a Cat (1977…
Chris Marker, French photographer and journalist (died 2012)
Grant Johannesen was an American pianist.
Grant Johannesen, American pianist and educator (died 2005)
Adolph Sylvester "Bud" Herseth was principal trumpet in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from 1948 until 2001, and served as principal trumpet emeritus from 2001 until his retirement…
Adolph Herseth, American soldier and trumpet player (died 2013)
Peter Benenson was a British barrister, human rights activist and the founder of the human rights group Amnesty International (AI); a global movement of more than 10 million people…
Peter Benenson, English lawyer and activist, founded Amnesty International (died 2005)
Donald George Malarkey was an American politician and soldier who served as a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, in the 1…
Donald Malarkey, American sergeant and author (died 2017)
Whitney Moore Young Jr. was an American civil rights leader. Trained as a social worker, he spent most of his career working to end employment discrimination in the United States a…
Whitney Young, American activist (died 1971)
John Albert Kramer was an American tennis player of the 1940s and 1950s, and a pioneer promoter who helped drive the sport towards professionalism at the elite level. Kramer also u…
Jack Kramer, American tennis player, sailor, and sportscaster (died 2009)
Patricia Ethel McDonald known professionally as Miss Patricia McDonald, and subsequently as Pat McDonald was an Australian Gold Logie winning actress of radio, stage and screen, pr…
Pat McDonald, Australian actress (died 1990)
George Davis Wilson Jr. was an American painter best known for his work in the comics industry as a cover artist for Dell Comics and Gold Key Comics from the 1950s to the early 198…
George Wilson, American comics artist (died 1998)
Richard Adler was an American lyricist, writer, composer and producer of several Broadway shows. He is best known for his work with Jerry Ross on the musicals The Pajama Game (1954…
Richard Adler, American composer and producer (died 2012)
Hayden Carruth was an American poet, literary critic and anthologist. He taught at Syracuse University.
Hayden Carruth, American poet and critic (died 2008)
Marvel Marilyn Maxwell was an American actress and singer.
Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (died 1972)
Mitchell Herbert Ellis was an American jazz guitarist. During the 1950s, he was in a trio with pianist Oscar Peterson.
Herb Ellis, American guitarist (died 2010)
Joseph Henri Maurice Richard was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens. He was the first pl…
Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2000)
Terry Becker was an American film and television actor, director and producer.
Terry Becker, American actor, director, and producer (died 2014)
Ricardo Baliardo, better known as Manitas de Plata, was a French flamenco guitarist of Catalan Gitano descent, born in southern France.
Manitas de Plata, French guitarist (died 2014)
Karel Husa was a Czech-born classical composer and conductor, winner of the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Music and 1993 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition. …
Karel Husa, Czech-American composer and conductor (died 2016)
William Milton Asher was an American television and film producer, film director, and screenwriter. He was one of the most prolific early television directors, producing or directi…
William Asher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012)
Michael Webb Pierce was an American country music vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist of the 1950s, one of the most popular of the genre, charting more number-one hits than any oth…
Webb Pierce, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1991)
Esther Jane Williams was an American competitive swimmer and actress. She set regional and national records in her late teens on the Los Angeles Athletic Club swim team. Unable to …
Esther Williams, American swimmer and actress (died 2013)