Explore 3197 historical events from 1920–1929.
Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev was a Soviet cosmonaut. In 1962, aboard Vostok 3, he became the third Soviet cosmonaut to fly into space. Nikolayev was an ethnic Chuvash and becaus…
Andriyan Nikolayev, Russian general, pilot, and cosmonaut (died 2004)
Yash Johar was an Indian film producer and the founder of Dharma Productions. His films were known for their lavish sets, exotic locations, and emphasis on Indian traditions and fa…
Yash Johar, Indian film producer, founded Dharma Productions (died 2005)
Ljubov A. Rebane was an Estonian physicist. She graduated from Leningrad University in 1952 and received a PhD in Physics and Mathematics in 1961 from the same university.
Ljubov Rebane, Estonian physicist and mathematician (died 1991)
Clyde Edward Lovellette was an American professional basketball player. Lovellette was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988. He was the first basketb…
Clyde Lovellette, American basketball player (died 2016)
Claude Nougaro was a French jazz singer and poet.
Claude Nougaro, French singer-songwriter (died 2004)
Michel Bélanger, was a Canadian businessman and banker.
Michel Bélanger, Canadian businessman and banker (died 1997)
Christoph von Dohnányi was a German conductor. He was both music director and later artistic director at the Oper Frankfurt until 1977, establishing innovative opera. He was music …
Christoph von Dohnányi, German conductor (died 2025)
Harold John Golding was a British artist, art scholar, and curator. Born in East Sussex, Golding spent most of his childhood in Mexico, where both his parents were settled. There, …
John Golding, English historian, scholar, and curator (died 2012)
Arnold Daniel Palmer was an American professional golfer who is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history. Since embarking on a pro…
Arnold Palmer, American golfer and businessman (died 2016)
Luis García Beltrán was a Venezuelan professional baseball player and manager. Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m), 189 lb (86 kg), he batted and threw right handed.
Luis García, Venezuelan baseball player and manager (died 2014)
Primož Kozak was a Slovenian playwright and essayist. Together with Dominik Smole, Dane Zajc and Taras Kermauner, he was the most visible representative of the so-called Critical g…
Primož Kozak, Slovenian playwright (died 1981)
Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew, Baron Mayhew of Twysden, was a British barrister and politician.
Patrick Mayhew, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (died 2016)
Harvey Lester Schmidt was an American composer for musical theatre and illustrator. He was best known for composing the music for the longest running musical in history, The Fantas…
Harvey Schmidt, American composer and illustrator (died 2018)
John Lawrence Collins Jr. was an American writer and historian.
Larry Collins, American-French journalist, historian, and author (died 2005)
Eva Evelyn Burrows AC OF was an Australian Salvation Army Officer who was the 13th General of the Salvation Army, serving from 1986 to 1993. She served as an Officer of the Salvati…
Eva Burrows, Australian 13th General of The Salvation Army (died 2015)
John Julius Cooper, 2nd Viscount Norwich,, also known as John Julius Norwich, was an English popular historian, writer of widely read travel books, and television personality.
John Julius Norwich, English historian and author (died 2018)
Wilbur Snyder was an American football player and professional wrestler. He played college football for the Utah Utes.
Wilbur Snyder, American football player and wrestler (died 1991)
Osman Mümtaz Soysal was a Turkish professor of constitutional law, political scientist, politician, human rights activist, ex-prisoner of conscience, senior advisor, columnist, and…
Mümtaz Soysal, Turkish academic and politician, 30th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2019)
Jamshid bin Abdullah Al Busaidi, was a Zanzibari royal who was the last reigning Sultan of Zanzibar. He was deposed in the Zanzibar Revolution, after the United Kingdom gave up its…
Jamshid bin Abdullah of Zanzibar, last sultan of Zanzibar (died 2024)
Murray Gell-Mann was an American theoretical physicist who played a preeminent role in the development of the theory of elementary particles. Gell-Mann introduced the concept of qu…
Murray Gell-Mann, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2019)
Stanley Graham Stephens was a Canadian-American politician, journalist, and broadcaster who served as the 20th governor of Montana from 1989 until 1993 as a member of the Republica…
Stan Stephens, Canadian-American politician, 20th Governor of Montana (died 2021)
Sylvester Austin was an American jazz saxophonist. He achieved his biggest success in an overtly commercial rather than jazz vein, but he regarded Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, an…
Sil Austin, American saxophonist (died 2001)
Marshal of the Royal Air Force David Brownrigg Craig, Baron Craig of Radley, is a retired Royal Air Force officer and member of the House of Lords. He was a fast jet pilot in the 1…
David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley, Northern Irish air marshal and politician
Sir Stirling Craufurd Moss was a British racing driver and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One from 1951 to 1961. Widely regarded as one of the greatest drivers to never win t…
Stirling Moss, English racing driver and sportscaster (died 2020)