Explore 864 historical events from 1920–1929.
David George Coke Patrick Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, was a Scottish landowner, soldier, banker and peer.
David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, English-Scottish soldier and politician (died 2023)
Dietmar Otto Schönherr was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 120 films between 1944 and 2014. He was famous for playing the role of Major Cliff Allister McLane in the German s…
Dietmar Schönherr, Austrian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2014)
Franz Sondheimer FRS was a German-born British professor of chemistry. In 1960, he was awarded the Israel Prize for his contributions to science.
Franz Sondheimer, German-English chemist and academic (died 1981)
Cecil Edward Buckland, known professionally as Glen Michael, was a British children's television presenter and entertainer. He hosted the popular children's television show Glen Mi…
Glen Michael, British television presenter and entertainer (died 2025)
Sir Edward Walter Parkes DL FREng was Vice-Chancellor of City University London from 1974 to 1978 and of the University of Leeds from 1983 to 1991.
Edward Parkes, English engineer and academic (died 2019)
Peter Zadek was a German director of theatre, opera and film, a translator and a screenwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest directors in German-speaking theater.
Peter Zadek, German director and screenwriter (died 2009)
Robert Charles Sweikert was an American racing driver, best known as the winner of the 1955 Indianapolis 500 and the 1955 National Championship, as well as the 1955 Midwest Sprint …
Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (died 1956)
Robert White Creeley was an American poet and author of more than 60 books. He is associated with the Black Mountain poets, although his verse aesthetic diverged from that school. …
Robert Creeley, American novelist, essayist, and poet (died 2005)
Basil Salvadore D'Souza was the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore from 22 March 1965 until his death on 5 September 1996. He was the longest-serving bishop in the d…
Basil Salvadore D'Souza, Indian bishop (died 1996)
Yossel Mashel "Joe" Slovo was a South African politician and anti-apartheid activist. A Marxist-Leninist, he was a long-time leader and theorist in the South African Communist Part…
Joe Slovo, Lithuanian-South African activist and politician (died 1995)
Aileen Hernandez was an African-American union organizer, civil rights activist, and women's rights activist. She served as the president of the National Organization for Women (NO…
Aileen Hernandez, American union organizer and civil rights activist (died 2017)
Stanley Livingstone Baxter was a Scottish actor, comedian, impressionist and author. Baxter began his career as a child actor on the BBC and later became known for his British tele…
Stanley Baxter, Scottish actor and screenwriter (died 2025)
Claude Aubrey Akins was an American character actor. He played Sonny Pruit in Movin' On, a 1974–1976 American drama series about a trucking team; Sheriff Lobo on The Misadventures …
Claude Akins, American actor (died 1994)
William Bowyer was a British portrait and landscape painter, who worked in a traditional manner.
William Bowyer, English painter and academic (died 2015)
Phyllis Fay Gotlieb was a Canadian science fiction novelist and poet.
Phyllis Gotlieb, Canadian author and poet (died 2009)
William Walton Sharman was an American professional basketball player and coach. He is mostly known for his time with the Boston Celtics in the 1950s, partnering with Bob Cousy in …
Bill Sharman, American basketball player and coach (died 2013)
David Wynne was a British sculptor of figures, animals, and portraits.
David Wynne, English sculptor and painter (died 2014)
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American trumpeter, bandleader and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. In a…
Miles Davis, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (died 1991)
Caterina Irene Elena Maria Boyle, Lady Saunders, usually known as Katie Boyle, was an Italian-born British actress, writer, radio announcer and television personality. She became b…
Katie Boyle, Italian-English actress and television host (died 2018)
Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe was Queen of Tonga from 1965 to 2006, as the wife of King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV. She was the mother of kings George Tupou V and Tupou VI.
Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe, Queen Consort of Tonga (died 2017)
Abdoulaye Wade is a Senegalese politician who served as the third president of Senegal from 2000 to 2012. He is also the Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS),…
Abdoulaye Wade, Senegalese academic and politician, 3rd President of Senegal
John Paul Gimble was an American country musician associated with Western swing. He was considered one of the most important fiddlers in the genre. He was inducted into the Rock an…
Johnny Gimble, American country/western swing musician (died 2015)
Reginald John Berry, also listed as John James Berry, was an English footballer. Berry joined Manchester United from Birmingham City in 1951. Despite his diminutive stature, he was…
Johnny Berry, English footballer (died 1994)
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s…
Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (died 1962)