Explore 2115 historical events from 1920–1929.
Robert Sheckley was an American writer. First published in the science-fiction magazines of the 1950s, his many quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, absurdi…
Robert Sheckley, American author and screenwriter (died 2005)
Royal Richard "Jim" Rathmann, was an American racing driver who competed primarily in Championship Cars. Rathmann is best known for winning the Indianapolis 500 in 1960, emerging v…
Jim Rathmann, American race car driver (died 2011)
David Conner Treen Sr. was an American politician and attorney from Louisiana. A member of the Republican Party, Treen served as U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 3rd congression…
Dave Treen, American lawyer and politician, 51st Governor of Louisiana (died 2009)
Andrzej Zawada was a Polish mountaineer, expedition leader and pioneer of winter Himalayism. Zawada was an organiser and leader of numerous high-mountains expeditions, author of mo…
Andrzej Zawada, Polish mountaineer and author (died 2000)
Vincent Anthony Guaraldi was an American jazz pianist who composed music for animated television adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip. His compositions for this series included t…
Vince Guaraldi, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1976)
Don Andrea Gallo was an Italian priest. He was the founder and leader of the Community of San Benedetto al Porto. He often called himself a "priest of the sidewalk", referring to h…
Andrea Gallo, Italian priest and author (died 2013)
Helen Elam Van Winkle, better known as Baddiewinkle or Baddie Winkle, was an American Internet personality. She became an Internet sensation at the age of eighty-five. Her popular …
Baddiewinkle, American internet personality
Samuel John Hazo is a poet, playwright, fiction novelist, and the founder and director emeritus of the International Poetry Forum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is also McAnulty D…
Samuel John Hazo, American author
Choi Yoon-chil was a South Korean long-distance runner who was a two-time Olympian and a two-time national champion in the marathon.
Choi Yun-chil, South Korean long-distance runner and a two-time national champion in the marathon (died 2020)
Józef Czyrek was a Polish politician who served as the minister of foreign affairs of the People's Republic of Poland from 1980 to 1982.
Józef Czyrek, Polish economist and politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 2013)
Belaid Abdessalam was an Algerian politician, who served as Prime Minister from 1992 to 1993.
Belaid Abdessalam, Prime Minister of Algeria (died 2020)
Pal Charles Benko was a Hungarian and American chess grandmaster, author, and composer of endgame studies and chess problems.
Pál Benkő, Hungarian-American chess player (died 2019)
Marcel Gauthier was a Canadian professional midget wrestler who wrestled under the ring name Sky Low Low.
Sky Low Low, Canadian wrestler (died 1998)
Orson Bean was an American film, television, and stage actor and comedian and a "mainstay of Los Angeles’ small theater scene." He appeared frequently on several televised game sho…
Orson Bean, American actor (died 2020)
James William Thomas Hill, OBE was an English footballer and later a television personality. His career included almost every role in the sport, including player, trade union leade…
Jimmy Hill, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster (died 2015)
Per Højholt was a Danish poet. Højholt had his debut in 1948 when he published "De nøgne", a series of poems which appeared in the magazine Heretica. His first collection was Heste…
Per Højholt, Danish poet (died 2004)
Joseph Albert Morello was an American jazz drummer best known for serving as the drummer for pianist Dave Brubeck, as part of the Dave Brubeck Quartet, from 1957 to 1972, including…
Joe Morello, American jazz drummer (Dave Brubeck Quartet - "Blue Rondo à la Turk") (died 2011)
Leon Fleisher was an American classical pianist, conductor and pedagogue. He was one of the most renowned pianists and pedagogues in the world. Music correspondent Elijah Ho called…
Leon Fleisher, American pianist and conductor (died 2020)
Vera Florence Cooper Rubin was an American astronomer who pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates. She uncovered the discrepancy between the predicted and observed angular motion o…
Vera Rubin, American astronomer and academic (died 2016)
Hubert "Cubby" Selby Jr. was an American novelist. Two of his books, Last Exit to Brooklyn (1964) and Requiem for a Dream (1978), were adapted into films, both of which he appeared…
Hubert Selby, Jr., American author and screenwriter (died 2004)
Keshubhai Patel was an Indian politician who was the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 1995 and again from 1998 to 2001. He was a six-time member of Gujarat Legislative Assembly. He was…
Keshubhai Patel, Indian politician, tenth Chief Minister of Gujarat (died 2020)
Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr., known professionally as Dolphy, was a Filipino comedian and actor. Widely regarded by Philippine media as the country's "King of Comedy", he starred in a l…
Dolphy, Filipino actor, singer, and producer (died 2012)
Mario Montenegro was a Filipino actor and painter. He rose to stardom during the Golden Age of Philippine cinema as a heroic lead in historical and adventure films. He was dubbed "…
Mario Montenegro, Filipino actor (died 1988)
Baron Nils Taube was Britain's longest serving fund manager. A colleague of George Soros and advisor to Lord Rothschild, he also anticipated the 1987 stockmarket crash, while deliv…
Nils Taube, Estonian-English businessman (died 2008)