Explore 2115 historical events from 1920–1929.
Tadeusz Mazowiecki was a Polish author, journalist, philanthropist and politician, formerly one of the leaders of the Solidarity movement, and the first non-communist Polish prime …
Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Polish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Poland (died 2013)
Cora Susan Collins was an American former child actress who appeared in films during the Golden Years of Hollywood. Although she did not make the transition to a film career in adu…
Cora Sue Collins, American child actress (died 2025)
Jack Sydney George "Bud" Cullen, was a Canadian Federal Court judge and politician.
Bud Cullen, Canadian judge and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Employment and Immigration (died 2005)
Philip Toll Hill Jr. was an American racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1958 to 1966. Hill won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1961 with Ferrari, and wo…
Phil Hill, American race car driver (died 2008)
Charles Augustus Lindbergh was an American aviator, military officer, and author. On May 20–21, 1927, he made the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris, a distance of 3,600 m…
Charles Lindbergh touches down at Le Bourget Field in Paris, completing the world's first solo nonstop flight across the
Xining is the capital and most populous city of Qinghai province in western China and the largest city on the Tibetan Plateau. As of the 2020 census, it had 2,467,965 inhabitants, …
Near Xining, China, an 8
The Ford Model T is an automobile that was produced by the Ford Motor Company from October 1, 1908, to May 26, 1927. It is generally regarded as the first mass-affordable automobil…
The last Ford Model T rolls off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles
The Ford Motor Company is an American multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, United States. It was founded by Henry Ford and incorporated on Jun…
The Ford Motor Company ceases manufacture of the Ford Model T and begins to retool plants to make the Ford Model A
Charles Augustus Lindbergh was an American aviator, military officer, and author. On May 20–21, 1927, he made the first nonstop flight from New York to Paris, a distance of 3,600 m…
Aviator Charles Lindbergh receives a ticker tape parade up 5th Avenue in New York City
Karl Alexander Müller was a Swiss physicist and Nobel laureate. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1987 with Georg Bednorz for their work in superconductivity in ceramic mat…
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Ahmed Arif was a Turkish-Kurdish poet.
Ahmed Arif, Turkish poet and author (died 1991)
Lorenzo "Laurel" Aitken was a Cuban-Jamaican singer and one of the pioneers of ska music. He is often referred to as the "Godfather of Ska".
Laurel Aitken, Cuban-Jamaican singer (died 2005)
Joseph "Josy" Barthel was a Luxembourgish athlete and politician. He was the surprise winner of the Men's 1500 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and the only athlete representing…
Josy Barthel, Luxembourgish runner and politician, Luxembourgish Minister for Energy (died 1992)
María del Socorro Tellado López, known as Corín Tellado, was a Spanish writer of romantic novels and photonovels that were best-sellers in several Spanish-language countries. She p…
Corín Tellado, Spanish author (died 2009)
The Cyclone, also called the Coney Island Cyclone, is a wooden roller coaster at Luna Park in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. Designed by Vernon Keenan,…
The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island
The prime minister of Japan is the head of government of Japan. The prime minister chairs the Cabinet of Japan and has the ability to select and dismiss its ministers of state. Th…
Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi convenes an eleven-day conference to discuss Japan's strategy in China
The Bird of Paradise was a military airplane used by the United States Army Air Corps in 1927 to experiment with the application of radio beacon aids in air navigation. On June 28–…
The Bird of Paradise, a U
The July Revolt of 1927 was a major riot starting on 15 July 1927 in the Austrian capital, Vienna. The revolt was sparked by the acquittal of three nationalist paramilitary members…
Massacre of July 15, 1927: Eighty-nine protesters are killed by Austrian police in Vienna.
Augusto César Sandino was a Nicaraguan revolutionary, founder of the militant group EDSN, and leader of a rebellion between 1927 and 1933 against the United States occupation of Ni…
Augusto César Sandino leads a raid on U.S. Marines and Nicaraguan Guardia Nacional that had been sent to apprehend him…
Margot Honecker was an East German politician and influential member of the country's Communist government until 1989. From 1963 until 1989, she was Minister of National Education …
Margot Honecker, East German politician and First Lady (died 2016)
Alberto Aleandro Uderzo, better known as Albert Uderzo, was a French comic book artist and scriptwriter. He is best known as the co-creator and illustrator of the Astérix series in…
Albert Uderzo, French author and illustrator (died 2020)
John Douglas Roberton, known professionally as Jack Douglas or Jack D. Douglas, was an English actor best known for his portrayals in the Carry On films.
Jack Douglas, English actor (died 2008)
Dame Anne Laura Dorinthea McLaren, was a British scientist who was a leading figure in developmental biology. She paved the way for women in science and her work helped lead to hum…
Anne McLaren, British scientist (died 2007)
Granville Wilbur "Granny" Hamner was an American professional baseball shortstop and second baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB). Hamner was one of the key players on the "Whiz K…
Granny Hamner, American baseball player (died 1993)