Explore 864 historical events from 1920–1929.
Madanjeet Singh was an Indian diplomat, painter, photographer, and writer.
Madanjeet Singh, Indian diplomat, author, and philanthropist (died 2013)
Kenneth Norman Jones was an Australian senior public servant.
Kenneth Norman Jones, Australian public servant (died 2022)
Donald Richie was an American author, journalist, and film critic. He was known for writing about the Japanese people, the culture of Japan, and especially Japanese cinema. Althoug…
Donald Richie, American-Japanese author and critic (died 2013)
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown was an American singer and multi-instrumentalist from Louisiana. He was best-known as a blues performer, but his music was often eclectic and also touche…
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005)
Nina Foch was an American actress who later became a drama instructor. Her career spanned 6 decades, consisting of over 50 feature films and over 100 television credits. She was th…
Nina Foch, Dutch-American actress (died 2008)
Guy Arthur Auguste Rocher was a Canadian academic and sociologist.
Guy Rocher, Canadian sociologist and academic (died 2025)
Ira Lonnie Loudermilk, known professionally as Ira Louvin, was an American country music singer, mandolinist and songwriter. He was a cousin of songwriter John D. Loudermilk.
Ira Louvin, American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (died 1965)
Leslie Samuel Phillips was an English actor. He achieved prominence in the 1950s, playing smooth, upper-class comic roles utilising his "Ding dong" and "Hello" catchphrases. He app…
Leslie Phillips, English actor and producer (died 2022)
Nam Duck-woo was the prime minister of South Korea from 1980 to 1982.
Nam Duck-woo, South Korean politician, 12th Prime Minister of South Korea (died 2013)
Charles Byron Harmon was an American professional baseball utility player in Major League Baseball (MLB), who played for the Cincinnati Redlegs (1954–1956), St. Louis Cardinals (19…
Chuck Harmon, American baseball player and scout (died 2019)
Robert Marshall Rosengarden was an American jazz drummer, percussionist and bandleader. A native of Elgin, Illinois, United States, he played on many recordings and in television o…
Bobby Rosengarden, American drummer and bandleader (died 2007)
Sir Clement Raphael Freud was a British broadcaster, writer, politician and chef. The son of Ernst L. Freud and grandson of Sigmund Freud, Clement moved to the United Kingdom from …
Clement Freud, German-English radio host, academic, and politician (died 2009)
Ruth Kobart was an American performer, whose six-decade career encompassed opera, Broadway musical theatre, regional theatre, films, and television.
Ruth Kobart, American actress and singer (died 2002)
Bror Ingemar Ture Johansson was a Swedish race walker who won a silver medal in the 10 km at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was also an accomplished speed skater.
Ingemar Johansson, Swedish race walker (died 2009)
Franco Mannino was an Italian film composer, pianist, opera director, playwright and novelist.
Franco Mannino, Italian pianist, composer, director, and playwright (died 2005)
Paulo Emilio Vanzolini was a Brazilian scientist and music composer. He was best known for his samba compositions, including the famous "Ronda", "Volta por Cima", and "Boca da Noit…
Paulo Vanzolini, Brazilian singer-songwriter and zoologist (died 2013)
Harris Browning 'Brownie' Ross is often referred to as the father of long-distance running in the United States.
Browning Ross, American runner and soldier (died 1998)
Vernon Bradford Romney was an American lawyer who served as the attorney general of Utah from 1969 to 1977, and the Republican candidate for Governor of Utah in 1976. He was a memb…
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Richard Bache Ayers was an American comic book artist and cartoonist best known for his work as one of Jack Kirby's inkers during the late-1950s and 1960s period known as the Silve…
Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (died 2014)
Margrethe Blossom Dearie was an American jazz singer and pianist. She had a distinctive light and girlish voice. Dearie performed regular engagements in London and New York City ov…
Blossom Dearie, American singer and pianist (died 2009)
Renée Marcelle "Zizi" Jeanmaire was a French ballet dancer, actress and singer. She became famous in the 1950s after playing the title role in the ballet Carmen, produced in London…
Zizi Jeanmaire, French ballerina and actress (died 2020)
Kenneth Kaunda, also known as KK, was a Zambian politician who served as the first president of Zambia from 1964 to 1991. He was at the forefront of the campaign for independence f…
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, first president of Zambia (died 2021)
Sheldon Mayer Harnick was an American lyricist and songwriter best known for his collaborations with composer Jerry Bock on musicals such as Fiorello!, She Loves Me, and Fiddler on…
Sheldon Harnick, American lyricist (died 2023)
Uno Laht, was an Estonian writer and poet who wrote about the characteristics of everyday Soviet life in poetry. Laht was also a NKVD officer who participated in arrests and deport…
Uno Laht, Estonian KGB officer and author (died 2008)