Explore 3197 historical events from 1920–1929.
James Harrison Coburn III was an American actor who featured in more than 70 films, largely action roles, and made 100 television appearances during a 45-year career.
James Coburn, American actor (died 2002)
Jaime Lachica Sin was a Filipino Catholic prelate who served as the 30th archbishop of Manila from 1974 until his retirement in 2003. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal by Pop…
Jaime Sin, Filipino cardinal (died 2005)
George Maharis was an American actor, singer, and visual artist who portrayed Buz Murdock in the first three seasons of the TV series Route 66. Maharis also recorded several pop mu…
George Maharis, American actor, singer, and artist (died 2023)
Jim Jordan was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997. His career had been in education as a teacher and administrator.
Jim Jordan, Canadian educator and politician (died 2012)
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s.
Horace Silver, American pianist and composer (died 2014)
Mel Stuart was an American film director and producer who often worked with producer David L. Wolper, at whose production firm he worked for 17 years, before going freelance.
Mel Stuart, American director and producer (died 2012)
Gaston Egmond Thorn was a Luxembourgish politician who served in a number of high-profile positions, both domestically and internationally. He most prominently served as prime mini…
Gaston Thorn, Luxembourg lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (died 2007)
Richard Allen York was an American actor. He was the first actor to play Darrin Stephens on the ABC fantasy sitcom Bewitched. He played teacher Bertram Cates in the film Inherit th…
Dick York, American actor (died 1992)
Joyce Hilda Hatto was an English concert pianist and piano teacher. In 1956 she married William Barrington-Coupe, a record producer who was convicted of Purchase Tax evasion in 196…
Joyce Hatto, English pianist and educator (died 2006)
Albert Mangelsdorff was a German jazz trombonist. Working mainly in free jazz, he was an innovator in multiphonics.
Albert Mangelsdorff, German trombonist and educator (died 2005)
Fumihiko Maki was a Japanese architect. In 1993, he received the Pritzker Prize for his work, which often explores pioneering uses of new materials and fuses the cultures of east …
Fumihiko Maki, Japanese architect and academic, designed the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium and Makuhari Messe (died 2024)
Robert Maynard Pirsig was an American writer and philosopher. He is the author of the philosophical books Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values (1974) a…
Robert M. Pirsig, American novelist and philosopher (died 2017)
Yevgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov was a Soviet and Russian conductor, composer, and pianist.
Yevgeny Svetlanov, Russian conductor and composer (died 2002)
Eric Sidney Watkins, also known as Professor Sid or simply Prof, was an English neurosurgeon. From 1978 to 2004, Watkins served as Safety and Medical Delegate in Formula One.
Sid Watkins, English neurosurgeon and academic (died 2012)
Kathleen Ann "Kathy" Gorham was an Australian ballerina.
Kathleen Gorham, Australian ballerina (died 1983)
Alfred James McGuire was an American college basketball coach and broadcaster, the head coach at Marquette University from 1964 to 1977. He won a national championship in his final…
Al McGuire, American basketball player, coach, and commentator (died 2001)
Moses Bosco Anderson SSE was an American prelate in the Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit in Michigan from 1982 to 2003. He was a memb…
Moses Anderson, American Roman Catholic bishop (died 2013)
Solomon "Sol" LeWitt was an American artist linked to various movements, including conceptual art and minimalism.
Sol LeWitt, American painter and sculptor (died 2007)
Roch Bolduc is a former Canadian civil servant and Senator from the province of Quebec.
Roch Bolduc, Canadian civil servant and politician
Walter Ralston Martin was an American Baptist Christian minister and author who founded the Christian Research Institute in 1960 as a parachurch ministry specializing as a clearing…
Walter Ralston Martin, American minister and author, founded the Christian Research Institute (died 1989)
Jean Vanier was a Canadian Catholic philosopher and theologian. In 1964, he founded L'Arche, an international federation of communities spread over 37 countries for people with dev…
Jean Vanier, Canadian philosopher and humanitarian, founded L'Arche (died 2019)
Reubin O'Donovan Askew was an American politician, who served as the 37th governor of Florida from 1971 to 1979. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 7th U.S. trade r…
Reubin Askew, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of Florida (died 2014)
Henry Earl Holliman was an American actor, animal rights activist, and singer known for his many character roles in films, mostly Westerns and dramas, in the 1950s and 1960s. He wo…
Earl Holliman, American actor (died 2024)
Robert Walter Irwin was an American installation artist who explored perception and the conditional in art, often through site-specific, architectural interventions that alter the …
Robert Irwin, American painter and gardener (died 2023)