Explore 864 historical events from 1920–1929.
The Treaty of Rapallo was an agreement signed on 16 April 1922 between Germany and Soviet Russia under which both renounced all territorial and financial claims against each other …
The Treaty of Rapallo, pursuant to which Germany and the Soviet Union re-establish diplomatic relations, is signed
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), also known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991.…
The Soviet government creates the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within the Georgian SSR
The Imperial Wireless Chain was a strategic international communications network of powerful long range radiotelegraphy stations, created by the British government to link the coun…
The first segment of the Imperial Wireless Chain providing wireless telegraphy between Leafield in Oxfordshire, England,
Kingman Reef is a largely submerged, uninhabited, triangle-shaped reef, geologically an atoll, 9.0 nmi (20 km) east-west and 4.5 nmi (8 km) north-south, in the North Pacific Ocean,…
The United States annexes the Kingman Reef
Lawrence Nicholas "Larry" Guarino was a United States Air Force officer, and veteran of three wars. Shot down on his 50th combat mission, he spent more than eight years as a prison…
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Leonard Clemence "Leo" Tindemans was a Belgian politician. He served as the prime minister of Belgium from 25 April 1974 until he resigned as minister on 20 October 1978. He was a …
Leo Tindemans, Belgian politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Belgium (died 2014)
Barbara Hale was an American actress who portrayed legal secretary Della Street in the dramatic television series Perry Mason (1957–1966), earning her a 1959 Emmy Award for Outstan…
Barbara Hale, American actress (died 2017)
The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, located on the western end of the National Mall of Washington, D…
The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D
Sir Kingsley William Amis was an English novelist, poet, critic and teacher. He wrote more than 20 novels, six volumes of poetry, a memoir, short stories, radio and television scri…
Kingsley Amis, English novelist, poet, and critic (died 1995)
Erich Alfred Hartmann, nicknamed Bubi, was a German fighter pilot during World War II and the most successful fighter ace in the history of aerial warfare. He flew 1,404 combat mis…
Erich Hartmann, German colonel and pilot (died 1993)
Alistair Stuart MacLean was a Scottish novelist, who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories. His books are estimated to have sold over 150 million copies, making him one of …
Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist and screenwriter (died 1987)
Albert John "Allan" Watkins was a Welsh cricketer, who played for England in fifteen Tests from 1948 to 1952.
Allan Watkins, Welsh-English cricketer (died 2011)
Richard Diebenkorn was an American painter and printmaker. His early work is associated with abstract expressionism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. In …
Richard Diebenkorn, American soldier and painter (died 1993)
Charles Mingus Jr. was an American jazz upright bassist, composer, bandleader, pianist, and author. A major proponent of collective improvisation, he is considered one of the great…
Charles Mingus, American bassist, composer, and bandleader (died 1979)
Wolf Vladimir Vishniac was an American microbiologist. He was the son of photographer Roman Vishniac and the father of astronomer Ethan Vishniac. Educated at Brooklyn College and S…
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Marc-Adélard Tremblay, was a Canadian anthropologist.
Marc-Adélard Tremblay, Canadian anthropologist and academic (died 2014)
Sir James Clarke Holt, also known as J. C. Holt and Jim Holt, was an English medieval historian, known particularly for his work on Magna Carta. He was the third Master of Fitzwill…
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Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé was a Canadian politician, journalist and stateswoman who served as the 23rd governor general of Canada from 1984 to 1990 and as the 29th speaker of the House…
Jeanne Sauvé, Canadian journalist and politician, Governor General of Canada (died 1993)
Dame Catherine Margaret Mary Scott, was a South African-born pioneering ballet dancer who found fame as a teacher, choreographer, and school administrator in Australia. As the firs…
Margaret Scott, South African-Australian ballerina and choreographer (died 2019)
Jack Klugman was an American actor of stage, film and television.
Jack Klugman, American actor (died 2012)
Sheila Christine Scott OBE was an English aviator who broke over 100 aviation records through her long-distance flight endeavours, which included a 34,000-mile (55,000 km) "world a…
Sheila Scott, English nurse and pilot (died 1988)
Barbara Lüdemann was a German teacher and politician who served in the Bundestag from 1973 until 1976. A member of the Free Democratic Party from Hesse, she became a prominent figu…
Barbara Lüdemann, German politician (died 1992)
Parren James Mitchell was an American politician who served as a U.S. congressman affiliated with the Democratic Party representing the 7th congressional district of Maryland from …
Parren Mitchell, American politician (died 2007)
Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans, known professionally as Toots Thielemans, was a Belgian jazz musician. He was mostly known for playing the chromatic harmonica, as …
Toots Thielemans, Belgian guitarist and harmonica player (died 2016)