Explore 2115 historical events from 1920–1929.
George Arthur Rowley Jr., nicknamed "The Gunner" because of his explosive left-foot shot, was an English football player and cricketer. He holds the record for the most goals in th…
Arthur Rowley, English footballer, manager, and cricketer (died 2002)
Charlotte Rae Lubotsky was an American comedic actress and singer whose career spanned 66 years.
Charlotte Rae, American actress and singer (died 2018)
Sir James Frazer Stirling was a British architect.
James Stirling, Scottish architect, designed the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart and Seeley Historical Library (died 1992)
James Patrick Donleavy, popularly known as J. P. Donleavy, was an American-Irish author, short story writer, novelist, and playwright. Known for the dark humor in his writings, he …
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Rifaat El Mahgoub was an Egyptian politician who served as the 8th speaker of the People's Assembly of Egypt from 1984 until his assassination in 1990. He was a member of the then …
Rifaat el-Mahgoub, Egyptian politician (died 1990)
Marilyn Erskine is an American retired actress who started performing at the age of three on radio, and has since appeared in radio, theater, film and television roles from the 192…
Marilyn Erskine, American actress
Nils Olof Thorbjörn Fälldin was a Swedish politician and farmer who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1976 to 1978 and again from 1979 to 1982. From 1971 to 1985, he was lead…
Thorbjörn Fälldin, Swedish farmer and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Sweden (died 2016)
John Thomas Alexis Craig, was an American comic book artist notable for his work with the EC Comics line of the 1950s. He sometimes used the pseudonyms Jay Taycee and F. C. Aljohn.
Johnny Craig, American author and illustrator (died 2001)
Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner was an Austrian politician for the SPÖ.
Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner, Austrian politician (died 2008)
Patricia Castell, born Ovidia Amanda Paramidani Padín, was an Argentine actress, appearing on radio, television and in films. Born in Avellaneda in 1926, her career began in the 19…
Patricia Castell, Argentine actress (died 2013)
David Robert Coleman was a British sports commentator and television presenter who worked for the BBC for 46 years. He covered eleven Summer Olympic Games from 1960 to 2000 and six…
David Coleman, British sports commentator and television presenter (died 2013)
Michael Mathias Prechtl was a German artist, illustrator and cartoonist.
Michael Mathias Prechtl, German soldier and illustrator (died 2003)
Timothy Francis LaHaye was an American Baptist evangelical Christian minister and political activist who wrote more than 85 books, both non-fiction and fiction, including the Left …
Tim LaHaye, American minister, activist, and author (died 2016)
Basil Alexander Paterson was an American labor lawyer and politician. He served in the New York State Senate from 1966 to 1971 and as secretary of state of New York under Governor …
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Alan Munro Reynolds was a British painter.
Alan Reynolds, English painter and educator (died 2014)
James Elliott Bama was an American artist known for his realistic paintings and etchings of Western subjects. Life in Wyoming led to his comment, "Here an artist can trace the begi…
James Bama, American artist and illustrator (died 2022)
William Elsworth Blackbeard, better known as Bill Blackbeard, was a writer-editor and the founder-director of the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art, a comprehensive collection of …
Bill Blackbeard, American historian and author (died 2011)
Nelle Harper Lee was an American novelist whose 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird won the 1961 Pulitzer Prize and became a classic of modern American literature. She assisted her cl…
Harper Lee, American novelist (died 2016)
Hulusi Sayın was a general in the Turkish Gendarmerie, and may have been involved with the Gendarmerie's JITEM intelligence unit. He retired in 1989 and become an adviser to the Pr…
Hulusi Sayın, Turkish general (died 1991)
Elmer Kelton was an American author, known for his Westerns. He was born in Andrews County, Texas.
Elmer Kelton, American journalist and author (died 2009)
Shrinivas Vinayak Khale, fondly addressed as "Khale Kaka", was an Indian composer/music director from Maharashtra, India.
Shrinivas Khale, Indian composer (died 2011)
Cloris Leachman was an American actress and comedian whose career spanned nine decades. She received many accolades including 22 Primetime Emmy nominations of which she won eight; …
Cloris Leachman, American actress and comedian (died 2021)
Peter David Lax was a Hungarian-born American mathematician and Abel Prize laureate working in the areas of pure and applied mathematics.
Peter Lax, Hungarian-American mathematician and academic (died 2025)
Sir David Frederick Attenborough is an English broadcaster, natural historian, conservationist, writer, producer and narrator. His presenting career began as host of Zoo Quest in 1…
David Attenborough, English environmentalist and television host