Explore 2115 historical events from 1920–1929.
Antony Hewish was a British radio astronomer who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974 for his role in the discovery of pulsars. He was also awarded the Eddington Medal of the Ro…
Antony Hewish, English astronomer and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2021)
Anthony John Hancock was an English comedian and actor.
Tony Hancock, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 1968)
Harry Heinz Schwarz was a South African lawyer, statesman, and long-time political opposition leader against apartheid in South Africa who eventually served as the South African Am…
Harry Schwarz, South African anti-apartheid leader, lawyer, and Ambassador (died 2010)
Maria Koepcke was a German ornithologist known for her work with Neotropical bird species. Koepcke was a well-respected authority in South American ornithology and her work is stil…
Maria Koepcke, German-Peruvian ornithologist and zoologist (died 1971)
Roy Thomas Frank Bentley was an English football player and manager.
Roy Bentley, English footballer (died 2018)
Francis Leonard Tombs, Baron Tombs was an English industrialist and politician who served as a crossbench member of the House of Lords from 1990 until his retirement in 2015.
Francis Tombs, Baron Tombs, English engineer and politician (died 2020)
Priscilla Marie Pointer was an American actress of theater, film and television.
Priscilla Pointer, American actress (died 2025)
John Francis Whitaker was an American sportscaster who worked for both CBS and ABC. Whitaker was a decorated army veteran of World War II. He fought in the Normandy Campaign and wa…
Jack Whitaker, American sportscaster (died 2019)
Barbara Joyce Bachmann was a lecturer at Yale University, UC Berkeley, Columbia and NYU, and is best known as director of the E. coli Genetic Stock Center and for publishing editio…
Barbara Bachmann, American microbiologist (died 1999)
Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara was a Gambian politician who served as prime minister from 1962 to 1970, and then as the first President of The Gambia from 1970 to 1994, when he was overt…
Dawda Jawara, 1st President of the Gambia (died 2019)
Alexander Galbraith "Sandy" Wilson was an English composer and lyricist, best known for his musical The Boy Friend (1953).
Sandy Wilson, English composer and songwriter (died 2014)
David Chavchavadze was a British-born American author and a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer of Georgian-Russian origin.
David Chavchavadze, English-American CIA officer and author (died 2014)
Zelmar Raúl Michelini Guarch was a Uruguayan reporter and politician, assassinated in Buenos Aires in 1976 as part of Operation Condor.
Zelmar Michelini, Uruguayan journalist and politician (died 1976)
Mary Margaret "Peggy" Cass was an American actress, comedian, game show panelist, and announcer.
Peggy Cass, American actress, comedian, and game show panelist (died 1999)
Charles Aznavour was a French and Armenian singer-songwriter, actor, and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice: clear and ringing in its upper reache…
Charles Aznavour, French-Armenian singer-songwriter and actor (died 2018)
Karl Heinrich Leopold Deschner was a German researcher and writer who achieved public attention in Europe for his trenchant and fiercely critical treatment of Christianity in gener…
Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (died 2014)
Philip Martin Pearlstein was an American painter best known for Modernist Realist nudes. Cited by critics as the preeminent figure painter of the 1960s to 2000s, he led a revival i…
Philip Pearlstein, American soldier and painter (died 2022)
István Nyers, also known as Stefano Nyers, was a Hungarian footballer who played as a forward or as a winger. Although he played in only two international matches for Hungary, he i…
István Nyers, French-Hungarian footballer (died 2005)
Jaime Ramón Lusinchi was the president of Venezuela from 1984 to 1989. His term was characterized by an economic crisis, growth of the external debt, populist policies, currency de…
Jaime Lusinchi, Venezuelan physician and politician, President of Venezuela (died 2014)
John Hackman Sumner was an English and Australian theatre director, producer and impresario. He was the founder and artistic director of the Melbourne Theatre Company in Australia,…
John Sumner, English-Australian director, founded the Melbourne Theatre Company (died 2013)
Sir Edward Dillon Lott du Cann was a British politician and businessman. He was a member of Parliament (MP) from 1956 to 1987 and served as Chairman of the Conservative Party from …
Edward du Cann, English naval officer and politician (died 2017)
Paul Hébert, OC, CQ was a French Canadian television and stage actor and director, and the founder of six theatres in Quebec. He is best known for his role as Siméon Desrosiers in …
Paul Hébert, Canadian actor (died 2017)
Lars Bo was a Danish artist and writer. He is known for his graphic works with surrealistically inspired fantastic motifs. He was nicknamed "Wizard".
Lars Bo, Danish author and illustrator (died 1999)
Miloslav Kříž was a Czech professional basketball player, coach and executive. As a player, he played first for Uncas Praha, and later for Sparta Praha, but he was better known as …
Miloslav Kříž, Czech basketball player and coach (died 2013)