Explore 3197 historical events from 1920–1929.
George Brecht, born George Ellis MacDiarmid, was an American conceptual artist and avant-garde composer, as well as a professional chemist who worked as a consultant for companies …
George Brecht, American-German chemist and composer (died 2008)
Kristen Nygaard was a Norwegian computer scientist, programming language pioneer, and politician. Internationally, Nygaard is acknowledged as the co-inventor of object-oriented pro…
Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer scientist and academic (died 2002)
Hélène Glykatzi-Ahrweiler was a Greek-French academic Byzantinologist. She was also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Greece.
Hélène Ahrweiler, Greek historian and academic (died 2026)
René Depestre is a Haitian-French poet and former communist activist. He is considered to be one of the most prominent figures in Haitian literature. He lived in Cuba as an exile f…
René Depestre, Haitian writer
Elizabeth Ann Theresa Lynn was an American actress. She played Thelma Lou, Deputy Barney Fife's girlfriend, on The Andy Griffith Show. During the 1940s and 1950s, she appeared in m…
Betty Lynn, American actress (died 2021)
Donn Charles Fendler was an American author and public speaker. Born in Rye, New York, Fendler, at the age of 12, became separated from his family and was lost on Maine's Mount Kat…
Donn Fendler, American author and speaker (died 2016)
Daryl Francis Gates was an American police officer who served as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department from 1978 to 1992. His length of tenure in this position was second only…
Daryl Gates, American police officer, created the D.A.R.E. Program (died 2010)
Abdur Rahman Biswas was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the President of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996. Biswas represented Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly, prior to…
Abdur Rahman Biswas, Bangladeshi banker and politician, 10th President of Bangladesh (died 2017)
Eugene Jules Colan was an American comic book artist best known for his work for Marvel Comics, where his signature titles include the superhero series Daredevil, the cult-hit sati…
Gene Colan, American illustrator (died 2011)
Alison Stewart Lurie was an American novelist and academic. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her 1984 novel Foreign Affairs. Although better known as a novelist, she wrot…
Alison Lurie, American author and academic (died 2020)
Irene Papas or Pappas was a Greek actress and singer who starred in over 70 films in a career spanning more than 50 years. She gained international recognition through such popular…
Irene Papas, Greek actress (died 2022)
Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay, known professionally as Uttam Kumar, was an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, composer, and playback singer who predominantly worked in Beng…
Uttam Kumar, Indian Bengali actor, director, producer, singer, composer and playback singer (died 1980)
George William Gray was a Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Hull who was instrumental in developing the long-lasting materials which made liquid crystal displays …
George William Gray, British chemist, developer of stable liquid crystals (died 2013)
Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg was Prince of the Netherlands from 30 April 1980 until his death on 6 October 2002, as the husband of Queen Beatrix.
Prince Claus of the Netherlands (died 2002)
Jack English Hightower was a former Democratic U.S. representative from Texas's 13th congressional district, serving five terms from 1975 to 1985.
Jack English Hightower, American lawyer and politician (died 2013)
Arthur William Oldham OBE was an English composer and choirmaster. He founded the Edinburgh Festival Chorus in 1965, the Chorus of the Orchestre de Paris in 1975, and the Concert…
Arthur Oldham, English composer and conductor (died 2003)
Maurice William Prather was an American motion picture and still photographer and film director. He was born in Miami, Florida, the son of Maurice J. Prather, a mechanic, cabinet m…
Maurice Prather, American photographer and director (died 2001)
Ivan Dominic Illich was an Austrian Catholic priest, theologian, philosopher, and social critic. His 1971 book Deschooling Society criticises modern society's institutional approac…
Ivan Illich, Austrian priest and philosopher (died 2002)
Murray Albert Olmstead was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who was a left winger for the Montreal Canadiens, Chicago Black Hawks and Toronto Maple Leafs in the National H…
Bert Olmstead, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)
Samuel John Goldwyn Jr. was an American film producer.
Samuel Goldwyn Jr., American director and producer (died 2015)
Donald Jay Irwin was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district, Connecticut State Treasurer and mayor of Norwalk, Connecticut.
Donald J. Irwin, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Mayor of Norwalk (died 2013)
Charles Patrick Fleeming Jenkin, Baron Jenkin of Roding, was a British Conservative Party politician who served as a cabinet minister in Margaret Thatcher's first government.
Patrick Jenkin, Baron Jenkin of Roding, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for the Environment (died…
Erich Juskowiak was a German footballer who played as a left-back. He earned 31 caps and 4 goals for the West Germany national team between 1951 and 1959. He played in the World Cu…
Erich Juskowiak, German footballer (died 1983)
Donald Earle Messick was an American voice actor, known for his performances in Hanna-Barbera cartoons. His best-remembered voice roles include Scooby-Doo; Bamm-Bamm Rubble and Hop…
Don Messick, American voice actor (died 1997)