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Aris Poulianos, Greek anthropologist and archaeologist (died 2021)
Aris Poulianos was a Greek anthropologist and archaeologist.
Aris Poulianos, Greek anthropologist and archaeologist (died 2021)
The 1920s
Explore 2115 historical events from 1920–1929.
1924
Frank Church, American lawyer and politician (died 1984)
Frank Forrester Church III was an American politician and lawyer. From 1957 to 1981, he served as a U.S. senator from Idaho, and is currently the last Democrat to do so. He was the…
Frank Church, American lawyer and politician (died 1984)
1924
Scotch Taylor, South African cricketer and hockey player (died 2004)
Alistair Innes "Scotch" Taylor was a South African sportsman who played first-class cricket and hockey for Transvaal, and captained the Transvaal cricket team for four seasons. Tay…
Scotch Taylor, South African cricketer and hockey player (died 2004)
1924
Vincent Canby, American historian and critic (died 2000)
Vincent Canby was an American film and theatre critic who was the chief film critic for The New York Times from 1969 until the early 1990s, then its chief theatre critic from 1994 …
Vincent Canby, American historian and critic (died 2000)
1924
Otar Taktakishvili, Georgian composer and conductor (died 1989)
Otar Vasilisdze Taktakishvili was a prominent Georgian composer, teacher, conductor, and musicologist of the Soviet period. Although in the West Taktakishvili is perhaps best known…
Otar Taktakishvili, Georgian composer and conductor (died 1989)
1924
Luigi Musso, Italian racing driver (died 1958)
Luigi Musso was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1953 to 1958. Musso won the 1956 Argentine Grand Prix with Ferrari.
Luigi Musso, Italian racing driver (died 1958)
1924
Robert Horton, American actor (died 2016)
Mead Howard "Robert" Horton Jr. was an American actor and singer. He is known for playing Flint McCullough in Wagon Train (1957–1962).
Robert Horton, American actor (died 2016)
1924
C. T. Vivian, American minister, author, and activist (died 2020)
Cordy Tindell Vivian was an American minister, author, and close friend and lieutenant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement. He resided in Atlanta, Georgia, a…
C. T. Vivian, American minister, author, and activist (died 2020)
1924
Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (born 1858)
Eleonora Giulia Amalia Duse, often known simply as Duse, was an Italian actress, rated by many as the greatest of her time. She performed in many countries, notably in the plays of…
Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (born 1858)
1924
Lloyd Bochner, Canadian-American actor (died 2005)
Lloyd Wolfe Bochner was a Canadian actor. He appeared in many Canadian and Hollywood productions between the 1950s and 1990s, including the films Point Blank (1967), The Detective …
Lloyd Bochner, Canadian-American actor (died 2005)
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Granville Stanley Hall was an American psychologist and educator who earned the first doctorate in psychology awarded in the United States of America at Harvard University in the n…
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Ernest Fox Nichols, American educator and physicist (born 1869)
Ernest Fox Nichols was an American educator and physicist. He served as the 10th President of Dartmouth College.
Ernest Fox Nichols, American educator and physicist (born 1869)
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Edith Nesbit was an English writer and poet, who published her books for children and others as E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 such books. She was also a poli…
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Arunachalam Sabapathy was a Ceylon Tamil newspaper editor, politician and member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.
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Alluri Sitarama Raju, Indian activist (born 1897/1898)
Alluri Sitarama Raju was an Indian revolutionary who waged an armed rebellion against the British colonial rule in India. He engaged in guerilla campaigns against the British force…
Alluri Sitarama Raju, Indian activist (born 1897/1898)
1924
Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1852)
Paul Henri Benjamin Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant, Baron de Constant de Rebecque, was a French diplomat and politician, advocate of international arbitration and winner of the…
Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1852)
1924
Bogd Khan, Mongolian ruler (c
Bogd Khan was the khan of the Bogd Khanate of Mongolia from 1911 to 1924, following the state's de facto independence from the Qing dynasty of China after the Xinhai Revolution. Bo…
Bogd Khan, Mongolian ruler (c
1924
Lyubov Popova, Russian painter and illustrator (born 1889)
Lyubov Sergeyevna Popova was a Russian-Soviet avant-garde artist, painter and designer.
Lyubov Popova, Russian painter and illustrator (born 1889)
1924
Théodore Dubois, French organist, composer, and educator (born 1837)
Clément François Théodore Dubois was a French Romantic composer, organist and pedagogue.
Théodore Dubois, French organist, composer, and educator (born 1837)
1924
Frank Frost Abbott, American author and scholar (born 1850)
Frank Frost Abbott was an American classical scholar.
Frank Frost Abbott, American author and scholar (born 1850)
1924
Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1866)
Ferruccio Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto Busoni was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher. His international career and reputation led him to work clo…
Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1866)
1924
Sotirios Krokidas, Greek educator and politician, 110th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1852)
Sotirios G. Krokidas was an interim Prime Minister of Greece in 1922. He was a law professor in Athens.
Sotirios Krokidas, Greek educator and politician, 110th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1852)
1924
University of Chicago students Nathan Leopold Jr
The University of Chicago is a private research university in the Hyde Park community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
University of Chicago students Nathan Leopold Jr
1924
Victor Herbert, Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor, founded the American Society of Composers, Authors and
Victor August Herbert was an American composer, cellist and conductor of English and Irish ancestry and German training. Although Herbert enjoyed important careers as a cello soloi…
Victor Herbert, Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor, founded the American Society of Composers, Authors and