Explore 3197 historical events from 1920–1929.
Anthony Martin Grosvenor Christopher, Baron Christopher of Leckhampton, is a British businessman, trade unionist, tax official, and Labour life peer. As of 2025, he is the oldest s…
Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher, English trade union leader and businessman
Sammy Drechsel, born Karl-Heinz Kamke, was a German political comedian, journalist and sports reporter. In 1956, together with Dieter Hildebrandt, he founded the Münchner Lach- und…
Sammy Drechsel, German comedian and journalist (died 1986)
Louis O'Neill was a Canadian university professor, writer, priest and politician. O'Neill was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1976–1981 and held two cabinet posts.
Louis O'Neil, Canadian academic and politician (died 2018)
Vladimir Grigorevich Boltyansky, also transliterated as Boltyanski, Boltyanskii, or Boltjansky, was a Soviet and Russian mathematician, educator and author of popular mathematical …
Vladimir Boltyansky, Russian mathematician, educator and author (died 2019)
Gerard Leon Cafesjian was a businessman and philanthropist who founded the Cafesjian Family Foundation (CFF), the Cafesjian Museum Foundation (CMF) and the Cafesjian Center for the…
Gerard Cafesjian, American businessman and philanthropist (died 2013)
Michele Ferrero was an Italian billionaire businessman. He owned the chocolate manufacturer Ferrero SpA, Europe's second-largest confectionery company, which he developed from the …
Michele Ferrero, Italian entrepreneur (died 2015)
Frank Horace Hahn FBA was a British economist whose work focused on general equilibrium theory, monetary theory, Keynesian economics and critique of monetarism. A famous problem of…
Frank Hahn, British economist (died 2013)
Charles Derek Chinnery was the controller of BBC Radio 1 from 1978 to 1985.
Derek Chinnery, English broadcaster (died 2015)
Thaddeus John "T. John" Lesinski,, was an American politician and judge from the U.S. state of Michigan.
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John Leonard Thorn was an English schoolmaster, writer and educational consultant. He was headmaster of Repton School from 1961 to 1968 and then of Winchester College until 1985. H…
John Leonard Thorn, English lieutenant, author, and academic (died 2023)
Sir John George Melvin Compton, was a Saint Lucian politician who became the first prime minister upon independence in February 1979. Having led Saint Lucia under British rule from…
John Compton, Saint Lucian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (died 2007)
Iwao Takamoto was an American animator, character designer, television producer, and film director. After his family had been sent to the California internment camps in the early …
Iwao Takamoto, American animator, director, and producer (died 2007)
Corinne Calvet, born Corinne Dibos, was a French actress who appeared mostly in American films. According to one obituary, she was promoted "as a combination of Marlene Dietrich an…
Corinne Calvet, French actress (died 2001)
John LaGale Horton was an American country, honky tonk, and rockabilly musician during the 1950s. He is best known for a series of history-inspired narrative country saga songs tha…
Johnny Horton, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1960)
Charles Philip Bednarik, nicknamed "Concrete Charlie", was an American professional football linebacker and center who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played colle…
Chuck Bednarik, American lieutenant and football player (died 2015)
Malcolm Scott Carpenter was an American naval officer and aviator, test pilot, aeronautical engineer, astronaut, and aquanaut. He was one of the Mercury Seven astronauts selected f…
Scott Carpenter, American commander, pilot, and astronaut (died 2013)
John Reginald Neville CM OBE was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned more than sixty years. He was renowned for his roles on both stage and screen in genres …
John Neville, English-Canadian actor (died 2011)
Marilyn Fisher Lundy was an American businesswoman and philanthropist. As the CEO and president of the League of Catholic Women, Lundy led the development of several organizations …
Marilyn Fisher Lundy, American businesswoman and philanthropist (died 2014)
Maurice Raymond "Hank" Greenberg is an American business executive and former chairman and chief executive officer of American International Group (AIG).
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Leo Joseph Ryan Jr. was an American politician and teacher. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented California's 11th congressional district in the U.S. House of Represent…
Leo Ryan, American soldier, educator, and politician (died 1978)
Ali Hassan Mwinyi was a Tanzanian politician who served as the second president of the United Republic of Tanzania from 1985 to 1995. Previous posts included Minister for Home Affa…
Ali Hassan Mwinyi, Tanzanian politician, 2nd President of Tanzania (died 2024)
Edward Joseph King was an American politician who served as the 66th governor of Massachusetts from 1979 to 1983. A member of the Democratic Party until 1985, he then became a memb…
Edward J
Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra was an American professional baseball catcher who later took on the roles of manager and coach. He played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), all…
Yogi Berra, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2015)
Sophie Kurys was a former second basewoman who played from 1943 through 1952 in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). Listed at 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m), 115 lb (…
Sophie Kurys, American baseball player (died 2013)