1923
Bernard Clavel, French author (died 2010)
Bernard Charles Henri Clavel was a French writer.
Bernard Clavel, French author (died 2010)
The 1920s
Explore 2115 historical events from 1920–1929.
1923
John Parker, 6th Earl of Morley, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon (died 2015)
John St. Aubyn Parker, 6th Earl of Morley was a British peer, a professional soldier, and county dignitary. Morley was a staunch monarchist and royal servant.
John Parker, 6th Earl of Morley, English colonel and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon (died 2015)
1923
Eugene Wright, American jazz bassist (died 2020)
Eugene Joseph Wright was an American jazz bassist who was a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet.
Eugene Wright, American jazz bassist (died 2020)
1923
Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor (died 2015)
Ellsworth Kelly was an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker associated with hard-edge painting, Color field painting and minimalism. His works demonstrate unassuming techniqu…
Ellsworth Kelly, American painter and sculptor (died 2015)
1923
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (died 2005)
Rainier III was Prince of Monaco from 1949 to his death in 2005. Rainier ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years.
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco (died 2005)
1923
Claudio Matteini, Italian football player (died 2003)
Claudio Matteini was an Italian professional football player.
Claudio Matteini, Italian football player (died 2003)
1923
Lloyd Shapley, American mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016)
Lloyd Stowell Shapley was an American mathematician and Nobel Memorial Prize-winning economist. He contributed to the fields of mathematical economics and especially game theory. S…
Lloyd Shapley, American mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2016)
1923
Igor Shafarevich, Russian mathematician and theorist (died 2017)
Igor Rostislavovich Shafarevich was a Soviet and Russian mathematician who contributed to algebraic number theory and algebraic geometry. Outside mathematics, he wrote books and ar…
Igor Shafarevich, Russian mathematician and theorist (died 2017)
1923
Elizabeth Jolley, English-Australian author and academic (died 2007)
Monica Elizabeth Jolley was an English-born Australian writer who settled in Western Australia in the late 1950s and forged an illustrious literary career there. She was 53 when he…
Elizabeth Jolley, English-Australian author and academic (died 2007)
1923
Masutatsu Ōyama, Korean-Japanese karateka (died 1994)
Masutatsu Ōyama, commonly known outside Japan as Mas Oyama, was a Korean-Japanese karateka. He was the founder of Kyokushin Karate, considered the first and most influential style …
Masutatsu Ōyama, Korean-Japanese karateka (died 1994)
1923
Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, Japanese princess (died 2024)
Yuriko, Princess Mikasa was a member of the Imperial House of Japan as the wife of Takahito, Prince Mikasa, the fourth son of Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei. The Princess was t…
Yuriko, Princess Mikasa, Japanese princess (died 2024)
1923
Jorge Daponte, Argentinian racing driver (died 1963)
Jorge Alberto Daponte was a racing driver from Argentina.
Jorge Daponte, Argentinian racing driver (died 1963)
1923
Daniel Pinkham, American organist and composer (died 2006)
Daniel Rogers Pinkham Jr. was an American composer, organist, and harpsichordist.
Daniel Pinkham, American organist and composer (died 2006)
1923
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Cleo Virginia Andrews, better known as Virginia C. Andrews or V. C. Andrews, was an American novelist. She was best known for her 1979 novel Flowers in the Attic, which inspired tw…
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1923
Jean Pouliot, Canadian broadcaster (died 2004)
Jean Adélard Pouliot was a Canadian broadcasting pioneer who helped establish television stations in Kitchener, Ontario, and Quebec City, Quebec. Pouliot was the president and CEO …
Jean Pouliot, Canadian broadcaster (died 2004)
1923
Jules Deschênes, Canadian lawyer and judge (died 2000)
Jules Deschênes, was a Canadian Quebec Superior Court judge.
Jules Deschênes, Canadian lawyer and judge (died 2000)
1923
Gerald Götting, German politician (died 2015)
Gerald Götting was a German politician and chairman of the East German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1966 until 1989. He served as President of the People's Chamber (Volksk…
Gerald Götting, German politician (died 2015)
1923
Paul Brunelle, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1994)
Paul Brunelle was a singer, songwriter and country guitarist of western Quebec. He is considered the pioneer of country in Quebec and the main source of influence on the artist who…
Paul Brunelle, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1994)
1923
Robert Maxwell, Czech-English captain, publisher, and politician (died 1991)
Ian Robert Maxwell was a Czechoslovak-born British-French media proprietor and politician.
Robert Maxwell, Czech-English captain, publisher, and politician (died 1991)
1923
Alice Coleman, English geographer (directed UK Land Use Survey) England (died 2023)
Alice Mary Coleman was a British geographer. A professor at King's College London, she was noted for directing the 1960s Second Land Use Survey of Britain, as well as for analyses …
Alice Coleman, English geographer (directed UK Land Use Survey) England (died 2023)
1923
Lloyd Conover, American chemist and inventor (died 2017)
Lloyd Hillyard Conover was an American chemist and the inventor of tetracycline. For this invention, he was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Conover was the first…
Lloyd Conover, American chemist and inventor (died 2017)
1923
Judith Kerr, German-English author and illustrator (died 2019)
Anna Judith Gertrud Helene Kerr was a German-born British writer and illustrator whose books sold more than 10 million copies around the world. She created both enduring picture bo…
Judith Kerr, German-English author and illustrator (died 2019)
1923
Green Wix Unthank, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (died 2013)
Green Wix Unthank was an American attorney and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, from 1980 to 1988, when he too…
Green Wix Unthank, American soldier, lawyer, and judge (died 2013)
1923
Erland Josephson, Swedish actor and director (died 2012)
Erland Josephson was a Swedish actor and author. He was best known by international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky, Theo Angelopoulos,…
Erland Josephson, Swedish actor and director (died 2012)