Explore 2115 historical events from 1920–1929.
Sir Ninian Martin Stephen was an English-born Australian judge who served as the 20th governor-general of Australia, in office from 1982 to 1989. He was previously a justice of the…
Ninian Stephen, English-Australian lieutenant, judge, and politician, 20th Governor-General of Australia (died 2017)
William Ronald Flockhart was a British racing driver. He participated in 14 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, achieving one podium finish and won the 24 Hours of Le Mans …
Ron Flockhart, Scottish race car driver (died 1962)
Wanda Janicka was a Polish architect, participant in the Warsaw uprising.
Wanda Janicka, Polish architect, participant in the Warsaw Uprising (died 2023)
Elroy Leon "Crazylegs" Hirsch was an American professional football player, sport executive, and actor. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the College F…
Elroy Hirsch, American football player (died 2004)
Arnold Seymour Relman — known as Bud Relman to intimates — was an American internist and professor of medicine and social medicine. He was editor of The New England Journal of Medi…
Arnold S
Dale Cairns Thomson was a professor and departmental director at the Université de Montréal, professor and Vice-Principal of McGill University and a professor of international rela…
Dale C
Robert William "Bob" Hank grew up in and lived in Lockleys and was an Australian rules footballer who played for West Torrens in the South Australian National Football League (SANF…
Bob Hank, Australian footballer and coach (died 2012)
Jerzy Nowak was a Polish film and theatre actor and teacher.
Jerzy Nowak, Polish actor and educator (died 2013)
Jacques Hébert, was a Canadian author, journalist, publisher, Senator and world traveller who visited more than 130 countries.
Jacques Hébert, Canadian journalist and politician (died 2007)
Joseph Damiani, known by the pen name José Giovanni, was a French-Swiss writer, filmmaker, and a convicted criminal. He was known for his realistic, gritty crime novels which drew …
José Giovanni, French-Swiss director and screenwriter (died 2004)
Peter Joachim Gay was a German-American historian, educator, and author. He was a Sterling Professor of History at Yale University and former director of the New York Public Librar…
Peter Gay, German-American historian, author, and academic (died 2015)
Peter Joseph Corr was an Irish footballer. Corr played as an outside-right for, among others, Everton and Ireland. In 1949 he was a member of the Ireland team that defeated England…
Peter Corr, Irish-English footballer and manager (died 2001)
Elroy Schwartz was an American comedy and television writer.
Elroy Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (died 2013)
Doris June Johnson was an American politician in the state of Washington. Johnson served in the Washington House of Representatives as a Democrat from the 16th District, as well as…
Doris Johnson, American politician (died 2021)
Generoso Charles "Jerry" Rullo was an American professional basketball player.
Jerry Rullo, American professional basketball player (died 2016)
Giuseppina Tuissi, better known as Gianna was an Italian communist and partisan during World War II. She was part of the 52nd Brigata Garibaldi "Luigi Clerici". From September 1944…
Giuseppina Tuissi, Italian communist and Partisan (died 1945)
Margaret Hannah Olley was an Australian painter. She held over ninety solo exhibitions during her lifetime.
Margaret Olley, Australian painter and philanthropist (died 2011)
Samuel Lewis Francis was an American painter and printmaker.
Sam Francis, American soldier and painter (died 1994)
Dorothy Edith Gilman was an American writer. She is best known for the Mrs. Pollifax series of spy novels, about spy and grandmother Emily Pollifax, who becomes a spy in her 60s. I…
Dorothy Gilman, American author (died 2012)
Jamshid Amouzegar was an Iranian economist, politician, and the prime minister of Iran from 7 August 1977 until his resignation on 27 August 1978. He was the second and fourth Secr…
Jamshid Amouzegar, 43rd Prime Minister of Iran (died 2016)
Franz-Paul Decker was a German-born conductor.
Franz-Paul Decker, German conductor (died 2014)
Edwin Cole Bearss was an American historian of the American Civil War, tour guide, and United States Marine Corps veteran of World War II.
Ed Bearss, American military historian and author (died 2020)
Jacques Berthier was a French composer of liturgical music, best known for writing much of the music used at Taizé.
Jacques Berthier, French organist and composer (died 1994)
St. Elmo Sylvester Hope was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, chiefly in the bebop and hard bop genres. He grew up playing and listening to jazz and classical music…
Elmo Hope, American pianist and composer (died 1967)