Explore 2115 historical events from 1920–1929.
Eugenie Clark, popularly known as The Shark Lady, was an American ichthyologist known for both her research on shark behavior and her study of fish in the order Tetraodontiformes. …
Eugenie Clark, American biologist and academic (died 2015)
Irene Gut Opdyke was a Polish nurse who gained international recognition for aiding Polish Jews persecuted by Nazi Germany during World War II. She was honored as a Righteous Among…
Irene Gut Opdyke, Polish nurse and humanitarian (died 2003)
Darren McGavin was an American actor.
Darren McGavin, American actor and director (died 2006)
David Joshua Azrieli was an Israeli-Canadian tycoon, real estate developer, architect, and philanthropist. With an estimated net worth of US$3.1 billion in March 2013, he was ranke…
David Azrieli, Polish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (died 2014)
Nancy Walker was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She was also an occasional film and television director. During her five-decade-long career, she had long-run…
Nancy Walker, American actress, singer, and director (died 1992)
Roy Francesco Salvadori was a British racing driver and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from 1952 to 1962. In endurance racing, Salvadori won the 24 Hours of Le M…
Roy Salvadori, English racing driver and manager (died 2012)
Otto "Otl" Aicher was a German graphic designer and typographer. Aicher co-founded and taught at the influential Ulm School of Design. He is known for having led the design team of…
Otl Aicher, German graphic designer and typographer (died 1991)
Beatrice Arthur was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She began her career on stage in 1947, attracting critical acclaim before achieving worldwide recognition for her wor…
Bea Arthur, American actress and singer (died 2009)
Franjo Tuđman was a Croatian politician and historian who became the first president of Croatia, from 1990 until his death in 1999. He served following the country's independence f…
Franjo Tuđman, Croatian historian and politician, 1st President of Croatia (died 1999)
Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt was a Russian historian, ethnographer and teacher.
Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt, Russian historian and ethnographer (died 2013)
Jakucho Setouchi, formerly known as Harumi Setouchi, was a Japanese Buddhist nun, writer, and activist. Setouchi wrote a best-selling translation of The Tale of Genji and over 400 …
Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese nun and author (died 2021)
Jean Rédélé, was an automotive pioneer, pilot and founder of the French automotive brand Alpine.
Jean Rédélé, French racing driver, founded Alpine (died 2007)
Wolf Martin Garber, known professionally as Bill Macy, was an American television, film, and stage actor. He was best known for his role of Walter Findlay on the CBS sitcom Maude (…
Bill Macy, American actor (died 2019)
Kai Chresten Winding was a Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is known for his collaborations with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson. His version of "More", the th…
Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (died 1983)
Arthur Dingwall Gorrie was an Australian hobbyist. He ran a small hobby shop in Woolloongabba and was involved with model aeronautical clubs including the Model Aeronautical Associ…
Arthur Gorrie, Australian hobby shop proprietor (died 1992)
Edward Hinton was a Northern Irish international footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League. He was famed for keeping his false teeth in the back of his net when …
Ted Hinton, Northern Irish international footballer (died 1988)
Quinn Martin was an American television producer. He had at least one television series running in prime time every year for 21 straight years. Martin is a member of the Television…
Quinn Martin, American screenwriter and producer (died 1987)
Siobhán McKenna was an Irish stage and screen actress.
Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (died 1986)
Enrico Berlinguer was an Italian politician and statesman who was the most popular leader of the Italian Communist Party (PCI). He led the PCI as the national secretary from 1972 u…
Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (died 1984)
Otto Carius was a German tank commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He fought on the Eastern Front in 1943 and 1944 and on the Western Front in 1945. Carius is considered…
Otto Carius, German lieutenant and pharmacist (died 2015)
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee was an English actor and singer. In a career spanning over 60 years, he became known as an actor with tremendous screen presence and a deep and …
Christopher Lee, English actor (died 2015)
John David Vanderhoof was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, Vanderhoof served as the 37th governor of Colorado from 1973 to 1975, assuming the office from J…
John D
Louis Duva was an American boxing trainer, manager and boxing promoter who handled nineteen world champions. The Duva family promoted boxing events in over twenty countries on six …
Lou Duva, American boxer, trainer, and manager (died 2017)
Roger D. Fisher was a Samuel Williston Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and director of the Harvard Negotiation Project.
Roger Fisher, American author and academic (died 2012)