Explore 3197 historical events from 1920–1929.
James Kirkwood Jr. was an American playwright, author and actor. In 1976 he received the Tony Award, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, and the Pulitzer Prize …
James Kirkwood, Jr., American playwright and author (died 1989)
Harishankar Parsai was an Indian writer who wrote in Hindi. He was a noted satirist and humorist of modern Hindi literature and is known for his simple and direct style. He wrote v…
Harishankar Parsai, Indian writer, satirist and humorist (died 1995)
Ephraim Kishon was a Hungarian-born Israeli author, dramatist, screenwriter, and Oscar-nominated film director. He was one of the most widely read contemporary satirists in Israel …
Ephraim Kishon, Israeli author, screenwriter, and director (died 2005)
Robert Merton Solow, GCIH was an American economist known for his studies of economic growth and the development of the Solow–Swan model, for which he won the 1987 Nobel Memorial P…
Robert Solow, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2023)
Alyn Ainsworth was a British musician, singer and conductor of light entertainment music.
Alyn Ainsworth, English singer and conductor (died 1990)
Marie-Madeleine Riffaud was a French Resistance fighter, poet, journalist and war correspondent. After active resistance to the German occupation of France during World War II, she…
Madeleine Riffaud, French poet, journalist and Resistance member (died 2024)
Louis Milton Teicher was an American piano player, half of the piano duo Ferrante & Teicher.
Louis Teicher, American pianist (died 2008)
Zsuzsa Körmöczy was a Hungarian tennis player. She reached a career high of World No. 2 in women's tennis, and won the 1958 French Open at the age of 33.
Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Hungarian tennis player and coach (died 2006)
Alexander Raymond Kellner was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia / Kansas City Athletics (1948–1958), Cincinnati Reds (1958) and …
Alex Kellner, American baseball player (died 1996)
David Harold Rowbotham was an Australian poet and journalist.
David Rowbotham, Australian journalist and poet (died 2010)
Sara Rosalie Wahl was an American feminist, lawyer, public defender, clinical law professor, and judge. She was the first woman to serve on the Minnesota Supreme Court, which she d…
Rosalie E. Wahl, American lawyer and jurist (died 2013)
Anthony Roy MacGibbon was a cricketer who played 26 Tests for New Zealand in the 1950s.
Tony MacGibbon, New Zealand cricketer and engineer (died 2010)
Margaret O'Rene Ryan was an American dancer and actress, best known for starring in a series of movie musicals at Universal Pictures with Donald O'Connor and Gloria Jean.
Peggy Ryan, American actress and dancer (died 2004)
Meshullam Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, commonly referred to as Reb Zalman, was an American rabbi, writer, and activist, and one of the founders of the Jewish Renewal movement and an i…
Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Ukrainian-American rabbi and author (died 2014)
Dinah Washington was an American singer and pianist, one of the most popular Black female recording artists of the 1950s. Primarily a jazz vocalist, she performed and recorded in a…
Dinah Washington, American singer and pianist (died 1963)
McKinley Howard "Kenny" Dorham was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and occasional singer. Dorham's talent is frequently lauded by critics and other musicians, but he never re…
Kenny Dorham, American singer-songwriter and trumpet player (died 1972)
Lajos Kisfaludy was a Hungarian chemical engineer, a corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. He is renowned for his research in the field of peptide synthesis an…
Lajos Kisfaludy, Hungarian chemist and engineer (died 1988)
Geoffrey Beene was an American fashion designer. Beene was one of New York's most famous fashion designers, recognized for his artistic and technical skills and for creating simple…
Geoffrey Beene, American fashion designer (died 2004)
John A. Davidson was an American politician and practicing chiroprater.
John Davidson, American physician and politician (died 2012)
Buddy Hackett was an American comedian and comic actor. Known for his raunchy material, heavy appearance and thick New York City accent, his notable roles include Marcellus Washbur…
Buddy Hackett, American actor and singer (died 2003)
Herbert Wise was an Austrian-born film and television producer and director.
Herbert Wise, Austrian-English director and producer (died 2015)
Daniel Toroitich arap Moi was a Kenyan politician who served as the second president of Kenya from 1978 to 2002. He is the country's longest-serving president to date. Moi previous…
Daniel arap Moi, Kenyan educator and politician, 2nd President of Kenya (died 2020)
Mary Grace Canfield was an American theatre, film and television actress.
Mary Grace Canfield, American actress (died 2014)
Joan Delano Aiken was an English writer specialising in supernatural fiction and children's alternative history novels. In 1999 she was awarded an MBE for her services to children'…
Joan Aiken, English author (died 2004)