Explore 2114 historical events from 1920–1929.
The Troubles in Ulster of the 1920s was a period of conflict in the Irish province of Ulster, from June 1920 until June 1922, during and after the Irish War of Independence and the…
The Troubles in Ulster (1920–1922) begin with a week of sectarian violence in Derry
The East Prussian plebiscite, also known as the Allenstein and Marienwerder plebiscite or Warmia, Masuria and Powiśle plebiscite, was a plebiscite for the self-determination of the…
In the East Prussian plebiscite the local populace decides to remain with Weimar Germany.
The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty, also known as the Moscow Peace Treaty, was signed between Lithuania and Soviet Russia on July 12, 1920. In exchange for Lithuania's neutrality a…
The Soviet–Lithuanian Peace Treaty is signed, by which Soviet Russia recognizes the independence of Lithuania.
The aftermath of World War I saw far-reaching and wide-ranging cultural, economic, and social change across Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in areas outside those that were directly …
Aftermath of World War I: The Parliament of Poland establishes Silesian Voivodeship before the Polish-German plebiscite.
Ananda Dassanayake was a Sri Lankan politician belonging to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. He was the governor of Uva Province and Southern Province of Sri Lanka. He was a member of …
Ananda Dassanayake, Sri Lankan politician (died 2012)
Prince Georg of Denmark was a Danish diplomat and member of the Danish royal family as a great-grandson of Christian IX. He was a first cousin of Harald V of Norway, Baudouin of Be…
Prince Georg of Denmark (died 1986)
Edmonde Charles-Roux was a French writer.
Edmonde Charles-Roux, French journalist and author (died 2016)
John Franklin "Smiling Jack" Wiley was an American football player and coach. He played professionally a tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) fr…
John F
The Troubles in Ulster of the 1920s was a period of conflict in the Irish province of Ulster, from June 1920 until June 1922, during and after the Irish War of Independence and the…
The "Belfast Pogrom" begins two years of violence with the expulsion of thousands of Catholic shipyard, factory and…
Marvin Mandel was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 56th Governor of Maryland from January 7, 1969, to January 17, 1979, including a one-and-a-half-year period wh…
Marvin Mandel, American lawyer and politician, 56th Governor of Maryland (died 2015)
Julien Ries was a Belgian religious historian, titular archbishop and cardinal of the Catholic Church. Prior to his death, Ries was described as "the greatest living religious scho…
Julien Ries, Belgian cardinal (died 2013)
Ragnar Leif Ulstein MM was a Norwegian journalist, writer and resistance member. He wrote several documentary books from the Second World War, including surveys of the SOE group No…
Ragnar Ulstein, Norwegian journalist and war historian (died 2019)
Frances Rix Ames was a South African neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist, best known for leading the medical ethics inquiry into the death of anti-apartheid activi…
Frances Ames, South African neurologist, psychiatrist, and human rights activist (died 2002)
Clement Nyong Isong ; 20 April 1920 – 29 May 2000) was a Nigerian banker and politician who was governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 1967 to 1975 during the military regime…
Clement Isong, Nigerian banker and politician, Governor of Cross River State (died 2000)
Sir Eric Grant Yarrow, 3rd Baronet, was a British businessman.
Eric Grant Yarrow, 3rd Baronet, English businessman (died 2018)
Luigi "Gino" Valenzano was an Italian racing driver. He entered 39 races between 1947 and 1955 in Abarths, Maseratis and Lancias as a teammate of drivers like Robert Manzon and Fro…
Gino Valenzano, Italian race car driver (died 2011)
Guido Cantelli was an Italian orchestral conductor. Toscanini elected him his "spiritual heir" since the beginnings of his career. He was named music director of La Scala, Milan in…
Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor (died 1956)
Mark Aleksandrovich Krasnoselsky or Mark Alexsandrovich Krasnoselskii was a Soviet and Russian mathematician renowned for his work on nonlinear functional analysis and its applicat…
Mark Krasnosel'skii, Ukrainian mathematician and academic (died 1997)
James Robert Mann was a World War II soldier, lawyer and Democratic United States Representative from South Carolina.
James Robert Mann, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (died 2010)
John Paul Stevens was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1975 to 2010. He was the second-oldest and thi…
John Paul Stevens, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (died 2019)
Edwin George Morgan was a Scottish poet and translator associated with the Scottish Renaissance. He is widely recognised as one of the foremost Scottish poets of the 20th century. …
Edwin Morgan, Scottish poet and translator (died 2010)
Edward Blishen was an English author and broadcaster. He may be known best for the first of two children's novels based on Greek mythology, written with Leon Garfield, illustrated …
Edward Blishen, English author and radio host (died 1996)
Harold Samuel Shapero was an American composer.
Harold Shapero, American composer (died 2013)
James Duncan Hamilton was a British racing driver. He was known for his colourful and extroverted personality. After fighting in the Second World War, he took up motorsport. Althou…
Duncan Hamilton, Irish-English race car driver and pilot (died 1994)