Explore 3197 historical events from 1920–1929.
Irving Millman was a noted virologist and microbiologist. He was a member of the U.S. Army's Eighth Armored Division during the Second World War, earning a Bronze Star. In 1948, Mi…
Irving Millman, American virologist and microbiologist (died 2012)
James King Arness was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the series Gunsmoke. He has the distinction of having played the role of Dill…
James Arness, American actor (died 2011)
Roy Dotrice was a British stage and screen actor. He played the antiquarian John Aubrey in the solo play Brief Lives. He won a Tony Award for his performance in the 2000 Broadway r…
Roy Dotrice, English actor (died 2017)
Henry Alfred Kissinger was an American diplomat, political scientist, and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 7th national security advisor from 1969 to …
Henry Kissinger, German-American political scientist and politician, 56th United States Secretary of State, Nobel Prize
Sumner Murray Redstone was an American billionaire businessman and media magnate. He was the founder and chairman of the second incarnation of Viacom, chairman of CBS Corporation, …
Sumner Redstone, American businessman and philanthropist (died 2020)
György Sándor Ligeti was a Hungarian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde composers in the latter half of the t…
György Ligeti, Hungarian-Austrian composer and educator (died 2006)
Bernard Charles Henri Clavel was a French writer.
Bernard Clavel, French author (died 2010)
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)
Eugene Joseph Wright was an American jazz bassist who was a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet.
Eugene Wright, American jazz bassist (died 2020)
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)
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)
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, film editor, philanthropist, and politician who s…
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Claudio Matteini was an Italian professional football player.
Claudio Matteini, Italian football player (died 2003)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Jorge Alberto Daponte was a racing driver from Argentina.
Jorge Daponte, Argentinian racing driver (died 1963)
Daniel Rogers Pinkham Jr. was an American composer, organist, and harpsichordist.
Daniel Pinkham, American organist and composer (died 2006)
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)
Jules Deschênes, was a Canadian Quebec Superior Court judge.
Jules Deschênes, Canadian lawyer and judge (died 2000)
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)
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)