Explore 3197 historical events from 1920–1929.
John Henry "Jack" "Doc" Bradley was a United States Navy Hospital corpsman who was awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism while serving with the Marines during the Battle…
John Bradley, American soldier (died 1994)
Suzanne Cloutier was a Canadian film actress.
Suzanne Cloutier, Canadian actress and producer (died 2003)
G. A. Kulkarni, or known simply as "GA", was an Indian Sahitya Akademi Award winner Marathi writer of short stories.
G. A. Kulkarni, Indian author and academic (died 1987)
Richard Edgar Pipes was an American historian who specialized in Russian and Soviet history. Pipes was a frequent interviewee in the press on the matters of Soviet history and fore…
Richard Pipes, Polish-American historian and academic (died 2018)
Uma Devi Khatri, popularly known by her screen name Tun Tun, was an Indian playback singer and actress-comedian. She is often referred to as "Hindi cinema's first-ever comedienne".
Tun Tun, Indian actress and comedian (died 2003)
Ashley Frederick Bryan was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Most of his subjects are from the African-American experience. He was a U.S. nominee for the Hans…
Ashley Bryan, American children's book author and illustrator (died 2022)
James Henry Harvey III is a retired African American United States Army Air Corps/United States Air Force (USAF) officer and former fighter pilot. He served with the 99th Fighter S…
Colonel James H. Harvey, US Army Air Force (later US Air Force) fighter pilot and Tuskegee Airman.
James Edwin Gunn was an American science fiction writer, editor, scholar, and anthologist. His work as an editor of anthologies includes the six-volume Road to Science Fiction seri…
James E. Gunn, American science fiction author (died 2020)
René Gerónimo Favaloro was an Argentine cardiac surgeon and educator best known for his pioneering work on coronary artery bypass surgery using the great saphenous vein.
René Favaloro, Argentine surgeon and cardiologist (died 2000)
Dayle Lymoine Robertson was an American actor best known for his starring roles on television. He played the roving investigator Jim Hardie in the television series Tales of Wells …
Dale Robertson, American actor (died 2013)
Robert Zildjian was the founder of Sabian Cymbals, the second-largest manufacturer of cymbals in the world.
Robert Zildjian, American businessman, founded Sabian (died 2013)
Chris Argyris was an American business theorist and professor at Yale School of Management and Harvard Business School. Argyris, like Richard Beckhard, Edgar Schein and Warren Benn…
Chris Argyris, American psychologist, theorist, and academic (died 2013)
Bola Sete was a Brazilian guitarist known for playing jazz with Vince Guaraldi and Dizzy Gillespie.
Bola Sete, Brazilian guitarist (died 1987)
Jeanne Lavonne Humphrey Block was an American psychologist and expert on child development. She conducted research on sex-role socialization and theories of personality. Block was …
Jeanne Block, American psychologist (died 1981)
John Newton Cooper was a co-founder, with his father Charles Cooper, of the Cooper Car Company. Born in Surbiton, Surrey, United Kingdom, he became an auto racing legend with his r…
John Cooper, English car designer, co-founded the Cooper Car Company (died 2000)
Jerome "Jerry" Hal Lemelson was an American engineer, inventor, and patent holder. Several of his inventions relate to warehouses, industrial robots, cordless telephones, fax machi…
Jerome H. Lemelson, American engineer and businessman (died 1997)
Michael Hugh Medwin was an English actor and film producer.
Michael Medwin, English actor (died 2020)
Theodore Cardwell Barker, usually known as Theo Barker, was a British social and economic historian.
Theo Barker, English historian (died 2001)
Alexander Murray Hannum was an American professional basketball player and coach. Known as Sarge because of his military background, Hannum played center for six different teams, m…
Alex Hannum, American basketball player and coach (died 2002)
Joseph Hansen was an American crime writer and poet, best known for a series of novels featuring private eye Dave Brandstetter.
Joseph Hansen, American author and poet (died 2004)
Lonnie Alexander "Lon" Simmons was an American sports announcer, best known for his play-by-play broadcasts of San Francisco Giants baseball and San Francisco 49ers football.
Lon Simmons, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2015)
William Allen Rusher was an American lawyer, author, activist, and conservative columnist. He was one of the founders of the modern conservative movement and was one of its most pr…
William A. Rusher, American lawyer and journalist (died 2011)
Stanisław Józef Albinowski was a Polish economist, columnist and journalist on economics.
Stanisław Albinowski, Polish economist and journalist (died 2005)
Joseph Rudolph "Philly Joe" Jones was an American jazz drummer. He was noted for being able to adjust his style of playing to allow for any group or individual's needs.
Philly Joe Jones, American jazz drummer (Miles Davis Quintet) (died 1985)