Explore 4052 historical events from 1920–1929.
The National War Memorial is a World War I memorial in downtown St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It was erected at King's Beach on Water Street where, in 1583, Sir Hu…
The National War Memorial for the Dominion of Newfoundland was inaugurated by Field Marshall Douglas Haig, 1st Earl…
Madanjeet Singh was an Indian diplomat, painter, photographer, and writer.
Madanjeet Singh, Indian diplomat, author, and philanthropist (died 2013)
Kenneth Norman Jones was an Australian senior public servant.
Kenneth Norman Jones, Australian public servant (died 2022)
Donald Richie was an American author, journalist, and film critic. He was known for writing about the Japanese people, the culture of Japan, and especially Japanese cinema. Althoug…
Donald Richie, American-Japanese author and critic (died 2013)
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown was an American singer and multi-instrumentalist from Louisiana. He was best-known as a blues performer, but his music was often eclectic and also touche…
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2005)
Paavo Johannes Nurmi was a Finnish middle-distance and long-distance runner. He was called the "Flying Finn" because he dominated distance running in the 1920s. Nurmi set 22 offici…
Paavo Nurmi wins the 1,500 m and 5,000 m events at the Paris Olympics, with just an hour between the two races.
Eric Henry Liddell was a Scottish sprinter, rugby player and a Christian missionary. Born in Tianjin, China to Scottish missionary parents, he attended a boarding school near Londo…
Eric Liddell won the gold medal in 400m at the 1924 Paris Olympics, after refusing to run in the heats for 100m, his…
The nations Mexico and Russia initially established diplomatic relations in 1890. In 1924, Mexico recognized and established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. In 1930, Me…
Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established.
The Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, also known as Soviet Georgia, the Georgian SSR, or simply Georgia, was one of the republics of the Soviet Union from its second occupation i…
The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union.
The Hanapēpē Massacre occurred on September 9, 1924, when a dispute amongst Filipino strike organizers in Hanapēpē, Kaua'i, resulted in a violent exchange between local police offi…
Hanapepe massacre occurs on Kauai, Hawaii.
Nina Foch was an American actress who later became a drama instructor. Her career spanned 6 decades, consisting of over 50 feature films and over 100 television credits. She was th…
Nina Foch, Dutch-American actress (died 2008)
Guy Arthur Auguste Rocher was a Canadian academic and sociologist.
Guy Rocher, Canadian sociologist and academic (died 2025)
Ira Lonnie Loudermilk, known professionally as Ira Louvin, was an American country music singer, mandolinist and songwriter. He was a cousin of songwriter John D. Loudermilk.
Ira Louvin, American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (died 1965)
Nam Duck-woo was the prime minister of South Korea from 1980 to 1982.
Nam Duck-woo, South Korean politician, 12th Prime Minister of South Korea (died 2013)
Charles Byron Harmon was an American professional baseball utility player in Major League Baseball (MLB), who played for the Cincinnati Redlegs (1954–1956), St. Louis Cardinals (19…
Chuck Harmon, American baseball player and scout (died 2019)
The Military Government of Santo Domingo was a provisional military government established during the American occupation of the Dominican Republic that lasted from May 15, 1916 to…
The U.S. ends its military occupation of the Dominican Republic, after invading in May 1916 to force the Dominican…
The first aerial circumnavigation of the world was completed in 1924 by four aviators from an eight-man team of the United States Army Air Service, the precursor of the United Stat…
The first aerial circumnavigation is completed by a team from the US Army.
Andreas Michalakopoulos was an important liberal politician in the interwar period who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 7 October 1924 to 26 June 1925, the day after the ove…
Andreas Michalakopoulos becomes prime minister of Greece for a short period of time.
The Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was an autonomous republic within the Uzbek SSR in the Soviet Union. It was created on 14 October 1924 by a series of legal acts that…
The Tajik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is created as an autonomous republic within the Uzbek Soviet Socialist…
The Second Zhili–Fengtian War of 1924 was a conflict between the Japanese-backed Fengtian clique based in Manchuria, and the more liberal Zhili clique controlling Beijing and backe…
Second Zhili–Fengtian War: Warlord Feng Yuxiang, with the covert support of the Empire of Japan, stages a coup in…
Robert Marshall Rosengarden was an American jazz drummer, percussionist and bandleader. A native of Elgin, Illinois, United States, he played on many recordings and in television o…
Bobby Rosengarden, American drummer and bandleader (died 2007)
Sir Clement Raphael Freud was a British broadcaster, writer, politician and chef. The son of Ernst L. Freud and grandson of Sigmund Freud, Clement moved to the United Kingdom from …
Clement Freud, German-English radio host, academic, and politician (died 2009)
Ruth Kobart was an American performer, whose six-decade career encompassed opera, Broadway musical theatre, regional theatre, films, and television.
Ruth Kobart, American actress and singer (died 2002)
The Zinoviev letter was a forged document published and sensationalised by the Daily Mail newspaper four days before the 1924 United Kingdom general election, which was held on 29 …
The Zinoviev letter, which Zinoviev himself denied writing, is published in the Daily Mail; the Labour party would…