Explore 3197 historical events from 1920–1929.
Rudolph Arthur Marcus was a Canadian-born American chemist who received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his contributions to the theory of electron transfer reactions in che…
Rudolph A. Marcus, Canadian-American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2026)
Queenie Watts was an English actress of film and television, as well as an occasional singer. She was noted for her broad cockney accent.
Queenie Watts, English actress and singer (died 1980)
Robert Joseph Dole was an American politician, attorney, and U.S. Army officer who represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996. He was the Republican leader of…
Bob Dole, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (died 2021)
César Fernández Ardavín was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 40 films between 1952 and 1979. His 1959 film El Lazarillo de Tormes won the Golden Bear…
César Fernández Ardavín, Spanish director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2012)
Mary Lillian Ellison was an American professional wrestler, promoter and trainer better known by her ring name The Fabulous Moolah.
The Fabulous Moolah, American wrestler (died 2007)
Edgar Nelson Gilbert was an American mathematician and coding theorist, a longtime researcher at Bell Laboratories. His accomplishments include the Gilbert–Varshamov bound in co…
Edgar Gilbert, American mathematician and theorist (died 2013)
Maria Gripe, born Maja Stina Walter, was a Swedish author of books for children and young adults, which were often written in magical and mystical tone. She has written almost fort…
Maria Gripe, Swedish journalist and author (died 2007)
Stanley Melvin Berenstain and Janice Marian Berenstain were American writers and illustrators best known for creating the children's book series The Berenstain Bears.
Jan Berenstain, American author and illustrator (died 2012)
Bernice Rubens was a Welsh novelist. She became the first woman to win the Booker Prize in 1970, for The Elected Member.
Bernice Rubens, Welsh author (died 2004)
James Hoyt Wilhelm, nicknamed "Old Sarge", was an American professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Ind…
Hoyt Wilhelm, American baseball player and coach (died 2002)
Morris Halle was a Latvian-born American linguist who was an Institute Professor, and later professor emeritus, of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The fat…
Morris Halle, Latvian-American linguist and academic (died 2018)
Estelle Gettleman, known professionally as Estelle Getty, was an American actress and comedian. She was best known for her portrayal of Sophia Petrillo on The Golden Girls (1985–19…
Estelle Getty, American actress (died 2008)
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 …
Mas Oyama, South Korean-Japanese martial artist (died 1994)
Ray Ellis was an American record producer, arranger, conductor, and saxophonist. He was responsible for the orchestration in Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin (1958).
Ray Ellis, American conductor and producer (died 2008)
George Henry Burditt was an American television writer and producer who wrote sketches for television variety shows and other programs such as Three's Company, for which he was als…
George Burditt, American screenwriter and producer (died 2013)
Edgar Maurice Cortright was a scientist and engineer, and senior official at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States. His most prominent posit…
Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (died 2014)
James Charles Marshall known as The Father of Loud or The Lord of Loud, was an English businessman and pioneer of guitar amplification. His company, Marshall Amplification, founded…
Jim Marshall, English businessman, founded Marshall Amplification (died 2012)
Gordon Mitchell was an American actor and bodybuilder, known for his starring roles in Italian sword-and-sandal and Spaghetti Western films.
Gordon Mitchell, American bodybuilder and actor (died 2003)
Raymond Otis Boone was an American professional baseball infielder and scout who played in Major League Baseball (MLB). Primarily a third baseman and shortstop, he was a two-time A…
Ray Boone, American baseball player (died 2004)
Ahmet Ertegun was a Turkish-American businessman, songwriter, record executive and philanthropist.
Ahmet Ertegun, Turkish-American songwriter and producer, founded Atlantic Records (died 2006)
Stephanie Louise Kwolek was a Polish-American chemist known for inventing Kevlar. Her career at the DuPont company spanned more than 40 years.
Stephanie Kwolek, American chemist and engineer, invented Kevlar (died 2014)
Jean Hagen was an American actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Lina Lamont in Singin' in the Rain (1952), and for three…
Jean Hagen, American actress (died 1977)
Shimon Peres was an Israeli politician and statesman who served as the prime minister of Israel from 1984 to 1986 and from 1995 to 1996 and as the president of Israel from 2007 to …
Shimon Peres, Polish-Israeli lawyer and politician, 9th President of Israel (died 2016)
Isiah "Ike" Williams was an American professional boxer known as the Trenton Tornado. He was a lightweight world boxing champion. He took the World Lightweight Championship in Apri…
Ike Williams, American boxer (died 1994)