Explore 2699 historical events from 1920–1929.
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the United States and its states from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis o…
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
WWJ is a commercial AM radio station licensed to serve Detroit, Michigan, featuring an all-news radio format known as WWJ Newsradio 950. Owned by Audacy, Inc., the station services…
The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States. Composed of 32 teams, it is divided equally between the American Football Confer…
The National Football League is organized as the American Professional Football Conference in Canton, Ohio
The Polish–Soviet War was fought primarily between the Second Polish Republic and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, following World War I and the Russian Revolution…
Polish–Soviet War: Battle of Warsaw, which began on August 13, ends with the Red Army's defeat.
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
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)
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the United States and its states from denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States on the basis o…
The 19th amendment to United States Constitution, giving women the right to vote, is certified.
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)
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)
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)
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)