Explore 2699 historical events from 1920–1929.
David Llewellyn Snellgrove, FBA was a British Tibetologist noted for his pioneering work on Buddhism in Tibet as well as his many travelogues.
David Snellgrove, British tibetologist (died 2016)
Raymond Frederick Harryhausen was an American-British animator and special effects creator who is regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of both fields. In …
Ray Harryhausen, American animator and producer (died 2013)
Eleanor Ross Taylor was an American poet who published six collections of verse from 1960 to 2009. Her work received little recognition until 1998, but thereafter received several …
Eleanor Ross Taylor, American poet and educator (died 2011)
Henri Amouroux was a French historian and journalist.
Henri Amouroux, French historian and journalist (died 2007)
Toshiyuki Sakata , known as Harold Sakata, was an American Olympic weightlifter, professional wrestler, and film actor. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London …
Harold Sakata, Japanese-American wrestler and actor (died 1982)
George Iwao Fujimoto was an American chemist of Japanese descent.
George I. Fujimoto, American-Japanese chemist (died 2023)
John Alexander Kneubuhl was an American Samoan screenwriter, playwright and Polynesian historian. He wrote for American television series such as The Fugitive, Gunsmoke, The Wild W…
John Kneubuhl, Samoan-American historian, screenwriter, and playwright (died 1992)
Edouard Paape, commonly known as Eddy Paape, was a Belgian comics artist best known for illustrating the science fiction comic series Luc Orient.
Eddy Paape, Belgian illustrator (died 2012)
Paul O'Dea was an American professional baseball player, manager and scout. He saw Major League service during World War II for the 1944 and 1945 Cleveland Indians. He threw and ba…
Paul O'Dea, American baseball player and manager (died 1978)
Lennart Villiam Bladh was a Swedish politician who served as member of the Riksdag (MP) from 1974 to 1985.
Lennart Bladh, Swedish politician (died 2006)
Norm Drucker was a major influence in professional basketball officiating for over 35 years. His NBA and ABA officiating career as both a referee and Supervisor of Officials spanne…
Norm Drucker, American basketball player and referee (died 2015)
Fritz Wilde was a German football player and manager, who played as a forward.
Fritz Wilde, German footballer and manager (died 1977)
Paul Takeo Bannai was an American politician who was the first Japanese American to ever serve in the California State Legislature. He served in the State Assembly as a Republican …
Paul Bannai, American politician (died 2019)
David McClure Brinkley was an American newscaster for NBC and ABC in a career lasting from 1943 to 1997.
David Brinkley, American journalist (died 2003)
Owen Chamberlain was an American physicist who shared with Emilio Segrè the Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the antiproton, a sub-atomic antiparticle.
Owen Chamberlain, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2006)
Leona Roberts Helmsley was an American businesswoman. After allegations of non-payment were made by contractors hired to improve Helmsley's Connecticut home, she was investigated a…
Leona Helmsley, American businesswoman (died 2007)
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen was a Danish businessman who was the managing director of the Lego Group from 1957 to 1973. He was the third son of company founder Ole Kirk Christiansen…
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman (died 1995)
Cyril Grant was an English professional footballer. He was born in Wath, Yorkshire.
Cyril Grant, English footballer (died 2002)
Yuliy Borisovich Briner, known professionally as Yul Brynner, was a Russian and American actor. He was known for his portrayal of King Mongkut in the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage …
Yul Brynner, Russian-American actor and dancer (died 1985)
Zecharia Sitchin was an author of a number of books proposing an explanation for human origins involving ancient astronauts. Sitchin attributed the creation of the ancient Sumerian…
Zecharia Sitchin, Russian-American author (died 2010)
Pierre Francis de Marigny Berton was a Canadian historian, writer, journalist and broadcaster. Berton wrote 50 best-selling books, mainly about Canadiana, Canadian history and popu…
Pierre Berton, Canadian journalist and author (died 2004)
Joseph Louis Robert Edgar Fillion was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played seven seasons for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1943…
Bob Fillion, Canadian ice hockey player and manager (died 2015)
Paul Gonsalves was an American jazz tenor saxophonist best known for his association with Duke Ellington. At the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival, Gonsalves played a 27-chorus solo in th…
Paul Gonsalves, American saxophonist (died 1974)
Charles Randolph Quirk, Baron Quirk was a British linguist and politician. He was the Quain Professor of English language and literature at University College London from 1968 to 1…
Randolph Quirk, Manx linguist and academic (died 2017)