Explore 2699 historical events from 1920–1929.
Thomas Godfrey Evans was an English cricketer who played for Kent and England. Described by Wisden as 'arguably the best wicket-keeper the game has ever seen', Evans collected 219 …
Godfrey Evans, English cricketer (died 1999)
Robert Daniel Kennedy was an American professional baseball right fielder, third baseman, manager and executive in Major League Baseball.
Bob Kennedy, American baseball player and manager (died 2005)
Shelley Winters was an American actress, whose film career spanned seven decades. In 1943 she changed her name to Shelley, after her favorite poet, and Winter(s) taking her mother'…
Shelley Winters, American actress (died 2006)
Henry Richard Van Dongen, often professionally known as H.R. Van Dongen, was an American artist best known for his science fiction magazine and book covers.
H. R. Van Dongen, American illustrator (died 2010)
Ray Douglas Bradbury was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of genres, including fantasy, science…
Ray Bradbury, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (died 2012)
Denton Arthur Cooley was an American cardiothoracic surgeon famous for performing the first implantation of a total artificial heart. Cooley was also the founder and surgeon in-chi…
Denton Cooley, American surgeon and scientist (died 2016)
David Alexander Colville was a Canadian painter and printmaker.
Alex Colville, Canadian painter and academic (died 2013)
Brant Julian Parker was an American cartoonist. He co-created and drew The Wizard of Id comic strip until passing the job on to his son, Jeff Parker, in 1997. Cartoonist Johnny Har…
Brant Parker, American illustrator (died 2007)
Prem Tinsulanonda was a Thai military officer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th prime minister of Thailand from 1980 to 1988.
Prem Tinsulanonda, Thai general and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Thailand (died 2019)
Baptiste John "Bap" Manzini was a professional American football center and high school football coach.
Baptiste Manzini, American football player (died 2008)
James Henry Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, KBE, PC, often known as Jim Molyneaux, was a unionist politician from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Ulster Unionis…
James Molyneaux, Baron Molyneaux of Killead, Northern Irish soldier and politician (died 2015)
Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar was an Indian mathematician who worked during the early 20th century. He made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinit…
Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and theorist (born 1887)
Princess Margaret of Connaught was Crown Princess of Sweden as the first wife of the future King Gustaf VI Adolf. Known in Sweden as Margareta, she was the elder daughter of Prince…
Princess Margaret of Connaught (born 1882)
Vincenzo Colosimo, known as James "Big Jim" Colosimo or as "Diamond Jim", was an Italian-American Mafia crime boss who emigrated from Calabria, Italy, in 1895 and built a criminal …
James Colosimo, Italian-American mob boss (born 1878)
William Dean Howells was an American realist novelist, literary critic, playwright, and diplomat, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure…
William Dean Howells, American novelist, literary critic, and playwright (born 1837)
Levi Parsons Morton was the 22nd vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He also served as United States ambassador to France, as a U.S. representative from New York…
Levi P
Svetozar Boroević von Bojna was an Austro-Hungarian field marshal who was described as one of the finest defensive strategists of the First World War. He commanded Austro-Hungarian…
Svetozar Boroević, Croatian-Austrian field marshal (born 1856)
Carlos Deltour, also known as Charles Deltour, was a Mexican-born French rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Carlos Deltour, French rower (born 1864)
Mirza Muhammad Yusuf Ali was a Bengali writer and reformer in British India.
Mirza Muhammad Yusuf Ali, Bengali writer and social activist (born 1858)
William Frederick Halsey was a United States naval officer. He is the father of William Halsey Jr., one of only four American naval officers to obtain the five-star rank of Fleet A…
William F
Maximilian Carl Emil Weber was a German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist who was one of the central figures in the development of sociology and the social sc…
Max Weber, German sociologist and economist (born 1864)
José Venustiano Carranza de la Garza, known as Venustiano Carranza, was a Mexican land owner, revolutionary, and politician who served as the 44th President of Mexico from 1917 unt…
Venustiano Carranza, Mexican politician, 54th President of Mexico (born 1859)
Rhoda Broughton was a Welsh novelist and short story writer. Her early novels earned a reputation for sensationalism, so that her later, stronger work tended to be neglected by cri…
Rhoda Broughton, Welsh-English author (born 1840)
Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier was a Canadian judge, author, and lyricist. He wrote the lyrics of the original French version of the Canadian national anthem "O Canada". He was born i…
Adolphe-Basile Routhier, Canadian lawyer and judge (born 1839)