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William Watts "Buck" Biggers was an American novelist and co-creator of the long-running animated television series Underdog.
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The 1920s
Explore 1158 historical events from 1920–1929.
1927
Colin Brittan, English footballer (died 2013)
Colin Brittan was an English professional footballer who played for Bristol North Old Boys, Tottenham Hotspur and Bedford Town.
Colin Brittan, English footballer (died 2013)
1927
Geoffrey Palmer, English actor (died 2020)
Geoffrey Dyson Palmer was an English actor. His roles in British television sitcoms include Jimmy Anderson in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976–79), Ben Parkinson in Butte…
Geoffrey Palmer, English actor (died 2020)
1927
Billy Wilson, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1993)
William Alfred Wilson was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. An Australia national and New South Wales state representativ…
Billy Wilson, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1993)
1927
Boots Randolph, American saxophonist and composer (died 2007)
Homer Louis "Boots" Randolph III was an American musician. His 1963 saxophone hit "Yakety Sax" became the signature tune of The Benny Hill Show. Randolph was a prolific session mus…
Boots Randolph, American saxophonist and composer (died 2007)
1927
Henning Carlsen, Danish director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)
Henning Carlsen was a Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer most noted for his documentaries and his contributions to the style of cinéma vérité. Carlsen's 1966 social-r…
Henning Carlsen, Danish director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)
1927
Paul Salamunovich, American conductor and educator (died 2014)
Paul Salamunovich was a Grammy-nominated American conductor and educator.
Paul Salamunovich, American conductor and educator (died 2014)
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Herbert R
Herbert Richard Axelrod was an American tropical fish expert, a publisher of pet books, and an entrepreneur. In 2005 he was sentenced in U.S. court to 18 months in prison for tax f…
Herbert R
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Jerry Stiller, American actor, comedian and producer (died 2020)
Gerald Isaac Stiller was an American comedian and actor. He spent many years as part of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara with his wife, Anne Meara, to whom he was married for over …
Jerry Stiller, American actor, comedian and producer (died 2020)
1927
George Nigh, American politician, 17th and 22nd Governor of Oklahoma (died 2025)
George Patterson Nigh was an American politician and civic leader from the state of Oklahoma. Nigh served as the 17th and the 22nd governor of Oklahoma and as the eighth and tenth …
George Nigh, American politician, 17th and 22nd Governor of Oklahoma (died 2025)
1927
Claudio Gilberto Froehlich, Brazilian zoologist (died 2023)
Claudio Gilberto Froehlich was a Brazilian zoologist.
Claudio Gilberto Froehlich, Brazilian zoologist (died 2023)
1927
Johnny Orr, American basketball player and coach (died 2013)
John Michael Orr was an American basketball player and coach, best known as the head coach of men's basketball at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, University of Michigan, a…
Johnny Orr, American basketball player and coach (died 2013)
1927
Beryl Grey, English ballerina (died 2022)
Dame Beryl Elizabeth Grey was a British ballet dancer.
Beryl Grey, English ballerina (died 2022)
1927
Ross Andru, American illustrator (died 1993)
Ross Andru was an American comics artist and editor whose career in comics spanned six decades. He is best known for his work on The Amazing Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, The Flash, an…
Ross Andru, American illustrator (died 1993)
1927
Ibn-e-Insha, Indian-Pakistani poet and author (died 1978)
Sher Muhammad Khan, better known by his pen name Ibn-e-Insha, was a Pakistani Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer and newspaper columnist.
Ibn-e-Insha, Indian-Pakistani poet and author (died 1978)
1927
Ya'akov Hodorov, Israeli footballer (died 2006)
Ya'akov "Yankele" Hodorov was an Israeli football goalkeeper in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. He is one Israel's best goalkeepers of all time and the leading goalkeeper of his gener…
Ya'akov Hodorov, Israeli footballer (died 2006)
1927
Jim Nolan, American basketball player (died 1983)
James S. Nolan was an American professional basketball player. Nolan was selected in the second round of the 1949 BAA draft by the Philadelphia Warriors. He played for the Warriors…
Jim Nolan, American basketball player (died 1983)
1927
László Kubala, Hungarian footballer, coach, and manager (died 2002)
László Kubala was a professional footballer. He played as a forward for Ferencváros, Slovan Bratislava, Barcelona, and Espanyol, among other clubs. Regarded as one of the greatest …
László Kubala, Hungarian footballer, coach, and manager (died 2002)
1927
Lin Yang-kang, Chinese politician, 29th Vice Premier of the Republic of China (died 2013)
Lin Yang-kang was a Taiwanese politician. He was born at Sun Moon Lake during the Japanese rule of Taiwan. Some thought he might be Chiang Ching-kuo's successor as head of the Kuom…
Lin Yang-kang, Chinese politician, 29th Vice Premier of the Republic of China (died 2013)
1927
Eugene Parker, American astrophysicist and academic (died 2022)
Eugene Newman Parker was an American solar and plasma physicist, often called the "father" and "founder" of heliophysics. In 1958, he proposed the existence of the solar wind and p…
Eugene Parker, American astrophysicist and academic (died 2022)
1927
Slim Dusty, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)
Slim Dusty, AO MBE was an Australian country music singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He was an Australian cultural icon, referred to universally as Australia's King of Cou…
Slim Dusty, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)
1927
Hugo Pratt, Italian author and illustrator (died 1995)
Ugo Eugenio Prat, better known as Hugo Pratt, was an Italian comic book creator who was known for combining strong storytelling with extensive historical research on works such as …
Hugo Pratt, Italian author and illustrator (died 1995)
1927
Herbert Lichtenfeld, German author and screenwriter (died 2001)
Herbert Lichtenfeld was one of the most successful television screenplay writers in Germany. He wrote over 300 film scripts. Many of his scripts were successful in Germany.
Herbert Lichtenfeld, German author and screenwriter (died 2001)
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Martin Böttcher, German composer and conductor (died 2019)
Martin Böttcher was a German composer, arranger and conductor.
Martin Böttcher, German composer and conductor (died 2019)