Explore 1158 historical events from 1920–1929.
Betty Carter was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative in…
Betty Carter, American singer-songwriter (died 1998)
John James Conyers Jr. was an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as a U.S. representative from Michigan from 1965 to 2017. Conyers was the sixth-longest serving…
John Conyers, American lawyer and politician (died 2019)
Claude Morin was a Canadian politician from Quebec, who was the Parti Québécois Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Louis-Hébert, from 1976 to 1981. He be…
Claude Morin, Canadian academic and politician (died 2026)
Adrienne Cecile Rich was an American poet, essayist and feminist. She was called "one of the most widely read and influential poets of the second half of the 20th century", and was…
Adrienne Rich, American poet, essayist, and feminist (died 2012)
Natwar Singh was an Indian politician and diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service who later served as India's Minister of External Affairs from May 2004 to December 2005. Having bee…
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Helmut Braunlich was a German-American violinist, composer, and musicologist.
Helmut Braunlich, German-American violinist and composer (died 2013)
Richard Larter was an Australian painter, often identified as one of Australia's few highly recognisable pop artists. Larter also frequently painted in a Pointillist style. He took…
Richard Larter, Australian painter (died 2014)
John H. Stroger Jr. was an American politician who served from 1994 until 2006 as the first African-American president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. A member of the De…
John Stroger, American politician (died 2008)
Pedro Trebbau was a German-born Venezuelan zoologist. His career was characterized by the promotion and preservation of Venezuelan wildlife and nature. His research and collaborati…
Pedro Trebbau, German-born Venezuelan zoologist (died 2021)
Gilles Loiselle was a Canadian politician.
Gilles Loiselle, Canadian politician and diplomat, 33rd Canadian Minister of Finance (died 2022)
Larance Norman Marable was a jazz drummer from Los Angeles, California.
Larance Marable, American drummer (died 2012)
Robert Radford Welch MBE, RDI, was an English designer and silversmith.
Robert Welch, English silversmith and industrial designer (died 2000)
Ahmad Fo'ad Negm, popularly known as El-Fagumi الفاجومي, was an Egyptian vernacular poet. Negm is well known for his work with Egyptian composer Sheikh Imam, as well as his patriot…
Ahmed Fouad Negm, Egyptian poet (died 2013)
Ulla Jacobsson was a Swedish actress. She had the lead role in One Summer of Happiness (1951) and played the only female speaking role in the film Zulu (1964).
Ulla Jacobsson, Swedish-Austrian actress (died 1982)
Beverly Sills was an American operatic soprano whose career peak was between the 1950s and 1970s.
Beverly Sills, American soprano and actress (died 2007)
Jacob Festus Adeniyi Ajayi, commonly known as J. F. Ade Ajayi, was a Nigerian historian and a member of the Ibadan school, a group of scholars interested in introducing African per…
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Ernest Carroll was an Australian puppeteer, entertainer, radio and television personality, comic writer, television producer and comic strip writer, most recognised for his role as…
Ernie Carroll, Australian television personality and producer (died 2022)
Hans Charles Freeman AM, FAA was a German-born Australian bioinorganic chemist, protein crystallographer, and professor of inorganic chemistry who spent most of his academic career…
Hans Freeman, Australian bioinorganic chemist and protein crystallographer (died 2008)
Catherine Sauvage was a French singer and actress.
Catherine Sauvage, French singer and actress (died 1998)
Sir Patrick Michael Ernest David McNair-Wilson was a British Conservative Member of Parliament and consultant.
Patrick McNair-Wilson, English politician
Harry Gordon Frankfurt was an American philosopher. He was a professor emeritus of philosophy at Princeton University, where he taught from 1990 until 2002. Frankfurt also taught a…
Harry Frankfurt, American philosopher and academic (died 2023)
Peter Ware Higgs was a British theoretical physicist, professor at the University of Edinburgh, and Nobel laureate in Physics for his work on the mass of subatomic particles.
Peter Higgs, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2024)
Roberto Enrique Vargas Vélez was a Puerto Rican pitcher in Major League Baseball and Negro league baseball. Vargas played for the Chicago American Giants for one season in 1948, in…
Roberto Vargas, Puerto Rican-American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2014)
Georges Robert Edmond Gilson was a French Roman Catholic archbishop.
Georges Gilson, French archbishop (died 2024)