Explore 1388 historical events from 1920–1929.
Sir James Whyte Black was a Scottish physician and pharmacologist. Together with Gertrude B. Elion and George H. Hitchings, he shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1988 for pione…
James Black, Scottish pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2010)
George Lawrence Mikan Jr., nicknamed "Mr. Basketball", was an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Gears of the National Basketball League (NBL) and the…
George Mikan, American basketball player and coach (died 2005)
Fritz Koenig was a German sculptor, considered one of the most important international German sculptors of the 20th century.
Fritz Koenig, German sculptor and academic, designed The Sphere (died 2017)
Karl Gunnar Vougt Pontus Hultén was a Swedish art collector and museum director. Pontus Hultén is regarded as one of the most distinguished museum professionals of the twentieth ce…
Pontus Hultén, Swedish art collector and historian (died 2006)
Ezzatollah Entezami, or Ezzatolah Entezami was an Iranian actor.
Ezzatolah Entezami, Iranian actor (died 2018)
Walter Ernest Fawkes, also known as Trog when signing cartoons, was a Canadian-British jazz clarinettist and satirical cartoonist.
Wally Fawkes, British-Canadian jazz clarinetist and satirical cartoonist (died 2023)
Jean Laplanche was a French author, psychoanalyst and winemaker. Laplanche is best known for his work on psychosexual development and Sigmund Freud's seduction theory, and wrote mo…
Jean Laplanche, French psychoanalyst and academic (died 2012)
Sir Christopher Charles Booth was an English clinician and medical historian, characterised as "one of the great characters of British medicine".
Christopher Booth, English clinician and historian (died 2012)
John Larkin Kerwin was a Canadian physicist.
Larkin Kerwin, Canadian physicist and academic (died 2004)
Kurt Furgler was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1972–1986).
Kurt Furgler, Swiss politician, 70th President of the Swiss Confederation (died 2008)
Archie Edmiston Roy FRSE, FRAS was Professor Emeritus of Astronomy in the University of Glasgow.
Archie Roy, Scottish astronomer and academic (died 2012)
Yoshito Takamine was an American politician and labor leader in Hawaii. Takamine, who was first elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives in 1958, when the state was still the…
Yoshito Takamine, American politician (died 2015)
Dimitar Isakov is a Bulgarian retired football player. Isakov was a central forward.
Dimitar Isakov, Bulgarian footballer
Kostas Axelos was a Greek-French philosopher.
Kostas Axelos, Greek-French philosopher and author (died 2010)
Frank W. Bolle was an American comic-strip artist, comic book artist and illustrator, best known as the longtime artist of the newspaper strips Winnie Winkle and The Heart of Julie…
Frank Bolle, American comic-strip artist, comic-book artist and illustrator (died 2020)
Sidney Arthur Lumet was an American film director. Lumet started his career in theatre before moving to directing television in 1950, and then directing films from 1957, where he g…
Sidney Lumet, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2011)
Madan Mohan Kohli, better known as Madan Mohan, was an Indian music director of the 1950s, 1960s and the 1970s. He is considered one of the most melodious and skilled music directo…
Madan Mohan, Iraqi-Indian composer and director (died 1975)
James Walter McCord Jr. was an American CIA officer, later head of security for President Richard Nixon's 1972 reelection campaign. He was involved as an electronics expert in the …
James W
Robert Appleyard was a Yorkshire and England first-class cricketer. He was one of the best English bowlers of the 1950s, a decade which saw England develop its strongest bowling at…
Bob Appleyard, English cricketer and businessman (died 2015)
Åke Kalevi Keihänen was a Finnish travel agency entrepreneur, director of Keihäsmatkat and a groundbreaking figure in Finnish tourism. Keihänen became known for his extravagant beh…
Kalevi Keihänen, Finnish entrepreneur (died 1995)
Ezra Laderman was an American composer of classical music. He was born in Brooklyn.
Ezra Laderman, American composer and educator (died 2015)
Roy Lee Walford, M. D. was a professor of pathology at University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, a leading advocate of calorie restriction for life extension and he…
Roy Walford, American pathologist and gerontologist (died 2004)
Philip Henderson Hoff was an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont. He was most notable for his service as the 73rd governor of Vermont from 1963 to 1969, the state's …
Philip H
Max Trepp was a Swiss sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Max Trepp, Swiss sprinter (died 1990)