Explore 1158 historical events from 1920–1929.
Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt was a Russian historian, ethnographer and teacher.
Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt, Russian historian and ethnographer (died 2013)
Jakucho Setouchi, formerly known as Harumi Setouchi, was a Japanese Buddhist nun, writer, and activist. Setouchi wrote a best-selling translation of The Tale of Genji and over 400 …
Jakucho Setouchi, Japanese nun and author (died 2021)
Jean Rédélé, was an automotive pioneer, pilot and founder of the French automotive brand Alpine.
Jean Rédélé, French racing driver, founded Alpine (died 2007)
Wolf Martin Garber, known professionally as Bill Macy, was an American television, film, and stage actor. He was best known for his role of Walter Findlay on the CBS sitcom Maude (…
Bill Macy, American actor (died 2019)
Kai Chresten Winding was a Danish-born American trombonist and jazz composer. He is known for his collaborations with fellow trombonist J. J. Johnson. His version of "More", the th…
Kai Winding, Danish-American trombonist and composer (died 1983)
Arthur Dingwall Gorrie was an Australian hobbyist. He ran a small hobby shop in Woolloongabba and was involved with model aeronautical clubs including the Model Aeronautical Associ…
Arthur Gorrie, Australian hobby shop proprietor (died 1992)
Edward Hinton was a Northern Irish international footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League. He was famed for keeping his false teeth in the back of his net when …
Ted Hinton, Northern Irish international footballer (died 1988)
Quinn Martin was an American television producer. He had at least one television series running in prime time every year for 21 straight years. Martin is a member of the Television…
Quinn Martin, American screenwriter and producer (died 1987)
Siobhán McKenna was an Irish stage and screen actress.
Siobhán McKenna, Irish actress (died 1986)
Enrico Berlinguer was an Italian politician and statesman who was the most popular leader of the Italian Communist Party (PCI). He led the PCI as the national secretary from 1972 u…
Enrico Berlinguer, Italian politician (died 1984)
Otto Carius was a German tank commander in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He fought on the Eastern Front in 1943 and 1944 and on the Western Front in 1945. Carius is considered…
Otto Carius, German lieutenant and pharmacist (died 2015)
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee was an English actor and singer. In a career spanning over 60 years, he became known as an actor with tremendous screen presence and a deep and …
Christopher Lee, English actor (died 2015)
John David Vanderhoof was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, Vanderhoof served as the 37th governor of Colorado from 1973 to 1975, assuming the office from J…
John D
Louis Duva was an American boxing trainer, manager and boxing promoter who handled nineteen world champions. The Duva family promoted boxing events in over twenty countries on six …
Lou Duva, American boxer, trainer, and manager (died 2017)
Roger D. Fisher was a Samuel Williston Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and director of the Harvard Negotiation Project.
Roger Fisher, American author and academic (died 2012)
Kaiho Tuomas Albin Gerdt was a Finnish soldier and Knight of the Mannerheim Cross, numbered #95. He was born in Heinävesi. Gerdt, serving as a junior runner officer in the infantry…
Tuomas Gerdt, Finnish soldier (died 2020)
Edith Roger was a Norwegian dancer, choreographer, and stage director.
Edith Roger, Norwegian dancer and choreographer (died 2023)
Joseph Herbert Weatherly was an American stock car racing driver. Weatherly was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2009 after winning NASCAR's Grand National …
Joe Weatherly, American race car driver (died 1964)
Giannis Klearchou Xenakis was a Romanian-born Greek-French avant-garde composer, music theorist, architect, performance director and engineer.
Iannis Xenakis, Greek-French composer, engineer, and theorist (died 2001)
Harry Clement Stubbs, better known by the pen name Hal Clement, was an American science fiction writer and a leader of the hard science fiction subgenre. He also painted astronomic…
Hal Clement, American author and educator (died 2003)
Denholm Mitchell Elliott was an English actor. He appeared in numerous productions on stage and screen, receiving BAFTA awards for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for Trading Place…
Denholm Elliott, English-Spanish actor (died 1992)
Beatrice Joan Caulfield was an American actress and model. After being discovered by Broadway producers, she began a stage career in 1943 that eventually led to signing as an actre…
Joan Caulfield, American model and actress (died 1991)
Baron Povel Karl Henric Ramel was a Swedish entertainer. Ramel was a singer, pianist, vaudeville artist, author and a novelty song composer. His style was characterized by imaginat…
Povel Ramel, Swedish singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2007)
Juan Antonio Bardem Muñoz was a Spanish film director and screenwriter, born in Madrid. Bardem was best known for Muerte de un ciclista (1955) which won the FIPRESCI Prize at the 1…
Juan Antonio Bardem, Spanish director and screenwriter (died 2002)