Explore 1388 historical events from 1920–1929.
Celia Franca was a co-founder of The National Ballet of Canada (1951) and its artistic director for 24 years.
Celia Franca, English-Canadian ballerina and choreographer, founded the National Ballet of Canada (died 2007)
Violette Reine Elizabeth Szabo, GC was a British-French Special Operations Executive (SOE) agent during the Second World War and a posthumous recipient of the George Cross. On her …
Violette Szabo, French-British secret agent (died 1945)
Robert Rivers Everett was an American computer scientist. He was an honorary board member of the MITRE Corporation. He was born in Yonkers, New York.
Robert Everett, American computer scientist (died 2018)
Muriel Lilian Pavlow was a British actress. Her mother was French and her father Russian.
Muriel Pavlow, English actress (died 2019)
Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao was an Indian independence activist, lawyer, and statesman from the Indian National Congress who served as the prime minister of India from 1991 …
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Frédéric Charles Antoine Dard ) also known under the pen name San-Antonio, was a French writer. Known as an author of crime fiction and as a humorist, he was noted for his ability …
Frédéric Dard, French author and screenwriter (died 2000)
Jean Kent was an English film and television actress.
Jean Kent, English actress (died 2013)
Reinhard Mohn was a German billionaire businessman and philanthropist. Under his leadership, Bertelsmann, once a medium-sized printing and publishing house, established in 1835, de…
Reinhard Mohn, German businessman (died 2009)
Harry Lawrence O'Reilly Schell was an American racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1960.
Harry Schell, French-American race car driver (died 1960)
Washington Z. SyCip, PLH BOLk RNO1kl was a Chinese-Filipino-American accountant. He was the founder of the accounting firm EY SGV & Company and the Asian Institute of Management.
Washington SyCip, American-Filipino accountant (died 2017)
Emmanuel Giovanni Salvatore Pietro Dimech, also known as Manwel Dimech was a Maltese socialist, philosopher, journalist, writer, poet and social revolutionary. Born in Valletta and…
Manwel Dimech, Maltese journalist, author, and philosopher (born 1860)
Emmeline Blanche Woodward Harris Whitney Wells was an American journalist, editor, poet, women's rights advocate, and diarist. She served as the fifth Relief Society General Presid…
Emmeline B
Maurice Moore was an Irish republican who fought in the Irish War of Independence. In April 1921 Moore was executed in the military prison of Victoria Barracks after being captured…
Maurice Moore (Irish republican), executed member of the Irish Republican Army (born 1894)
Théodore Eugène Pilette was a Belgian racing driver and businessman. He started racing in 1903.
Théodore Pilette, Belgian race car driver (born 1883)
Alfred Hermann Fried was an Austrian Jewish pacifist, publicist, journalist, co-founder of the German peace movement, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1911. Fried was also a …
Alfred Hermann Fried, Austrian journalist and publicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1864)
Jean François Victor Aicard was a French poet, dramatist, and novelist.
Jean Aicard, French author, poet, and playwright (born 1848)
Karl Mantzius was a Danish actor, stage and film director, theatre scholar, and operatic baritone.
Karl Mantzius, Danish actor and director (born 1860)
August Nilsson was a Swedish track and field athlete and tug of war competitor who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
August Nilsson, Swedish shot putter and tug of war competitor (born 1872)
Abbott Handerson Thayer was an American painter, naturalist, and teacher. As a painter of portraits, figures, animals, and landscapes, he enjoyed a certain prominence during his li…
Abbott Handerson Thayer, American painter and educator (born 1849)
Coenraad Christiaan Hiebendaal was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Dutch boat Minerva Amsterdam, which won the silver medal in the coxed …
Coenraad Hiebendaal, Dutch rower and physician (born 1879)
William Crooks was a noted trade unionist and politician from Poplar, London, and a member of the Fabian Society. He is particularly remembered for his campaigning work against pov…
Will Crooks, English trade unionist and politician (born 1852)
Georges-Léon-Jules-Marie Feydeau was a French playwright of the Belle Époque era, remembered for his farces, written between 1886 and 1914.
Georges Feydeau, French playwright (born 1862)
Patrick Maher was a member of the Irish Republican Army executed in Mountjoy Prison. He was 32 years old at the time of his death.
Patrick Maher, executed Irish republican (born 1889)
Edmond Foley, sometimes known as Edmund or Edward, was a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) who was hanged in Mountjoy Prison on 7 June 1921. Together with nine other men ex…
Edmond Foley, executed Irish republican (born 1897)