Explore 2699 historical events from 1920–1929.
Paul Henri Benjamin Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant, Baron de Constant de Rebecque, was a French diplomat and politician, advocate of international arbitration and winner of the…
Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant, French diplomat and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1852)
Bogd Khan was the khan of the Bogd Khanate of Mongolia from 1911 to 1924, following the state's de facto independence from the Qing dynasty of China after the Xinhai Revolution. Bo…
Bogd Khan, Mongolian ruler (c
Lyubov Sergeyevna Popova was a Russian-Soviet avant-garde artist, painter and designer.
Lyubov Popova, Russian painter and illustrator (born 1889)
Clément François Théodore Dubois was a French Romantic composer, organist and pedagogue.
Théodore Dubois, French organist, composer, and educator (born 1837)
Frank Frost Abbott was an American classical scholar.
Frank Frost Abbott, American author and scholar (born 1850)
Victor August Herbert was an American composer, cellist and conductor of English and Irish ancestry and German training. Although Herbert enjoyed important careers as a cello soloi…
Victor Herbert, Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor, founded the American Society of Composers, Authors and
Franz Kafka was a German-language Jewish Czech writer and novelist born in Prague, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Widely regarded as a major figure of 20th-century literature, his…
Franz Kafka, Czech-Austrian lawyer and author (born 1883)
William James Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie was a leading British shipbuilder and businessman. He was chairman of Harland & Wolff, shipbuilders, between 1895 and 1924, and also serve…
William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, Irish businessman and politician, Lord Mayor of Belfast (born 1847)
Giacomo Matteotti was an Italian socialist, anti-fascist politician and an opposition leader, who was the secretary of the Unitary Socialist Party (PSU) from 1922 to 1924. Born in …
Giacomo Matteotti, Italian lawyer and politician (born 1885)
Ferruccio Dante Michelangiolo Benvenuto Busoni was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor, editor, writer, and teacher. His international career and reputation led him to work clo…
Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1866)
Sotirios G. Krokidas was an interim Prime Minister of Greece in 1922. He was a law professor in Athens.
Sotirios Krokidas, Greek educator and politician, 110th Prime Minister of Greece (born 1852)
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and – though he did not speak English fluently u…
Joseph Conrad, British novelist (born 1857)
Sándor Bródy was a Hungarian author and journalist.
Sándor Bródy, Hungarian journalist and author (born 1863)
Thomas Kingston Kendall was an Australian cricketer, who played in two Test matches in 1877, including the inaugural Test which was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in March …
Tom Kendall, English-Australian cricketer and journalist (born 1851)
Heinrich Berté, born Heinrich Bettelheim was an Austrian-Hungarian composer of operas and operettas.
Heinrich Berté, Slovak-Austrian composer (born 1856)
Mariano Malia Álvarez was a Filipino revolutionary and statesman. He was the first Municipal President of Noveleta.
Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general and politician (born 1818)
Velma Caldwell Melville was an American editor, and writer of prose and poetry from Wisconsin. She edited the Practical Farmer and the Wisconsin Farmer. Melville was one of the mos…
Velma Caldwell Melville, American editor, and writer of prose and poetry (born 1858)
The University of Chicago is a private research university in the Hyde Park community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
University of Chicago students Nathan Leopold Jr
A private member's bill is a bill introduced into a legislature by a legislator who is not acting on behalf of the executive branch. The designation "private member's bill" is used…
A private senator's bill by Herbert Payne to introduce compulsory voting in Australia became law.
George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of India from 193…
The Duke of York weds Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon at Westminster Abbey
The original Wembley Stadium, ; originally known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, London, England, best known for hosting important football matches. It st…
Wembley Stadium is opened, named initially as the Empire Stadium
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada. The Crown, along with two chambers, form the bicameral legislature.
The Parliament of Canada suspends all Chinese immigration.
The 1923 WAAA Championships were the first national track and field championships for women in the United Kingdom. The tournament was held on 18 August 1923, at the Oxo Sport Groun…
The first British Track and Field championships for women are held in London, Great Britain.
Warren Barker was an American composer, arranger, and conductor known for work in film, radio, and television, as well as for original band and symphonic compositions.
Warren Barker, American composer (died 2006)