Explore 2699 historical events from 1920–1929.
Jean Kerr was an American author and playwright who authored the 1957 bestseller Please Don't Eat the Daisies and the plays King of Hearts in 1954 and Mary, Mary in 1961.
Jean Kerr, American author and playwright (died 2003)
The Hon. Herbert Henry McKenley OM was a Jamaican track and field sprinter. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics in six events in total, and won one gold and three silver meda…
Herb McKenley, Jamaican sprinter (died 2007)
Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta was an American professional boxer who was world middleweight champion between 1949 and 1951. Nicknamed "the Bronx Bull" or "Raging Bull" for his technique …
Jake LaMotta, American boxer and actor (died 2017)
Eugene Barton Evans was an American actor who appeared in numerous television series, television films, and feature films between 1947 and 1989.
Gene Evans, American actor (died 1998)
Friedrich "Fritz" Riess or Rieß was a racing driver from Germany. He participated in one "Formula One" World Championship Grand Prix, the 1952 German Grand Prix on 3 August 1952, t…
Fritz Riess, German-Swiss racing driver (died 1991)
Mark Odom Hatfield was an American politician and educator from the state of Oregon. A moderate Republican, he served eight years as the 29th governor of Oregon, followed by 30 yea…
Mark Hatfield, American soldier and politician, 29th Governor of Oregon (died 2011)
Leslie Brooks was an American film actress, model and dancer.
Leslie Brooks, American actress (died 2011)
Anker Henrik Jørgensen was a Danish politician who served at various times as prime minister and foreign minister of Denmark. Between 1972 and 1982 he led five cabinets as prime mi…
Anker Jørgensen, Danish trade union leader and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Denmark (died 2016)
General Dr. Helmy Afify Abd El-Bar was a highly decorated Egyptian military commander.
Helmy Afify Abd El-Bar, Egyptian military commander (died 2011)
Kenneth "Kenny" Mosdell was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. Mosdell played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1941 to 1942, and 1944 to 1959, with the Brooklyn Am…
Ken Mosdell, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2006)
Robin Olds was an American fighter pilot and general officer in the United States Air Force (USAF). He was a "triple ace", with a combined total of 16 victories in World War II and…
Robin Olds, American general and pilot (died 2007)
Elfriede Lina Rinkel was a German Nazi guard at the Ravensbrück concentration camp from June 1944 until April 1945, known for using an SS-trained guard dog to abuse prisoners.
Elfriede Rinkel, German concentration camp guard at Ravensbruck (died 2018)
Käbi Alma Laretei was an Estonian-Swedish concert pianist.
Käbi Laretei, Estonian-Swedish concert pianist (died 2014)
Leon Max Lederman was an American experimental physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1988, along with Melvin Schwartz and Jack Steinberger, for research on neutrinos…
Leon M. Lederman, American physicist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)
Jean-Pierre Richard was a French literary critic.
Jean-Pierre Richard, French writer (died 2019)
Thomas Samuel Kuhn was an American historian and philosopher of science whose 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions was influential in both academic and popular circles…
Thomas Kuhn, American physicist, historian, and philosopher (died 1996)
Rachel Annetta Robinson is an American former professor and registered nurse. She is the widow of professional baseball player Jackie Robinson. After her husband's death, she found…
Rachel Robinson, American professor, registered nurse, and the widow of baseball player Jackie Robinson
Alan Stephenson Boyd was an American attorney and transportation executive who led several large corporations and also served the U.S. Government in various transportation-related …
Alan Stephenson Boyd, American lawyer and politician, 1st United States Secretary of Transportation (died 2020)
George Stanley McGovern was an American politician, diplomat, and historian from South Dakota who served in both chambers of the United States Congress, first as a member of the Un…
George McGovern, American lieutenant, historian, and politician (died 2012)
Philomena Franz was a Sinti writer and activist from Germany, who was a survivor of the Romani Holocaust, having been imprisoned in Auschwitz. She later published works that recoun…
Philomena Franz, German Romani author (died 2022)
Kay Starr was an American singer who enjoyed considerable success in the late 1940s and 1950s. She was of Iroquois and Irish heritage. Starr performed multiple genres, such as pop,…
Kay Starr, American singer (died 2016)
Isabel Mary Sugden, known professionally as Mollie Sugden, was an English actress and comedienne. She was best known for being an original cast member in the British sitcom Are You…
Mollie Sugden, English actress (died 2009)
Damiano Damiani was an Italian screenwriter, film director, actor and writer. Poet and director Pier Paolo Pasolini referred to him as "a bitter moralist hungry for old purity", wh…
Damiano Damiani, Italian director and screenwriter (died 2013)
Jenny Pike was a Canadian photographer and servicewoman. She worked in London during WWII, and was the only female photographer to help develop the first photos of the D-Day landin…
Jenny Pike, Canadian WWII servicewoman and photographer (died 2004)