Explore 2699 historical events from 1920–1929.
Gertrude Himmelfarb, also known as Bea Kristol, was an American historian. She was a leader of conservative interpretations of history and historiography. She wrote extensively on …
Gertrude Himmelfarb, American historian, author, and academic (died 2019)
Károly Reich was a Hungarian artist best known for his illustrations in children's books and for his distinctive draughtsmanship. His work was widely popular among Hungarian childr…
Károly Reich, Hungarian illustrator (died 1988)
Al Alberts was an American popular singer and composer.
Al Alberts, American pop singer and composer (died 2009)
William Fulton Beith Mackay was a Scottish actor and playwright, best known for his role as prison officer Mr Mackay in the 1970s television sitcom Porridge.
Fulton Mackay, Scottish actor and playwright (died 1987)
Miloš Jakeš was a Czech communist politician. He was General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1987 until 1989.
Miloš Jakeš, Czech communist politician (died 2020)
Charles Edward Gilmur Jr. was an American basketball player, enthusiast, and high school teacher.
Chuck Gilmur, American basketball player, coach, and educator (died 2011)
Giorgos Muzakis was a prominent Greek virtuoso trumpeter and music composer.
Giorgos Mouzakis, Greek trumpet player and composer (died 2005)
Philip Arthur Larkin was an English poet, novelist, and librarian. His first book of poetry, The North Ship, was published in 1945, followed by two novels, Jill (1946) and A Girl i…
Philip Larkin, English poet and novelist (died 1985)
John "Mule" Miles was an American professional baseball player who played with the Chicago American Giants of the Negro leagues from 1946 to 1949. Nicknamed "the Mule" by his manag…
John "Mule" Miles, American baseball player (died 2013)
Leonard Baskin was an American sculptor, draughtsman, and graphic artist, as well as founder of the Gehenna Press (1942–2000). One of America's first fine arts presses, it went on …
Leonard Baskin, American sculptor and illustrator (died 2000)
Sabino Barinaga Alberdi was a Spanish football forward and manager.
Sabino Barinaga, Spanish footballer and manager (died 1988)
James Casey, known professionally as Jim Casey, was at various times during his long career a Variety comedian on the English music-halls, a scriptwriter for BBC Radio's variety sh…
James Casey, English comedian, radio scriptwriter and producer (died 2011)
Ernest Aaron Freeman was an American pianist, organist, bandleader, and arranger. He was responsible for arranging many successful rhythm and blues and pop records from the 1950s t…
Ernie Freeman, American pianist and bandleader (died 2001)
Roy Tattersall was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire and played sixteen Tests for England as a specialist off spin bowler. He was born at Tonge Moor, Bolton, Lancashir…
Roy Tattersall, English cricketer (died 2011)
Alain Robbe-Grillet was a French writer and filmmaker. He was one of the figures most associated with the Nouveau Roman trend of the 1960s, along with Nathalie Sarraute, Michel But…
Alain Robbe-Grillet, French director, screenwriter, and novelist (died 2008)
Jack Holland (1922-1994) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate repres…
Jack Holland, Australian rugby league player (died 1994)
Albert Henry Thomas Irvin was an English expressionist abstract artist.
Albert Irvin, English soldier and painter (died 2015)
Roberto Aizenberg, nicknamed "Bobby", was an Argentine painter and sculptor. He was considered the best-known orthodox surrealist painter in Argentina.
Roberto Aizenberg, Argentine painter and sculptor (died 1996)
Theoni V. Aldredge was a Greek-American stage and screen costume designer.
Theoni V. Aldredge, Greek-American costume designer (died 2011)
Frank Kelly Freas was an American artist known for his work in science fiction and fantasy, with a career spanning more than 50 years. He was known as the "Dean of Science Fiction …
Frank Kelly Freas, American science fiction and fantasy artist (died 2005)
Nazik al-Malaika was an Iraqi poet. Al-Malaika is noted for being among the first Arabic poets to use free verse.
Nazik Al-Malaika, Iraqi poet and academic (died 2007)
Jean Darling was an American child actress who was a regular in the Our Gang short subjects series from 1927 to 1929. Prior to her death, she was one of four surviving cast members…
Jean Darling, American actress and singer (died 2015)
George Clyde Kell was an American professional baseball player and television sports commentator. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1943 to 1957, most prom…
George Kell, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2009)
René Lévesque was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 23rd premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985. He was the first Québécois political leader since Confederation t…
René Lévesque, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Premier of Quebec (died 1987)