Explore 2699 historical events from 1920–1929.
Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis was the first lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963, as the wife of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States. She redefined the…
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, American journalist and socialite, 37th First Lady of the United States (died 1994)
Shirley Ann Grau was an American writer. Born in New Orleans, she lived part of her childhood in Montgomery, Alabama. Her novels are set primarily in the Deep South and explore iss…
Shirley Ann Grau, American novelist and short story writer (died 2020)
Cydus Yolas and Moshopopoulos Yolas, known professionally as Sid and Marty Krofft or the Krofft Brothers, were a Canadian sibling team of television creators, writers, and puppetee…
Sid Krofft, Canadian-American puppeteer and producer (died 2026)
Lynne Reid Banks was a British author of books for children and adults, including The Indian in the Cupboard, which has sold over 15 million copies and has been successfully adapte…
Lynne Reid Banks, English author (died 2024)
Gilles Carle, was a Canadian filmmaker and painter, who was a key figure in the development of a commercial Quebec cinema.
Gilles Carle, Canadian director and screenwriter (died 2009)
Donald Patrick Murray was an American actor, screenwriter, and film director. His debut film role as Bo Decker in Bus Stop (1956), opposite Marilyn Monroe, earned him an Academy Aw…
Don Murray, American actor (died 2024)
José Emilio Santamaría Iglesias was a professional football player and manager. A central defender, he spent his 18-year club career with Nacional and Real Madrid, winning 12 title…
José Santamaría, Uruguayan footballer and manager (died 2026)
Leila Abashidze was a Georgian actress, director and writer. She was awarded the titles Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR, People's Artist of the Georgian SSR, a recipient of Orde…
Leila Abashidze, Georgian actress (died 2018)
Hafizullah Amin was an Afghan revolutionary and communist head of state, who served in that position for a little over three months, from September 1979 until his assassination. He…
Hafizullah Amin, Afghan educator and politician, Afghan Minister of Foreign Affairs (died 1979)
Ann Theresa Calvello was an American athlete and notable personality in the sport of roller derby.
Ann Calvello, American roller derby racer (died 2006)
Roy Crimmins, also known by the pseudonym Roy King, was an English jazz trombonist, composer and arranger.
Roy Crimmins, English trombonist and composer (died 2014)
John Gale was an English theatrical producer and artistic director.
John Gale, English director and producer
David Charles Waddington, Baron Waddington, was a British politician and barrister.
David Waddington, Baron Waddington, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Bermuda (died 2017)
Vidya Charan Shukla was an Indian politician whose political career spanned six decades. He was predominantly a member of the Indian National Congress, but also had spells in Jan M…
Vidya Charan Shukla, Indian politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (died 2013)
Kathleen Wendy Herald Peyton, who wrote primarily as K. M. Peyton, was a British author of fiction for children and young adults in the 1960s and 1970s.
K. M. Peyton, British children's author (died 2023)
Kishore Kumar was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of Indian music. …
Kishore Kumar, Indian singer-songwriter and actor (died 1987)
Vellore G. Ramabhadran was a Mridangam artiste from Tamil Nadu, India. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2004.
Vellore G. Ramabhadran, Mridangam artiste from Tamil Nadu, India (died 2012)
Don Matheson was an American soldier and policeman who later became a television actor, perhaps best known for his continuing role in Irwin Allen's series Land of the Giants.
Don Matheson, American soldier, police officer, and actor (died 2014)
John Henry Moore II was an American lawyer and United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
John H. Moore II, American lawyer and judge (died 2013)
Mike Elliott is a Jamaican-born British saxophonist. He played on ska recordings in the early 1960s and on pop and soul music hits in the late 1960s. He is best known as a co-found…
Mike Elliott, Jamaican saxophonist
Roch La Salle was a Canadian politician from the province of Quebec. He represented the riding of Joliette in the House of Commons of Canada for 20 years. He was re-elected six tim…
Roch La Salle, Canadian politician, 42nd Canadian Minister of Public Works (died 2007)
Don James Larsen was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he pitched from 1953 to 1967 for seven different teams: the St.…
Don Larsen, American baseball player (died 2020)
Larisa Iosifovna Bogoraz was a dissident in the Soviet Union.
Larisa Bogoraz, Russian linguist and activist (died 2004)
Ronald Arthur Biggs was a British criminal who helped plan and carry out the Great Train Robbery of 1963. He subsequently became notorious for his escape from prison in 1965, livin…
Ronnie Biggs, English criminal (died 2013)