The 1920s

Explore 1158 historical events from 1920–1929.

1928

Pankaj Roy, Indian cricketer (died 2001)

Pankaj Roy was an Indian cricketer who played in 43 Test matches, including once as captain. He was a right-handed opening batsman, perhaps best known for establishing the world re…

Pankaj Roy, Indian cricketer (died 2001)

1928

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Kyung Won Lee was an American journalist who worked for mainstream daily publications in the continental United States. Lee was also the founding president of the Korean American J…

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Erzsi Kovács, Hungarian singer (died 2014)

Erzsébet "Erzsi" Kovács DRH was a Hungarian pop singer and performer. After an attempt to escape to the west in 1951, she was arrested and imprisoned for three years. Afterwards, s…

Erzsi Kovács, Hungarian singer (died 2014)

1928

Ron Reynolds, English footballer (died 1999)

Ronald Sidney Maurice Reynolds was an English goalkeeper whose career spanned nearly 20 years; he played 290 League games for three professional clubs, and for most of the 1950s pl…

Ron Reynolds, English footballer (died 1999)

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J. R. P. Suriyapperuma was a Sri Lankan politician who was a National List member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

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Robert Geraint Gruffydd FLSW FBA was a scholar of Welsh language and literature. From 1970 to 1979, he was Professor of Welsh Language and Literature at the University of Wales, Ab…

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Queen Fabiola of Belgium (died 2014)

Fabiola Fernanda María-de-las-Victorias Antonia Adelaida de Mora y Aragón was Queen of the Belgians as the wife of King Baudouin from their marriage in 1960 until his death in 1993…

Queen Fabiola of Belgium (died 2014)