1921
105 years ago
Jean Kent, English actress (died 2013)
Jean Kent was an English film and television actress.
Jean Kent, English actress (died 2013)
The 1920s
Explore 2699 historical events from 1920–1929.
1921
105 years ago
Reinhard Mohn, German businessman (died 2009)
Reinhard Mohn was a German billionaire businessman and philanthropist. Under his leadership, Bertelsmann, once a medium-sized printing and publishing house, established in 1835, de…
Reinhard Mohn, German businessman (died 2009)
1921
105 years ago
Harry Schell, French-American race car driver (died 1960)
Harry Lawrence O'Reilly Schell was an American racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1960.
Harry Schell, French-American race car driver (died 1960)
1921
105 years ago
Washington SyCip, American-Filipino accountant (died 2017)
Washington Z. SyCip, PLH BOLk RNO1kl was a Chinese-Filipino-American accountant. He was the founder of the accounting firm EY SGV & Company and the Asian Institute of Management.
Washington SyCip, American-Filipino accountant (died 2017)
1921
105 years ago
Seretse Khama, Batswana lawyer and politician, 1st President of Botswana (died 1980)
Sir Seretse Goitsebeng Maphiri Khama, GCB, KBE was a Motswana politician who served as the first President of Botswana, a post he held from 1966 to his death in 1980.
Seretse Khama, Batswana lawyer and politician, 1st President of Botswana (died 1980)
1921
105 years ago
Michalina Wisłocka, Polish gynecologist and sexologist (died 2005)
Michalina Anna Wisłocka was a Polish gynecologist, sexologist, and author of Sztuka kochania, the first guide to sexual life in a communist country. Her book became a bestseller, w…
Michalina Wisłocka, Polish gynecologist and sexologist (died 2005)
1921
105 years ago
Arthur Johnson, Canadian canoeist (died 2003)
Arthur Leonard Johnson was a Canadian sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1950s. He finished eighth in the C-2 1000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
Arthur Johnson, Canadian canoeist (died 2003)
1921
105 years ago
Flor María Chalbaud, First Lady of Venezuela (died 2013)
Flor de María Chalbaud Castro was First Lady of Venezuela between 2 December 1952 and 23 January 1958 and one of the founders of the Bolivarian Ladies Society.
Flor María Chalbaud, First Lady of Venezuela (died 2013)
1921
105 years ago
Susan Peters, American actress (died 1952)
Susan Peters was an American actress who appeared in more than twenty films over the course of her decade-long career. Though she began her career in uncredited and ingénue roles, …
Susan Peters, American actress (died 1952)
1921
105 years ago
François Reichenbach, French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1993)
François Arnold Reichenbach was a French film director, cinematographer, producer, and screenwriter. He directed 40 films between 1954 and 1993.
François Reichenbach, French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1993)
1921
105 years ago
Gérard Debreu, French economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2004)
Gérard Debreu was a French-born economist and mathematician. Best known as a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he began work in 1962, he won t…
Gérard Debreu, French economist and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2004)
1921
105 years ago
Nasser Sharifi, Iranian sports shooter
Nasser Sharifi is an Iranian former sports shooter. He competed in the 50 metre rifle, three positions event at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Nasser Sharifi, Iranian sports shooter
1921
105 years ago
Metropolitan Mikhail of Asyut (died 2014)
Mikhail of Asyut, was the elder metropolitan of the Holy Metropolis of Asyut (Lycopolis), (Hieracon, and of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria and was the abbot of the Monast…
Metropolitan Mikhail of Asyut (died 2014)
1921
105 years ago
Philip Rose, American actor, playwright, and producer (died 2011)
Philip Rose was a Broadway theatrical producer of such productions as A Raisin in the Sun, The Owl and the Pussycat, Does a Tiger Wear a Necktie?, Purlie, and Shenandoah. His work …
Philip Rose, American actor, playwright, and producer (died 2011)
1921
105 years ago
Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist and conductor (died 2003)
Tibor Varga was a Hungarian violinist, conductor, and music teacher who developed pedagogic methods for teaching string music. He was a founding member of the string department in …
Tibor Varga, Hungarian violinist and conductor (died 2003)
1921
105 years ago
Viktor Kulikov, Russian marshal (died 2013)
Viktor Georgiyevich Kulikov was the Warsaw Pact commander-in-chief from 1977 to 1989. He was awarded the rank of the Marshal of the Soviet Union on 14 January 1977.
Viktor Kulikov, Russian marshal (died 2013)
1921
105 years ago
Nanos Valaoritis, Greek author, poet, and playwright (died 2019)
Ioannis (Nanos) Valaoritis was a Greek writer, widely published as a poet, novelist and playwright since 1939; his correspondence with George Seferis was a bestseller. The quality,…
Nanos Valaoritis, Greek author, poet, and playwright (died 2019)
1921
105 years ago
Allan MacEachen, Canadian economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (died 2017)
Allan Joseph MacEachen was a Canadian politician and statesman who served as a senator and several times as a Cabinet minister. He was the first deputy prime minister of Canada and…
Allan MacEachen, Canadian economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (died 2017)
1921
105 years ago
Billy Mauch, American actor (died 2006)
William John Mauch and his identical twin brother, Robert Joseph Mauch, were child actors in the 1930s. They had starring roles in the 1937 film The Prince and the Pauper, based on…
Billy Mauch, American actor (died 2006)
1921
105 years ago
Bobby Mauch, American actor (died 2007)
William John Mauch and his identical twin brother, Robert Joseph Mauch, were child actors in the 1930s. They had starring roles in the 1937 film The Prince and the Pauper, based on…
Bobby Mauch, American actor (died 2007)
1921
105 years ago
Nancy Reagan, American actress and activist, 42nd First Lady of the United States (died 2016)
Nancy Davis Reagan was an American actress who was First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989. She was the second wife of Ronald Reagan, the 40th president of the United Sta…
Nancy Reagan, American actress and activist, 42nd First Lady of the United States (died 2016)
1921
105 years ago
Ezzard Charles, American boxer (died 1975)
Ezzard Mack Charles was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1959. Known as "the Cincinnati Cobra", Charles was respected for his slick defense and precision, a…
Ezzard Charles, American boxer (died 1975)
1921
105 years ago
Adolf von Thadden, German lieutenant and politician (died 1996)
Adolf von Thadden was a German far-right politician who led the National Democratic Party.
Adolf von Thadden, German lieutenant and politician (died 1996)
1921
105 years ago
John Money, New Zealand psychologist and sexologist, known for his research on gender identity, and responsible for…
John William Money was a New Zealand American psychologist, sexologist and professor at Johns Hopkins University known for his research on human sexual behavior and gender.
John Money, New Zealand psychologist and sexologist, known for his research on gender identity, and responsible for…