Pope John Paul II
1920–2005 · Person
Polish pope; second-longest verified pontificate in history; played major role in collapse of communism; canonised in 2014.
On these timelines: Master, People, Christianity, Major Religions
Around 1920
- Russian Revolution (1917)
- Founding of the Soviet Union (1922)
- Pop music: the 1930s (1930)
- Pop music: the 1910s (1910)
- Pop music: the 1920s (1920)
- Great Depression (1929)
- Easter Rising / Irish War of Independence (1916)
- Discovery of penicillin (1928)
- Treaty of Versailles (1919)
- Wall Street Crash (1929)