Explore 1717 historical events from 1890–1899.
Herbert Marcuse was a German and American philosopher, social critic, and political theorist, associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory. Born in Berlin, Marcuse studi…
Herbert Marcuse, German-American sociologist and philosopher (died 1979)
Sara Elizabeth Carter was an American country music musician, singer, and songwriter. Remembered mostly for her deep, distinctive, mature singing voice, she was the lead singer on …
Sara Carter, American singer-songwriter (died 1979)
Stephen Vincent Benét was an American poet, short story writer, and novelist. He wrote a book-length narrative poem of the American Civil War, John Brown's Body, published in 1928,…
Stephen Vincent Benét, American poet, short story writer, and novelist (died 1943)
Daniel Cosío Villegas was a Mexican economist, essayist, historian, and diplomat.
Daniel Cosío Villegas, Mexican historian, economist (died 1976)
Bengt Djurberg was a Swedish actor and singer. He appeared in about 25 roles in films from 1919 to 1940. His film debut was in Mauritz Stiller's film Sången om den eldröda blomman …
Bengt Djurberg, Swedish actor and singer (died 1941)
Norman Alexander "Red" Dutton was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach and executive. Also known earlier by the nickname "Mervyn", he played for the Calgary Tigers of the Western Ca…
Red Dutton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1987)
Herman Kruusenberg was an Estonian Greco-Roman wrestler who competed in the light heavyweight event at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Herman Kruusenberg, Estonian wrestler (died 1970)
Jacob Marschak was a Russian and American economist. Affiliated with the Mensheviks in his youth, he had a brief participation in the Russian Revolution, serving as labour minister…
Jacob Marschak, Ukrainian-American economist, journalist, and author (died 1977)
Lawrence Gray was an American actor of the 1920s and 1930s.
Lawrence Gray, American actor (died 1970)
Israel Isaac "Isidor" Rabi was an American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1944 "for his resonance method for recording the magnetic properties of atomic nucle…
Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (died 1988)
Henry Spencer Moore was an English visual artist. He is best known for his semi-abstract monumental bronze sculptures which are located around the world as public works of art. Moo…
Henry Moore, English sculptor and illustrator (died 1986)
Alexander Calder was an American sculptor known both for his innovative mobiles that embrace chance in their aesthetic, his static "stabiles", and his monumental public sculptures.…
Alexander Calder, American sculptor, known for his kinetic sculptures (died 1976)
Morris W. Stoloff was an American composer. He worked with Sammy Davis Jr., Dinah Shore, Al Jolson and Frank Sinatra.
Morris Stoloff, American composer and musical director (died 1980)
Ernő Nagy was a Hungarian fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Other members of the team included Aladár Gerevich, Gyula Glykais, Endre …
Ernő Nagy, Hungarian fencer (died 1977)
Ernesto Maserati was an Italian automotive engineer and racer, with Maserati of Modena since its inception in Bologna on 14 December 1914, together with his brothers Alfieri Masera…
Ernesto Maserati, Italian race car driver and engineer (died 1975)
Marguerite Valentine Bise was a French chef and restaurateur at her restaurant Auberge du Père Bise in Talloires, Haute-Savoie, France. In 1951, she became the third woman to win t…
Marguerite Bise, French chef (died 1965)
Peter Mohr Dam was a Faroe Islands politician who was one of the founders of the Social Democratic Javnaðarflokkurin party in 1926.
Peter Mohr Dam, Faroese educator and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (died 1968)
Jean Laurent Robert Borotra was a French tennis champion. He was one of the "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Borotra was i…
Jean Borotra, French tennis player (died 1994)
John Francis Regis Toomey was an American film and television actor.
Regis Toomey, American actor (died 1991)
Jan Wiktor Brzechwa was a Polish poet, author and lawyer, known mostly for his contribution to children's literature.
Jan Brzechwa, Polish author and poet (died 1966)
Clemente Biondetti was an Italian auto racing driver. Born into a working-class family, Biondetti raced motorcycles before turning to automobiles where he had greater success.
Clemente Biondetti, Italian race car driver (died 1955)
Karl Artur Vilhelm Moberg was a Swedish journalist, author, playwright, historian, and debater. His literary career, spanning more than 45 years, is associated with his four‑volume…
Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish historian, journalist, author, and playwright (died 1973)
Malcolm Cowley was an American writer, editor, historian, poet, and literary critic. His best known works include his first book of poetry, Blue Juniata (1929), and his memoir, Exi…
Malcolm Cowley, American novelist, poet, literary critic (died 1989)
Helmut Hasse was a German mathematician working in algebraic number theory, known for fundamental contributions to class field theory, the application of p-adic numbers to local cl…
Helmut Hasse, German mathematician and academic (died 1975)