1892
Fritz Kortner, Austrian-German actor and director (died 1970)
Fritz Kortner was an Austrian stage and film actor and theatre director.
Fritz Kortner, Austrian-German actor and director (died 1970)
The 1890s
Explore 552 historical events from 1890–1899.
1892
Charles E
Charles Emery Rosendahl was a highly decorated vice admiral in the United States Navy, and an advocate of lighter-than-air flight.
Charles E
1892
Jimmy Wilde, Welsh boxer (died 1969)
William James Wilde was a Welsh professional boxer who competed from 1911 to 1923. He simultaneously held the National Sporting Clubs British flyweight title and the World Flyweigh…
Jimmy Wilde, Welsh boxer (died 1969)
1892
Archibald MacLeish, American poet, playwright, and lawyer (died 1982)
Archibald MacLeish was an American poet and writer, who was associated with the modernist school of poetry. MacLeish studied English at Yale University and law at Harvard Universit…
Archibald MacLeish, American poet, playwright, and lawyer (died 1982)
1892
Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia (died 1980)
Josip Broz, commonly known as Tito, was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who led Yugoslavia as prime minister from 1943 to 1963 and as president from 1953 until hi…
Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav field marshal and politician, 1st President of Yugoslavia (died 1980)
1892
Ezio Pinza, Italian-American actor and singer (died 1957)
Ezio Fortunato Pinza was an Italian opera singer. Pinza possessed a rich, smooth and sonorous voice, with a flexibility unusual for a bass. He spent 22 seasons at New York's Metro…
Ezio Pinza, Italian-American actor and singer (died 1957)
1892
Osgood Perkins (actor, born 1892), American actor (died 1937)
James Ridley Osgood Perkins was an American actor.
Osgood Perkins (actor, born 1892), American actor (died 1937)
1892
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer, British peer (died 1975)
Albert Edward John Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer,, styled The Honourable Albert Spencer until 1910 and Viscount Althorp from 1910 to 1922, and known less formally as Jack Spencer, was …
Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer, British peer (died 1975)
1892
Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, American author and educator (died 1958)
Elizabeth Foreman Lewis was an American children's writer. She received the Newbery Award and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.
Elizabeth Foreman Lewis, American author and educator (died 1958)
1892
Minna Gombell, American actress (died 1973)
Minna Marie Gombell was an American stage and film actress.
Minna Gombell, American actress (died 1973)
1892
Alfonsina Storni, Swiss-Argentinian poet and author (died 1938)
Alfonsina Carolina Storni was a Swiss-Argentine poet and playwright of the modernist period.
Alfonsina Storni, Swiss-Argentinian poet and author (died 1938)
1892
Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter (died 1972)
Fernand Amorsolo y Cueto was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. Nicknamed the "Grand Old Man of Philippine Art," he was the first-ever to be recognized as a …
Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter (died 1972)
1892
Michel Kikoine, Belarusian-French painter (died 1968)
Michel Kikoïne was a Lithuanian Jewish-French painter who belonged to the Ecole de Paris art movement.
Michel Kikoine, Belarusian-French painter (died 1968)
1892
Erich Neumann, German lieutenant and politician (died 1951)
Erich Neumann was a German lawyer and civil servant, a member of the Nazi party and an SS-Oberführer. Neumann was a participant in the Wannsee Conference that determined the implem…
Erich Neumann, German lieutenant and politician (died 1951)
1892
Konstantin Paustovsky, Russian poet and author (died 1968)
Konstantin Georgiyevich Paustovsky was a Soviet writer nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1965, 1966, 1967, and 1968.
Konstantin Paustovsky, Russian poet and author (died 1968)
1892
Amanullah Khan, sovereign of the Kingdom of Afghanistan, (died 1960)
Ghazi Amanullah Khan Barakzai was Emir of Afghanistan from 1919 to 1926, and then King of Afghanistan from 1926 until his abdication in 1929. After the end of the Third Anglo-Afgha…
Amanullah Khan, sovereign of the Kingdom of Afghanistan, (died 1960)
1892
Gregor Strasser, German lieutenant and politician (died 1934)
Gregor Strasser was a German politician and early leader of the Nazi Party. Along with his younger brother Otto, he was a leading member of the party's northern group, which brough…
Gregor Strasser, German lieutenant and politician (died 1934)
1892
Jaan Kikkas, Estonian weightlifter (died 1944)
Juhan "Jaan" Kikkas was an Estonian middleweight weightlifter. He won a bronze medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics, setting a world record in the snatch.
Jaan Kikkas, Estonian weightlifter (died 1944)
1892
Leo Reise, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1975)
Leopold Adolph Emile Reise, Sr. was a Canadian hockey player who played 8 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Hamilton Tigers, New York Americans and New York Range…
Leo Reise, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1975)
1892
Djuna Barnes, American novelist, journalist, and playwright (died 1982)
Djuna Barnes was an American artist, illustrator, journalist, and writer who is perhaps best known for her novel Nightwood (1936), a cult classic of lesbian fiction and an importan…
Djuna Barnes, American novelist, journalist, and playwright (died 1982)
1892
Basil Rathbone, South African-born British-American actor (died 1967)
Philip St. John Basil Rathbone was an English actor. Born in South Africa and raised in Derbyshire, he rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean stage actor and w…
Basil Rathbone, South African-born British-American actor (died 1967)
1892
Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (born 1822)
Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish-Canadian stonemason and politician who served as the second prime minister of Canada from 1873 to 1878.
Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (born 1822)
1892
Édouard Lalo, French violinist and composer (born 1823)
Édouard-Victoire-Antoine Lalo was a French composer, violist, violinist, and academic teacher. His most celebrated piece is the Symphonie Espagnole, a five-movement concerto for vi…
Édouard Lalo, French violinist and composer (born 1823)
1892
Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (born 1840)
Henri Duveyrier was a French explorer and geographer, known for his exploration of the Sahara. Duveyrier was a son of the French playwright Charles Duveyrier, while his mother was …
Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (born 1840)