Explore 552 historical events from 1890–1899.
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who later worked in the Soviet Union. As the creator of acknowledged masterpieces across numerous music …
Sergei Prokofiev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1953)
Lillian Estelle Fisher was one of the first women to earn a doctorate in Latin American history in the U.S. She published important works on Spanish colonial administration; a biog…
Lillian Estelle Fisher, American historian of Spanish America (died 1988)
Tadeusz Peiper was a Polish poet, art critic, theoretician of literature and one of the precursors of the avant-garde movement in Polish poetry. Born to a Jewish family, Peiper con…
Tadeusz Peiper, Polish poet and critic (died 1969)
Eppa Rixey Jr., nicknamed "Jephtha", was an American baseball player who played 21 seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds in Major League Baseball from 1912 to 1…
Eppa Rixey, American baseball pitcher (died 1963)
Harry McShane was a Scottish socialist, and a close colleague of John Maclean.
Harry McShane, Scottish engineer and activist (died 1988)
Mahmoud Mukhtar was an Egyptian sculptor. He attended the College of Fine Arts in Cairo upon its opening in 1908 by Prince Yusuf Kamal, and was part of the original "Pioneers" of t…
Mahmoud Mokhtar, Egyptian sculptor and academic (died 1934)
Mikhail Afanasyevich Bulgakov was a Russian and Soviet novelist and playwright. His novel The Master and Margarita, published posthumously, has been called one of the masterpieces …
Mikhail Bulgakov, Russian novelist and playwright (died 1940)
Hjalmar Karl Emil Dahl was a Swedish-speaking Finnish journalist, translator and author.
Hjalmar Dahl, Finnish journalist, translator and writer (died 1960)
Fritz Feigl was a Jewish Austrian-born chemist. He taught at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
Fritz Feigl, Austrian-Brazilian chemist and academic (died 1971)
Napoleon Zervas was a Hellenic Army officer and resistance leader during World War II. He organized and led the National Republican Greek League (EDES), the second most significant…
Napoleon Zervas, Greek general and politician (died 1957)
Paul Rudolf Carnap was a German philosopher who was active in Europe before 1935 and in the United States thereafter. He was a major member of the Vienna Circle and an advocate of …
Rudolf Carnap, German-American philosopher and academic (died 1970)
Hauptmann Oswald Boelcke was a German professional soldier and pioneering flying ace credited with 40 aerial victories during World War I. Boelcke is honored as the father of the G…
Oswald Boelcke, German captain and pilot (died 1916)
Johannes Robert Becher was a German politician, novelist, and poet. He was affiliated with the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) before World War II. He was part of the literary ava…
Johannes R
Pär Fabian Lagerkvist was a Swedish author who received the 1951 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish novelist, playwright, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1974)
William Foxwell Albright was an American archaeologist, biblical scholar, philologist, and expert on ceramics. He is considered "one of the twentieth century's most influential Ame…
William F
Claude Champagne was a French Canadian composer, teacher, pianist, and violinist.
Claude Champagne, Canadian violinist, pianist, and composer (died 1965)
Jaan Kärner was an Estonian poet and writer. He is known especially for his nature poetry. Many of his poems were set to music by Estonian composers of choral music. Kärner also wr…
Jaan Kärner, Estonian poet and author (died 1958)
Thurman Wesley Arnold was an American lawyer best known for his trust-busting campaign as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division in President Franklin D. Ro…
Thurman Arnold, American lawyer and judge (died 1969)
Takijirō Ōnishi was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II who came to be known as the father of the kamikaze.
Takijirō Ōnishi, Japanese admiral and pilot (died 1945)
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar was a well-known writer in Kannada language. He was the fourth among Kannada writers to be honored with the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honor conf…
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, Indian author and academic (died 1986)
Erich Marcks was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He authored the first draft of the operational plan, Operation Draft East, for Operation Barbarossa, the inv…
Erich Marcks, German general in WWII who planned Operation Barbarossa (died 1944)
William Funnell ISO was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as head of the Department of Labour and National Service between 1946 and 1952.
William Funnell, Australian public servant (died 1962)
Cole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadwa…
Cole Porter, American composer and songwriter (died 1964)
Alexander Dubin was an American lyricist. He is best known for his collaborations with the composer Harry Warren.
Al Dubin, Swiss-American songwriter (died 1945)