Explore 1717 historical events from 1890–1899.
Isabel Briggs Myers was an American writer who co-created the personality test known as the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) with her mother, Katharine Cook Briggs. The MBTI is o…
Isabel Briggs Myers, American theorist and author (died 1980)
Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, was a Pakistani organic chemist specialising in natural products, and a professor of chemistry at the University of Karachi.
Salimuzzaman Siddiqui, Pakistani chemist and scholar (died 1994)
Yi Un was the last crown prince of the Korean Empire, the head of the former Korean imperial house after 1926, and a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army. He was the se…
Yi Un, South Korean general (died 1970)
Marjorie Flack was an American artist and writer of children's picture books. She was born in Greenport, Long Island, New York in 1897. She was best known for The Story about Ping …
Marjorie Flack, American author and illustrator (died 1958)
Air Chief Marshal Sir John Wakeling Baker, was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the mid-20th century.
John Baker, English air marshal (died 1978)
Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena y García de Torres, 2nd Marquis of Luca de Tena was a Spanish politician, diplomat, journalist and playwright.
Juan Ignacio Luca de Tena, Spanish writer (died 1975)
Erwin Heinrich René Lahousen, Edler von Vivremont was a German military office who was a high-ranking Abwehr official during the Second World War, as well as a member of the German…
Erwin von Lahousen, German Abwehr official (died 1955)
Karl Olivecrona was a Swedish lawyer and legal philosopher. He studied law at Uppsala from 1915 to 1920 and was a pupil of Axel Hägerström, the spiritual father of Scandinavian leg…
Karl Olivecrona, Swedish lawyer and philosopher (died 1980)
Luigi Pavese was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Luigi Pavese, Italian actor (died 1969)
Edith Claire Head was an American film costume designer. With a total of 8 wins out of 35 nominations, she is the most decorated woman in Academy Award history. She also holds the …
Edith Head, American costume designer (died 1981)
William Henry Walker was a prominent English footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. He is considered by many to be one of the greatest footballers to ever play for Aston Villa and Engl…
Billy Walker, English footballer (died 1964)
Andrés Bonifacio was a Filipino revolutionary leader. He is often called "The Father of the Philippine Revolution", considered a national hero of the Philippines.
Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino soldier and politician, President of the Philippines (born 1863)
Sir Henry Ayers was the eighth Premier of South Australia, serving a record five times between 1863 and 1873.
Henry Ayers, English-Australian politician, 8th Premier of South Australia (born 1821)
Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings, was an Irish-Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales.
Patrick Jennings, Irish-Australian politician, 11th Premier of New South Wales (born 1831)
Hans Speidel was a German general who successively served in the armies of the German Empire, Nazi Germany and West Germany. The first general officer of the Bundeswehr, he was a k…
Hans Speidel, German general (died 1984)
Paul Joseph Goebbels was a German politician and philologist who was the Gauleiter of Berlin, chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, and then Reich Minister of Propaganda from 1933…
Joseph Goebbels, German lawyer and politician, Chancellor of Nazi Germany (died 1945)
Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino, known simply as Agustín Lara, was a Mexican composer and performer of songs …
Agustín Lara, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (died 1970)
Minna Canth was a Finnish writer and social activist. Canth began to write while managing her family draper's shop and living as a widow raising seven children. Her work addresses …
Minna Canth, Finnish journalist, playwright, and activist (born 1844)
Jean Ingelow was an English poet and novelist, who gained sudden fame in 1863. She also wrote several stories for children.
Jean Ingelow, English poet and author (born 1820)
Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt was a Swiss historian of art and culture and an influential figure in the historiography of both fields. His best known work is The Civilization of …
Jacob Burckhardt, Swiss historian and academic (born 1818)
Sir Charles Lilley was a Premier and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland. He had a significant influence on the form and spirit of state education in colonial Queensla…
Charles Lilley, English-Australian politician, 4th Premier of Queensland (born 1827)
Thérèse of Lisieux, religious name Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, was a French Discalced Carmelite who is widely venerated in modern times. She is popularly known in…
Thérèse of Lisieux, French nun and saint (born 1873)
Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov was a Russian landscape painter and creator of the lyrical landscape style. The most famous and a celebrated work is The Rooks Have Returned.
Alexei Savrasov, Russian painter and academic (born 1830)
Jan Heemskerk Abrahamszoon was a Dutch politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1874 to 1877, and again from 1883 to 1888. His son, Theo Heemskerk also se…
Jan Heemskerk, Dutch lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (born 1818)