Explore 1125 historical events from 1890–1899.
Pyotr Leonidovich Kapitsa, also known as Peter Kapitza, was a Russian and Soviet physicist, whose research focused on low-temperature physics. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Phy…
Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist (Nobel Prize 1978) (died 1984)
Erna W. Mohr was a German zoologist who made contributions to ichthyology and mammalogy. Mohr was long associated with the Zoological Museum Hamburg, where she was successively hea…
Erna Mohr, German zoologist (died 1968)
Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel was a Russian and Soviet writer, journalist, playwright, and literary translator. He is best known as the author of Red Cavalry and Odessa Stories, and ha…
Isaac Babel, Russian short story writer, journalist, and playwright (died 1940)
Dave Fleischer was an American film director and producer who co-owned Fleischer Studios with his older brother Max Fleischer.
Dave Fleischer, American animator, director, and producer (died 1979)
Tadeusz Sendzimir was a Polish engineer and inventor of international renown. He held 120 patents in mining and metallurgy, 73 of which were awarded to him in the United States.
Tadeusz Sendzimir, Polish-American engineer (died 1989)
Aleksandr Yakovlevich Khinchin was a Soviet mathematician and one of the most significant contributors to the Soviet school of probability theory.
Aleksandr Khinchin, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1959)
Sir Khwaja Nazimuddin was a East Pakistani politician and statesman who served as the second governor-general of Pakistan from 1948 to 1951, and then as the second prime minister o…
Khawaja Nazimuddin, Bangladeshi-Pakistani politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (died 1965)
Georges Henri Joseph Édouard Lemaître was a Belgian Catholic priest, theoretical physicist, and mathematician who made major contributions to cosmology and astrophysics. He was the…
Georges Lemaître, Belgian priest, astronomer, and cosmologist (died 1966)
Percy LaBaron Spencer was an American physicist, electrical engineer, and inventor of the microwave oven. As a boy he was twice orphaned and began work at a young age, never finish…
Percy Spencer, American physicist and inventor of the microwave oven (died 1969)
Arthur Veary Treacher, Jr. was an English film and stage actor active from the 1920s to the 1960s, and known for playing English types, especially butler and manservant roles, such…
Arthur Treacher, English-American actor and television personality (died 1975)
Walter Andrew Brennan was an American actor and singer. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Come and Get It (1936), Kentucky (1938) and The Westerner (1940), mak…
Walter Brennan, American actor (died 1974)
Gavrilo Princip was a Bosnian Serb student who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, …
Gavrilo Princip, Bosnian Serb revolutionary and assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife (died 1918)
Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and philosopher. His bibliography spans nearly 50 books, including non-fiction works, as well as essays, narratives and poems.
Aldous Huxley, English novelist and philosopher (died 1963)
Mientje Kling was a Dutch theatre and film actress and radio personality.
Mientje Kling, Dutch actress (died 1966)
Ottavio Bottecchia was an Italian cyclist and the first Italian winner of the Tour de France.
Ottavio Bottecchia, Italian cyclist (died 1927)
Harry Edwin Heilmann, nicknamed "Slug", was an American baseball player and radio announcer. He played professional baseball for 19 years between 1913 and 1932, including 17 season…
Harry Heilmann, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 1951)
Varahagiri Venkata Giri, better known as V. V. Giri was an Indian statesman, activist, and diplomat who served as the president of India from 1969 to 1974. He previously served as …
V. V. Giri, Indian lawyer and politician, 4th President of India (died 1980)
Frank Burge was an Australian rugby league footballer. He was one of the greatest forwards in the history of rugby league in Australia, and later became one of the game's finest co…
Frank Burge, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1958)
Frederick Charles Keenor was a Welsh professional footballer. He began his career at his hometown side Cardiff City after impressing the club's coaching staff in a trial match in 1…
Fred Keenor, Welsh footballer (died 1972)
Bertha Maria Júlia Lutz was a Brazilian zoologist, politician, and diplomat. Lutz became a leading figure in both the Pan American feminist movement and human rights movement. She …
Bertha Lutz, Brazilian feminist and scientist (died 1976)
William George Meany was an American labor union administrator for 57 years. He was a vital figure in the creation of the AFL–CIO and served as its first president, from 1955 to 19…
George Meany, American plumber and labor leader (died 1980)
William Edward Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes GBE was a British motor manufacturer. He opened his first car sales agency in 1913, leading to the global Rootes Group. During the Second Wo…
William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes, English businessman, founded Rootes Group (died 1964)
Christian Schad was a German painter and photographer. He was associated with the Dada and the New Objectivity movements. Schad's portraits are regarded as emblematic of the decade…
Christian Schad, German painter (died 1982)
John Lorimer Auden MC, was an English solicitor, deputy coroner for Staffordshire and a territorial soldier who served in the First World War. He was a collector of natural history…
John Auden, English solicitor, deputy coroner and a territorial soldier (died 1959)