Explore 1125 historical events from 1890–1899.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr was an American Reformed theologian, ethicist, commentator on politics and public affairs, and professor at Union Theological Seminary for more than 30 y…
Reinhold Niebuhr, American theologian and academic (died 1971)
Robert Ritter von Greim was a German Generalfeldmarschall and First World War flying ace. In April 1945, in the last days of World War II in Europe, Adolf Hitler appointed Greim co…
Robert Ritter von Greim, German general and pilot (died 1945)
Surgeon General Shirō Ishii was a Japanese biological weapons specialist, microbiologist and army medical officer who served as the director of Unit 731, the largest biological wa…
Shirō Ishii, Japanese microbiologist and general (died 1959)
Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck was an American writer and humanitarian. She is best known for The Good Earth, the best-selling novel in the United States in 1931 and 1932, which …
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Paul Colin born in Nancy, France, died in Nogent-sur-Marne. Colin was a prolific master illustrator of Decorative Arts posters. Alexandre-Marie Colin was a relative.
Paul Colin, French illustrator (died 1985)
Charles "Carl" Panzram was an American rapist, serial killer, and habitual offender. In prison confessions and in his autobiography, Panzram confessed to having murdered twenty-one…
Carl Panzram, American serial killer (died 1930)
Pierre Blanchar was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1922 and 1961. Blanchar was married to actress Marthe Vinot, with whom he had a daughter, actress Domi…
Pierre Blanchar, Algerian-French actor and director (died 1963)
James Mallahan Cain was an American novelist, journalist and screenwriter. He is widely regarded as a progenitor of the hardboiled school of American crime fiction.
James M. Cain, American author and journalist (died 1977)
László Lajtha was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist and conductor.
László Lajtha, Hungarian composer and conductor (died 1963)
William Roderick James was a Canadian-American artist and writer of the American West. He is known for writing Smoky the Cowhorse, for which he won the 1927 Newbery Medal, and nume…
Will James, American author and illustrator (died 1942)
Richard Aldington was an English writer and poet. He was an early associate of the Imagist movement. His 50-year writing career produced "143 separate titles, including poetry, lit…
Richard Aldington, English author and poet (died 1962)
Pavel Dmitriyevich Korin was a Russian painter and art restorer. He is famous for his preparational work for the unimplemented painting Farewell to Rus.
Pavel Korin, Russian painter (died 1967)
Thomas John Mitchell was an American character actor, writer, and theater director. He is considered one of the both greatest supporting and character actors of the Golden Age of H…
Thomas Mitchell, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (died 1962)
Bruno Schulz was a Polish-Jewish writer, literary critic, visual artist, and art teacher.
Bruno Schulz, Ukrainian-Polish author and painter (died 1942)
Léo-Pol Morin was a Canadian pianist, music critic, composer, and music educator. He composed under the name James Callihou, with his most well known works being Suite canadienne (…
Léo-Pol Morin, Canadian pianist, composer, and educator (died 1941)
Joonas "Jonni" Myyrä was a Finnish athlete who competed at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Olympics. In 1912, he finished eighth in the javelin throw. At the 1920 Olympics, his left arm wa…
Jonni Myyrä, Finnish-American discus and javelin thrower (died 1955)
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German philosopher, cultural critic, media theorist, and essayist. An eclectic thinker who combined elements of German idealism, Jewish myst…
Walter Benjamin, German philosopher and critic (died 1940)
Arthur Friedenreich was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He was nicknamed The Tiger or Golden Foot. He played for the Brazil national team and was a rec…
Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian footballer (died 1969)
John Crawford William MacBryan was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University and Somerset and made one almost imperceptible appearance in a Test match for England. M…
Jack MacBryan, English cricketer and field hockey player (died 1983)