Explore 1125 historical events from 1890–1899.
Haile Selassie I was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as the Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia under Empress Zewditu between 1916 and 1930.
Haile Selassie, Ethiopian emperor (died 1975)
Samuel Pond "Sad Sam" Jones was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, St. Loui…
Sad Sam Jones, American baseball player and manager (died 1966)
James Dickinson "Dick" Irvin Jr. was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played for professional teams in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, the Western Cana…
Dick Irvin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1957)
William Horatio Powell was an American actor, known primarily for his film career. Under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the …
William Powell, American actor and singer (died 1984)
Herbert W. Armstrong was an American evangelist who founded the Worldwide Church of God (WCG). An early pioneer of radio and television evangelism, Armstrong preached what he claim…
Herbert W. Armstrong, American evangelist and publisher, founded Worldwide Church of God (died 1986)
Joseph Charbonneau was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Montreal from 1940 to 1950.
Joseph Charbonneau, Canadian archbishop (died 1959)
Jack Leonard Warner was a Canadian-born American film executive, who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. Warner's career spa…
Jack L. Warner, Canadian-born American production manager and producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (died 1978)
Christopher Murray Grieve, best known by his pen name Hugh MacDiarmid, was a Scottish poet, journalist, essayist and political figure. He is considered one of the principal forces …
Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet and linguist (died 1978)
Eiji Yoshikawa was a Japanese historical novelist, best known for his revisions of classics and retelling of historical events through the lens of semi-biographical fiction books.
Eiji Yoshikawa, Japanese author (died 1962)
Alfred David Lunt was an American actor and director, best known for his long stage partnership with his wife, Lynn Fontanne, from the 1920s to 1960, co-starring in Broadway and We…
Alfred Lunt, American actor and director (died 1977)
Abraham (Abie) Wachner was the 35th Mayor of Invercargill from 1942 to 1950. He was awarded the OBE in 1946.
Abraham Wachner, New Zealand politician, 35th Mayor of Invercargill (died 1950)
Harold Rudolf Foster was a Canadian-American comic strip artist and writer best known as the creator of the comic strip Prince Valiant. His drawing style is noted for its high leve…
Hal Foster, Canadian-American author and illustrator (died 1982)
Otto James Messmer was an American animator known for his work on the Felix the Cat cartoons and comic strip produced by the Pat Sullivan studio.
Otto Messmer, American cartoonist and animator, co-created Felix the Cat (died 1983)
Charles-Marie Vanel was a French actor and director. During his 65-year film career, which began in 1923, he appeared in more than 200 films and worked with many prominent director…
Charles Vanel, French actor and director (died 1989)
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji was an English composer, music critic, pianist and writer. His music, written over a period of seventy years, ranges from sets of miniatures to works las…
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, English pianist, composer, and critic (died 1988)
Louis Victor Pierre Raymond, 7th Duc de Broglie was a French theoretical physicist and aristocrat known for his contributions to quantum theory. In his 1924 Ph.D. thesis, he postul…
Louis de Broglie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987)
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)
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)
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)
Karl Bernhard Woldemar Ferdinand von Ditmar was a Baltic German geologist and explorer, who travelled in and contributed to the scientific understanding of Kamchatka.
Karl von Ditmar, Estonian-German geologist and explorer (born 1822)
August Wilhelm von Hofmann was a German chemist who made considerable contributions to organic chemistry. His research on aniline helped lay the basis of the aniline-dye industry, …
August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic (born 1818)
Baháʼu'lláh was an Iranian religious leader who founded the Baháʼí Faith. He was born to an aristocratic family in Iran and was exiled due to his adherence to the messianic Bábism.…
Bahá'u'lláh, Persian religious leader, founded the Baháʼí Faith (born 1817)
William Grant Stairs was a Canadian-British explorer, soldier, and adventurer who had a leading role in two expeditions during the Scramble for Africa.
William Grant Stairs, Canadian-English captain and explorer (born 1863)
Pierre Ossian Bonnet was a French mathematician. He made some important contributions to the differential geometry of surfaces, including the Gauss–Bonnet theorem.
Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician and academic (born 1819)