Explore 1125 historical events from 1890–1899.
Zelliene Virginia Rappe was an American model and silent film actress. Working mostly in bit parts, Rappe died after attending a party with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, who was tried f…
Virginia Rappe, American model and actress (died 1921)
Edith Smaw Quimby was an American medical researcher and physicist, best known as one of the founders of nuclear medicine. Her work involved developing diagnostic and therapeutic a…
Edith Quimby, American medical researcher and physicist (died 1982)
Earl Andrew Hamilton was an American left-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers (1916), Pittsburgh Pirates (1918–23), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1924) of Majo…
Earl Hamilton, American baseball player
Juho Julius Saaristo was a Finnish track and field athlete. He won two medals at the 1912 Olympics: a silver in conventional javelin throw and gold in the two-handed javelin throw,…
Julius Saaristo, Finnish javelin thrower and soldier (died 1969)
Louis Tompkins Wright was an American surgeon and civil rights activist. In his position at Harlem Hospital he was the first African-American on the surgical staff of a non-segrega…
Louis T. Wright, American surgeon and civil rights activist (died 1952)
Jacob van der Hoeden was a Dutch-born Israeli veterinary research scientist.
Jacob van der Hoeden, Dutch-Israeli veterinarian and academic (died 1968)
Ruby Short McKim was an American quilt designer, entrepreneur, teacher, writer and magazine editor. She developed an early interest in drawing, and graduated from the New York Scho…
Ruby McKim, American quilter (died 1976)
Bernhard Zondek was a German-born Israeli gynecologist who developed the first reliable pregnancy test in 1928.
Bernhard Zondek, German-Israeli gynecologist and academic (died 1966)
Karl Kobelt was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council.
Karl Kobelt, Swiss lawyer and politician, 52nd President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1968)
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss was British composer and conductor. Bliss's musical training was cut short by the First World War, in which he served with distinction in the army.…
Arthur Bliss, English composer and conductor (died 1975)
Viktor Maksimovich Zhirmunsky was a Soviet and Russian literary historian and linguist.
Viktor Zhirmunsky, Russian linguist and historian (died 1971)
Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, usually known as Bill Slim, was a British military commander and the 13th governor-general of Australia from 1953 to 1960.
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, English field marshal and politician, 13th Governor-General of Australia (died 1970)
Adolf Georg Wilhelm Busch was a German-Swiss violinist, conductor, and composer.
Adolf Busch, German violinist and composer (died 1952)
Stancho Belkovski, was a Bulgarian architect.
Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian architect and educator (died 1962)
Edgar Zilsel was an Austrian-American historian and philosopher of science.
Edgar Zilsel, Austrian historian and philosopher of science, linked to the Vienna Circle (died 1944)
Cyril Edwin Mitchinson Joad was an English philosopher, author, teacher and broadcasting personality. He appeared on The Brains Trust, a BBC Radio wartime discussion programme. He …
C. E. M. Joad, English philosopher and academic (died 1953)
John J. McDermott Jr. was an American professional golfer. He was the first U.S.-born golfer to win the U.S. Open, triumphing at the 1911 U.S. Open and the 1912 U.S. Open. McDermot…
John McDermott, American golfer (died 1971)
Emiliano Mercado del Toro was a Puerto Rican supercentenarian and military veteran who was, at age 115, the world's oldest person following the death of 116-year-old Elizabeth Bold…
Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Puerto Rican-American soldier (died 2007)
Roy Ewing "Robert" Agnew was an Australian composer, pianist, teacher, and radio announcer. He was described as "the most outstanding of the early twentieth-century Australian co…
Roy Agnew, Australian pianist and composer (died 1944)
Minna Craucher was the pseudonym of Maria Vilhelmiina Lindell, a Finnish socialite and spy. Her home was a noted salon for various writers and artists. She also did espionage, orig…
Minna Craucher, Finnish socialite and spy (died 1932)
David Shimoni was an Israeli poet, writer and translator.
David Shimoni, Belarusian-Israeli poet and translator (died 1956)
Acharya Chatursen Shastri was an Indian writer of Hindi literature. He wrote many historical fictions, including Vaishali ki Nagarvadhu adapted into a feature film (1948), Vayam Ra…
Acharya Chatursen Shastri, Indian author and playwright (died 1960)
Brigadier Henry Bachtold, was an Australian soldier and railway engineer. He fought during the First World War as an engineer with the 1st Field Company at the Gallipoli Campaign, …
Henry Bachtold, Australian soldier and railway engineer (died 1983)
Jacques Lipchitz was a Lithuanian-born French-American Cubist sculptor. Lipchitz retained highly figurative and legible components in his work leading up to 1915–16, after which na…
Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-Italian sculptor (died 1973)