1892
Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano and actress (died 1975)
Gilda Dalla Rizza was an important Italian soprano.
Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano and actress (died 1975)
The 1890s
Explore 1717 historical events from 1890–1899.
1892
Sumner Welles, American politician and diplomat, 11th Under Secretary of State (died 1961)
Benjamin Sumner Welles III was an American government official and diplomat. He was a major foreign policy adviser to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and served as Under Secretary …
Sumner Welles, American politician and diplomat, 11th Under Secretary of State (died 1961)
1892
Theodor Eicke, German SS general (died 1943)
Theodor Eicke was a German military officer who served as both a senior SS functionary and a Waffen-SS divisional commander in Nazi Germany. He was a key figure in the development …
Theodor Eicke, German SS general (died 1943)
1892
Herbert Howells, English organist, composer, and educator (died 1983)
Herbert Norman Howells was an English composer, organist, and teacher, most famous for his large output of Anglican church music.
Herbert Howells, English organist, composer, and educator (died 1983)
1892
Speckled Red, American blues/boogie-woogie piano player and singer-songwriter (died 1973)
Rufus George Perryman, known as Speckled Red, was an American blues and boogie-woogie piano player and singer noted for his recordings of "The Dirty Dozens", exchanges of insults a…
Speckled Red, American blues/boogie-woogie piano player and singer-songwriter (died 1973)
1892
Nell Shipman, Canadian-American actress, screenwriter, and producer (died 1970)
Nell Shipman was a Canadian actress, writer, and director who was active in silent film in the 1910s and 1920s. She used "the girl from God's country" as her sobriquet after starri…
Nell Shipman, Canadian-American actress, screenwriter, and producer (died 1970)
1892
Dink Johnson, American pianist, drummer, and clarinet player (died 1954)
Ollie "Dink" Johnson was an American Dixieland jazz pianist, clarinetist, and drummer.
Dink Johnson, American pianist, drummer, and clarinet player (died 1954)
1892
Charles Atlas, Italian-American bodybuilder (died 1972)
Charles Atlas was an Italian-born American bodybuilder best remembered as the developer of a bodybuilding method and its associated exercise program which spawned a landmark advert…
Charles Atlas, Italian-American bodybuilder (died 1972)
1892
Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (born 1822)
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)
1892
Édouard Lalo, French violinist and composer (born 1823)
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)
1892
Karl von Ditmar, Estonian-German geologist and explorer (born 1822)
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)
1892
Bahá'u'lláh, Persian religious leader, founded the Baháʼí Faith (born 1817)
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)
1892
Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (born 1840)
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)
1892
August Wilhelm von Hofmann, German chemist and academic (born 1818)
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)
1892
Mary Hannah Gray Clarke, American author, correspondent, and poet (born 1835)
Mary Hannah Gray Clarke was an American author, correspondent, and poet from Rhode Island. She wrote extensively for magazines and for the public press, and was also the author of …
Mary Hannah Gray Clarke, American author, correspondent, and poet (born 1835)
1892
William Grant Stairs, Canadian-English captain and explorer (born 1863)
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)
1892
Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician and academic (born 1819)
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)
1892
Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, Greek Foreign Minister (born 1810)
Alexandros Rizos Rangavis or Alexander Rizos Rakgabis, was a Greek man of letters, poet and statesman.
Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, Greek Foreign Minister (born 1810)
1892
Alexander Cartwright, American firefighter, invented baseball (born 1820)
Alexander Joy Cartwright Jr. was a founding member of the New York Knickerbockers Base Ball Club in the 1840s. Although he was an inductee of the Baseball Hall of Fame and he was s…
Alexander Cartwright, American firefighter, invented baseball (born 1820)
1892
Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician and academic (born 1813)
Enrico Betti Glaoui was an Italian mathematician, now remembered mostly for his 1871 paper on topology that led to the later naming after him of the Betti numbers. He worked also o…
Enrico Betti, Italian mathematician and academic (born 1813)
1892
William Champ, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of Tasmania (born 1808)
William Thomas Napier Champ was a British soldier and Colonial Australian politician and penal administrator, who served as the first Premier of Tasmania from 1856 to 1857.
William Champ, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of Tasmania (born 1808)
1892
William Forbes Skene, Scottish historian and author (born 1809)
William Forbes Skene WS FRSE FSA(Scot) DCL LLD, was a Scottish lawyer, historian and antiquary.
William Forbes Skene, Scottish historian and author (born 1809)
1892
John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet and activist (born 1807)
John Greenleaf Whittier was an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Frequently listed as one of the fireside poets, he was influenced…
John Greenleaf Whittier, American poet and activist (born 1807)
1892
Rudolf von Jhering, German jurist (born 1818)
Caspar Rudolph von Jhering was a German jurist. He is best known for his 1872 book Der Kampf ums Recht, as a legal scholar, and as the founder of a modern sociological and historic…
Rudolf von Jhering, German jurist (born 1818)