Explore 1717 historical events from 1890–1899.
Napoleon Zervas was a Hellenic Army officer and resistance leader during World War II. He organized and led the National Republican Greek League (EDES), the second most significant…
Napoleon Zervas, Greek general and politician (died 1957)
Paul Rudolf Carnap was a German philosopher who was active in Europe before 1935 and in the United States thereafter. He was a major member of the Vienna Circle and an advocate of …
Rudolf Carnap, German-American philosopher and academic (died 1970)
Hauptmann Oswald Boelcke was a German professional soldier and pioneering flying ace credited with 40 aerial victories during World War I. Boelcke is honored as the father of the G…
Oswald Boelcke, German captain and pilot (died 1916)
Johannes Robert Becher was a German politician, novelist, and poet. He was affiliated with the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) before World War II. He was part of the literary ava…
Johannes R
Pär Fabian Lagerkvist was a Swedish author who received the 1951 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Pär Lagerkvist, Swedish novelist, playwright, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1974)
William Foxwell Albright was an American archaeologist, biblical scholar, philologist, and expert on ceramics. He is considered "one of the twentieth century's most influential Ame…
William F
Claude Champagne was a French Canadian composer, teacher, pianist, and violinist.
Claude Champagne, Canadian violinist, pianist, and composer (died 1965)
Jaan Kärner was an Estonian poet and writer. He is known especially for his nature poetry. Many of his poems were set to music by Estonian composers of choral music. Kärner also wr…
Jaan Kärner, Estonian poet and author (died 1958)
Thurman Wesley Arnold was an American lawyer best known for his trust-busting campaign as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Antitrust Division in President Franklin D. Ro…
Thurman Arnold, American lawyer and judge (died 1969)
Takijirō Ōnishi was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II who came to be known as the father of the kamikaze.
Takijirō Ōnishi, Japanese admiral and pilot (died 1945)
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar was a well-known writer in Kannada language. He was the fourth among Kannada writers to be honored with the Jnanpith Award, the highest literary honor conf…
Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, Indian author and academic (died 1986)
Erich Marcks was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He authored the first draft of the operational plan, Operation Draft East, for Operation Barbarossa, the inv…
Erich Marcks, German general in WWII who planned Operation Barbarossa (died 1944)
William Funnell ISO was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as head of the Department of Labour and National Service between 1946 and 1952.
William Funnell, Australian public servant (died 1962)
Cole Albert Porter was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadwa…
Cole Porter, American composer and songwriter (died 1964)
Alexander Dubin was an American lyricist. He is best known for his collaborations with the composer Harry Warren.
Al Dubin, Swiss-American songwriter (died 1945)
Giannina Arangi-Lombardi was a spinto soprano, particularly associated with the Italian operatic repertory.
Giannina Arangi-Lombardi, Italian soprano (died 1951)
John Aloysius Costello was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Taoiseach from 1948 to 1951 and from 1954 to 1957. He was leader of the opposition from 1951 to 1954 and from…
John A
Pier Luigi Nervi was an Italian engineer and architect. He studied at the University of Bologna graduating in 1913. Nervi taught as a professor of engineering at Rome University fr…
Pier Luigi Nervi, Italian architect and engineer, co-designed the Pirelli Tower and Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assum
John Heartfield was a German visual artist who pioneered the use of art as a political weapon. Some of his most famous photomontages were anti-Nazi and anti-fascist statements. Hea…
John Heartfield, German photographer and activist (died 1968)
Hermann Scherchen was a German conductor, who was principal conductor of the city orchestra of Winterthur from 1922 to 1950. He promoted contemporary music, beginning with Schoenbe…
Hermann Scherchen, German-Swiss viola player and conductor (died 1966)
Franz Gabriel Alexander was a Hungarian-American psychoanalyst and physician, who is considered one of the founders of psychosomatic medicine and psychoanalytic criminology.
Franz Alexander, Hungarian psychoanalyst and physician (died 1964)
Esther Louise Forbes was an American novelist, historian, and children's writer who received the Pulitzer Prize and the Newbery Medal. She was the first woman elected to membership…
Esther Forbes, American historian and author (died 1968)
Carl Andrew Spaatz, nicknamed "Tooey", was an American World War II general. As commander of Strategic Air Forces in Europe in 1944, he successfully pressed for the bombing of the …
Carl Spaatz, American general (died 1974)
Frank Simmons Leavitt was an American professional wrestler of the early 20th century, known by the ring name Man Mountain Dean.
Man Mountain Dean, American wrestler and sergeant (died 1953)