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Richard Joseph Daley was an American politician who served as the mayor of Chicago from 1955, and the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party from 1953, until his death. He ha…
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The 1900s
Explore 705 historical events from 1900–1909.
1902
Sigizmund Levanevsky, Soviet aircraft pilot of Polish origin (died 1937)
Sigizmund Aleksandrovich Levanevsky was a Soviet pioneer of long-range flight who was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union in 1934 for his role in the SS Chelyuskin rescue.
Sigizmund Levanevsky, Soviet aircraft pilot of Polish origin (died 1937)
1902
Meredith Willson, American playwright and composer (died 1984)
Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson was an American flautist, composer, conductor, musical arranger, bandleader, playwright, and writer.
Meredith Willson, American playwright and composer (died 1984)
1902
Lubka Kolessa, Ukrainian-Canadian pianist and educator (died 1997)
Lubka Oleksandrivna Kolessa was a classical pianist and professor of piano.
Lubka Kolessa, Ukrainian-Canadian pianist and educator (died 1997)
1902
Earl Averill, American baseball player (died 1983)
Howard Earl Averill was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a center fielder from 1929 to 1941, including 11 seasons for the Cleve…
Earl Averill, American baseball player (died 1983)
1902
Marcel Breuer, Hungarian-American architect and academic, designed the Ameritrust Tower (died 1981)
Marcel Lajos Breuer was a Hungarian-American modernist architect and furniture designer. He moved to the United States in 1937 and became a naturalized American citizen in 1944.
Marcel Breuer, Hungarian-American architect and academic, designed the Ameritrust Tower (died 1981)
1902
Anatole Litvak, Ukrainian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1974)
Anatoly Mikhailovich Litvak OBE, commonly known as Anatole Litvak, was a Russian-American filmmaker.
Anatole Litvak, Ukrainian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1974)
1902
Jack Lambert, English footballer and manager (died 1940)
John Lambert was an English footballer who played as a centre forward or inside forward. He scored 116 goals from 223 appearances in the Football League playing for Rotherham Count…
Jack Lambert, English footballer and manager (died 1940)
1902
Al Simmons, American baseball player and coach (died 1956)
Aloysius Harry Simmons was an American professional baseball outfielder who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Nicknamed "Bucketfoot Al", he had his best years with …
Al Simmons, American baseball player and coach (died 1956)
1902
Lionel Conacher, Canadian football player and politician (died 1954)
Lionel Pretoria Conacher, nicknamed "the Big Train", was a Canadian athlete and politician. Voted the country's top athlete of the first half of the 20th century, he won championsh…
Lionel Conacher, Canadian football player and politician (died 1954)
1902
Sylvia Daoust, Canadian sculptor (died 2004)
Sylvia Daoust, CM, CQ RCA was a Canadian sculptor who was one of the first female sculptors in Quebec. She studied at the Council of Arts & Manufactures and the École des Beaux-Art…
Sylvia Daoust, Canadian sculptor (died 2004)
1902
Harry Kadwell, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1999)
Henry James Kadwell was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representat…
Harry Kadwell, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1999)
1902
Stepin Fetchit, American actor and dancer (died 1985)
Lincoln Theodore Monroe Andrew Perry, better known by his stage name Stepin Fetchit, was an American vaudevillian, comedian, and film actor of Jamaican and Bahamian descent, consid…
Stepin Fetchit, American actor and dancer (died 1985)
1902
Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (died 1947)
James Melvin Lunceford was an American jazz alto saxophonist and bandleader in the swing era.
Jimmie Lunceford, American saxophonist and bandleader (died 1947)
1902
Georges Van Parys, French composer (died 1971)
Georges Van Parys was a French composer of film music and operettas. Among his musical influences were the group Les Six, Maurice Ravel, and Claude Debussy. Later in his career he …
Georges Van Parys, French composer (died 1971)
1902
Herman B Wells, American banker, author, and academic (died 2000)
Herman B Wells, a native of Boone County, Indiana, was the eleventh president of Indiana University Bloomington and its first university chancellor. He was pivotal in the transform…
Herman B Wells, American banker, author, and academic (died 2000)
1902
Skip James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1969)
Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. AllMusic stated: "Coupling an oddball guitar tuning set against eerie, falsetto …
Skip James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1969)
1902
Eric Fraser, British illustrator and graphic designer (died 1983)
Eric George Fraser was a British illustrator and graphic artist. He was famous in the public mind for contributions to the Radio Times, and as the creator in 1931 of 'Mr Therm' in…
Eric Fraser, British illustrator and graphic designer (died 1983)
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Hendrik Elias, Belgian lawyer and politician, Mayor of Ghent (died 1973)
Hendrik Jozef Elias was a Belgian politician and Flemish nationalist, notable as the leader of the Vlaams Nationaal Verbond between 1942 and 1944.
Hendrik Elias, Belgian lawyer and politician, Mayor of Ghent (died 1973)
1902
Carolyn Eisele, American mathematician and historian (died 2000)
Carolyn Eisele was an American mathematician and historian of mathematics known as an expert on the works of Charles Sanders Peirce.
Carolyn Eisele, American mathematician and historian (died 2000)
1902
Erik Erikson, German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst (died 1994)
Erik Homburger Erikson was a German-American child psychoanalyst and visual artist known for his theory on psychosocial development of human beings. He coined the phrase identity c…
Erik Erikson, German-American psychologist and psychoanalyst (died 1994)
1902
Barbara McClintock, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1992)
Barbara McClintock was an American scientist and cytogeneticist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. McClintock received her PhD in botany from Cornell U…
Barbara McClintock, American geneticist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1992)
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Sammy Fain, American pianist and composer (died 1989)
Sammy Fain was an American composer of popular music. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he contributed numerous songs that form part of The Great American Songbook, and to Broadway the…
Sammy Fain, American pianist and composer (died 1989)
1902
Alec Hurwood, Australian cricketer (died 1982)
Alexander Hurwood, was an Australian cricketer who played in two Tests in the 1930–31 season.
Alec Hurwood, Australian cricketer (died 1982)