Explore 1530 historical events from 1900–1909.
Vernon Phillips Watkins was a Welsh poet and translator. He was a close friend of fellow poet Dylan Thomas, who described him as "the most profound and greatly accomplished Welshma…
Vernon Watkins, Welsh-American poet and painter (died 1967)
Maria Goeppert Mayer was a German–American theoretical physicist who shared the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physics with J. Hans D. Jensen and Eugene Wigner. One half of the prize was awar…
Maria Goeppert Mayer, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1972)
Ivan Danilovich Chernyakhovsky was the youngest-ever Soviet General of the army. For his leadership during World War II he was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union twice. He …
Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Ukrainian general (died 1945)
Heinz Harmel was a German SS commander during the Nazi era. He commanded the 10th SS Panzer Division Frundsberg during World War II. Harmel was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of…
Heinz Harmel, German general (died 2000)
Anthony Mann was an American film director and stage actor. He came to prominence as a skilled director of film noir and Westerns, and for his historical epics.
Anthony Mann, American actor and director (died 1967)
Jean Alexandre Eugène Dieudonné was a French mathematician, notable for research in abstract algebra, algebraic geometry, and functional analysis, for close involvement with the Ni…
Jean Dieudonné, French mathematician and academic (died 1992)
Estée Lauder was an American businesswoman. She co-founded her eponymous cosmetics company with her husband, Joseph Lauter. Lauder was the only woman on Time magazine's 1998 list o…
Estée Lauder, American businesswoman, co-founder of Estée Lauder Companies (died 2004)
Hans Albrecht Eduard Bethe was a German-American physicist who made major contributions to nuclear physics, astrophysics, quantum electrodynamics and solid-state physics, and recei…
Hans Bethe, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2005)
Károly Kárpáti was a Hungarian Olympic wrestling champion of Jewish heritage.
Károly Kárpáti, Hungarian Jewish wrestler (died 1996)
Séraphin "Séra" Martin was a French middle-distance runner who set world records in the 800 metres and 1000 metres. He competed at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics and placed sixth and e…
Séra Martin, French middle-distance runner (died 1993)
Vincent Joseph Schaefer was an American chemist and meteorologist who developed cloud seeding. On November 13, 1946, while a researcher at the General Electric Research Laboratory,…
Vincent Schaefer, American chemist and meteorologist (died 1993)
William "Vilim" Feller, born Vilibald Srećko Feller, was a Croatian–American mathematician specializing in probability theory.
William Feller, Croatian-American mathematician and academic (died 1970)
Anton Karl Karas was an Austrian zither player and composer, best known for his internationally famous 1948 soundtrack to Carol Reed's The Third Man. His association with the film …
Anton Karas, Austrian zither player and composer (died 1985)
George Henry Sanders was a British actor and singer whose career spanned over 40 years. His heavy, upper-class English accent and smooth bass voice often led him to be cast as soph…
George Sanders, Russian-born British actor (died 1972)
Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Negro league baseball and Major League Baseball (MLB). His career spanned five decades and …
Satchel Paige, American baseball player and coach (died 1982)
Philip Cortelyou Johnson was an American architect who designed modern and postmodern architecture. Among his best-known designs are his modernist Glass House in New Canaan, Connec…
Philip Johnson, American architect, designed the IDS Center and PPG Place (died 2005)
Harry Rudolph Von Zell was an American announcer of radio programs, and an actor in films and television shows. He is best remembered for his work on The George Burns and Gracie Al…
Harry von Zell, American actor and announcer (died 1981)
Richard Herbert Wehner was a German politician. A former member of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD), he joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) after World War II. …
Herbert Wehner, German politician, Minister of Intra-German Relations (died 1990)
Ram Shri Mugali was a Kannada language writer. He was awarded the central Sahitya Akademi in 1956 for his work "Kannada Sahitya Charitre". He was the president of the 44th Kannada …
R. S. Mugali, Indian poet and academic (died 1993)
Rudolf Uhlenhaut was a British-German engineer, driving engineer for Mercedes-Benz, and the father of Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and 300 SLR. He had a long association with the Mercedes-…
Rudolf Uhlenhaut, English-German engineer (died 1989)
Vincent Sherman was an American director and actor who worked in Hollywood. His movies include Mr. Skeffington (1944), Nora Prentiss (1947), and The Young Philadelphians (1959).
Vincent Sherman, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 2006)
Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa was a Canadian-born American academic and politician of Japanese ancestry. A professor of English, he served as president of San Francisco State University a…
S. I. Hayakawa, Canadian-American academic and politician (died 1992)
Vladimir Prelog was a Croatian-Swiss organic chemist who received the 1975 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his research into the stereochemistry of organic molecules and reactions. Pr…
Vladimir Prelog, Croatian-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998)
John Cornelius "Johnny" Hodges was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many year…
Johnny Hodges, American saxophonist and clarinet player (died 1970)