Explore 705 historical events from 1900–1909.
José Nasazzi Yarza was a Uruguayan footballer who played as a right-back or centre-back. He captained his country when they won the inaugural FIFA World Cup in 1930.
José Nasazzi, Uruguayan footballer and manager (died 1968)
Alfred Karindi was an Estonian organist and composer.
Alfred Karindi, Estonian pianist and composer (died 1969)
Cornelia Otis Skinner was an American writer and actress.
Cornelia Otis Skinner, American actress and author (died 1979)
Alfredo Antonini was a leading Italian-American symphony conductor and composer who was active on the international concert stage as well as on the CBS radio and television network…
Alfredo Antonini, Italian-American conductor and composer (died 1983)
Clarence Henry "Happy" Day was a Canadian professional hockey player who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Americans. Day spe…
Hap Day, Canadian ice hockey player, referee, and manager (died 1990)
John Thomas Gorman was an Australian rugby league footballer. He was a centre for the Australian national team. He played in 10 Tests between 1924 and 1930 as captain on 7 occasion…
Tom Gorman, Australian rugby league player (died 1978)
John William Van Druten was an English playwright and theatre director. He began his career in London, and later moved to America, becoming a U.S. citizen. He was known for his pla…
John Van Druten, English-American playwright and director (died 1957)
Maurice Herbert Evans was an English actor, noted for his interpretations of Shakespearean characters. His best-known screen roles include Dr. Zaius in the 1968 film Planet of the …
Maurice Evans, English actor (died 1989)
Zhang Xueliang, also known by the epithet "Young Marshal" in contrast to his father "Old Marshal" Zhang Zuolin, was a Chinese general. He is best known for his role in the Xi'an In…
Zhang Xueliang, Chinese general and warlord (died 2001)
Jan Struther was the pen name of Joyce Anstruther, later Joyce Maxtone Graham and finally Joyce Placzek, an English writer remembered for her character Mrs. Miniver and a number …
Jan Struther, English author, poet and hymnwriter who created the character Mrs Miniver (died 1953)
Sukarno was an Indonesian statesman, activist, and revolutionary who served as the first president of Indonesia from 1945 to 1967.
Sukarno, Indonesian engineer and politician, 1st President of Indonesia (died 1970)
Frederick Loewe was an American composer. He collaborated with lyricist Alan Jay Lerner on a series of Broadway musicals, including Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, My Fair Lady, and C…
Frederick Loewe, Austrian-American composer (died 1988)
Alfred Henry "Cap" Fear was a star football player in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for seven seasons for the Toronto Argonauts. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hal…
Cap Fear, Canadian football player and rower (died 1978)
Benny Wearing was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. An Australian international and New South Wales representative three-quarter, he played h…
Benny Wearing, Australian rugby league player (died 1968)
Tage Fritjof Erlander was a Swedish politician and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Sweden and leader of the Social Democratic Party from 1946 to 1969. During his record-l…
Tage Erlander, Swedish lieutenant and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Sweden (died 1985)
Elmar Lohk was an Estonian architect and tennis player. Many of his buildings in Tallinn are now valued as great examples of 1930s architecture, for example, the prominent Scandic …
Elmar Lohk, Russian-Estonian architect (died 1963)
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last sovereign of Imperial Russia, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna.
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (died 1918)
Walter Llewellyn Rees was an English actor.
Llewellyn Rees, English actor (died 1994)
Alfred Horatio Belo was the founder of The Dallas Morning News newspaper in Dallas, Texas, along with business partner George Bannerman Dealey. The company A. H. Belo Corporation, …
Alfred Horatio Belo, American publisher, founded The Dallas Morning News (born 1839)
John Jones Ross was a Canadian politician. Ross served as the seventh premier of Quebec and later as a member of the Senate of Canada.
John Jones Ross, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec (born 1831)
Mariano Ignacio Prado Ochoa was a Peruvian army general who served twice as President of Peru.
Mariano Ignacio Prado, Peruvian general, twice President of Peru (born 1825)
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius was a South African political leader. An Afrikaner, he helped establish the South African Republic, was the first president of the ZAR, and also compiled…
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, South African general and politician, 1st President of the South African Republic (born 1819
Joseph Adolphe Théophile Olivier was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal.
Joseph Olivier, French rugby player (born 1874)
Gaetano Bresci was an Italian anarchist who assassinated King Umberto I of Italy. His experience of working as a young weaver led him to realize he was exploited in the workplace, …
Gaetano Bresci, Italian-American anarchist, assassin of Umberto I of Italy (born 1869)