Explore 2322 historical events from 1900–1909.
Natalie Savage Carlson was an American writer of children's books. For her lifetime contribution as a children's writer, she was United States nominee for the biennial, internation…
Natalie Savage Carlson, American author (died 1997)
Mary Celine Fasenmyer, RSM was an American mathematician and Catholic religious sister. She is most noted for her work on hypergeometric functions and linear algebra.
Mary Celine Fasenmyer, American mathematician (died 1996)
Thomas Tuke Hollway was the 36th Premier of Victoria, and the first to be born in the 20th century. He held office from 1947 to 1950, and again for a short period in 1952. He was o…
Thomas Hollway, Australian politician, Premier of Victoria (died 1971)
Janet Gaynor was an American actress. She began her career as an extra in shorts and silent films. After signing with Fox Film in 1926, she rose to fame and became one of the bigge…
Janet Gaynor, American actress (died 1984)
Eugene "Taffy" O'Callaghan was a Welsh professional footballer who played as a forward for Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester City, Fulham and Wales during the 1920s and 1930s.
Taffy O'Callaghan, Welsh footballer and coach (died 1946)
J. R. Wharton Eyerman was an American photographer and photojournalist.
J. R. Eyerman, American photographer and journalist (died 1985)
Léopold Sédar Senghor was a Senegalese politician, cultural theorist and poet who served as the first president of Senegal from 1960 to 1980.
Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegalese poet and politician, 1st President of Senegal (died 2001)
Paul Creston was a prolific American composer of classical music and an organist. His catalogued works number over 120 compositions in several major musical genres. They include si…
Paul Creston, American composer and educator (died 1985)
Fei Mu, also romanised as Fey Mou, was a Chinese film director of the pre-Communist era. His Spring in a Small Town (1948) was declared the greatest Chinese film ever made by the H…
Fei Mu, Chinese director and screenwriter (died 1951)
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanaswami, better known as R. K. Narayan, was an Indian writer and novelist known for his work set in the fictional South Indian town of Malgudi. He was …
R. K. Narayan, Indian author (died 2001)
Joseph Edward Cronin was an American professional baseball player, manager and executive. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop, most notably as a member of the B…
Joe Cronin, American baseball player and manager (died 1984)
John Murray was an American playwright best known for writing the 1937 play Room Service with Allen Boretz.
John Murray, American playwright and producer (died 1984)
Hassan Ahmed Abd al-Rahman Muhammed al-Banna, known as Hassan al-Banna, was an Egyptian schoolteacher and imam, best known for founding the Muslim Brotherhood, one of the largest a…
Hassan al-Banna, Egyptian religious leader, founded the Muslim Brotherhood (died 1949)
Hannah Arendt was a German and American historian and philosopher. She was one of the most influential political theorists of the twentieth century.
Hannah Arendt, German-American philosopher and theorist (died 1975)
Pierino Antonio Alberto Taruffi was an Italian racing driver, motorcycle road racer, motorsport executive and engineer, who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956. Taruffi won t…
Piero Taruffi, Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (died 1988)
Hiram Leong Fong was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician from Hawaii. Born to a Cantonese immigrant sugar plantation worker, Fong was one of the first two senators for …
Hiram Fong, American soldier and politician (died 2004)
Alicia Patterson was an American journalist, and cofounder and editor of New York daily newspaper Newsday. She created the Deathless Deer comic strip with Neysa McMein in 1943.
Alicia Patterson, American journalist and publisher, co-founded Newsday (died 1963)
Victoria Regina Spivey, sometimes known as Queen Victoria, was an American blues singer, songwriter, and record company founder. During a recording career that spanned 40 years, fr…
Victoria Spivey, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1976)
León Klimovsky Dulfán was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and producer notable for his work during the classical era of Argentine cinema. He was known mainly for his work …
León Klimovsky, Argentinian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1996)
Samuel Paul Derringer was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three National League teams from 1931 to 1945, primarily the Cincinnati Reds.
Paul Derringer, American baseball player (died 1987)
Andrey Nikolayevich Tikhonov was a leading Soviet Russian mathematician and geophysicist known for important contributions to topology, functional analysis, mathematical physics, a…
Andrey Tikhonov, Soviet mathematician (died 1993)
James David Brooks was an American Abstract Expressionist, muralist, abstract painter, art teacher, and winner of the Logan Medal of the Arts.
James Brooks, American painter and educator (died 1992)
Kees van Baaren was a Dutch composer and teacher.
Kees van Baaren, Dutch composer and educator (died 1970)
Aurelio Ángel Baldor de la Vega was a Cuban mathematician, educator and lawyer. Baldor is the author of a secondary school algebra textbook, titled Álgebra, used throughout the Spa…
Aurelio Baldor, Cuban mathematician and lawyer (died 1978)