Explore 2322 historical events from 1900–1909.
Francis Amyot was a Canadian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1930s. He won Canada's only gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Frank Amyot, Canadian sprint canoeist (died 1962)
Richard Mohaupt was a German composer and Kapellmeister.
Richard Mohaupt, German composer and Kapellmeister (died 1957)
Umberto II was the last king of Italy. Umberto's reign lasted for 34 days, from 9 May 1946 until his formal deposition on 12 June 1946, although he had been the de facto head of st…
Umberto II of Italy (died 1983)
Sheilah Graham was a British-born, internationally syndicated American gossip columnist during Hollywood's "Golden Age". In her youth, she had been a showgirl and a freelance write…
Sheilah Graham Westbrook, English-American actress, journalist, and author (died 1988)
Frederick Joseph "Bun" Cook was a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and forward. He was an Allan Cup champion with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in 1924 before embarking on …
Bun Cook, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1988)
David McAdam Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles, was an English Conservative politician and businessman.
David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Education (died 1999)
Hans Hartung was a German-French painter, known for his gestural abstract style. He was also a decorated World War II veteran of the Legion d'honneur.
Hans Hartung, German-French painter (died 1989)
Arthur Fitzgerald Folwell was a British-born Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, coached in the 1940s, and was an administrato…
Arthur Folwell, English-Australian rugby league player, coach, and administrator (died 1966)
Edvard Kocbek was a Slovenian Yugoslav poet, writer, essayist, translator, member of Christian Socialists in the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation and Slovene Partisans. He is…
Edvard Kocbek, Slovenian poet and politician (died 1981)
Michał Waszyński was a Polish-born film director and film producer who worked in Poland, Italy, and later on major American film productions based primarily in Spain under the name…
Michał Waszyński, Polish film director and producer (died 1965)
Waldo Goronwy Williams was one of the leading Welsh-language poets of the 20th century. He was also a notable Christian pacifist, anti-war campaigner, and Welsh nationalist. He is …
Waldo Williams, Welsh poet and academic (died 1971)
Ayillyath Kuttiari Gopalan Nambiar, popularly known as A. K. Gopalan or AKG, was an Indian communist politician. He was one of sixteen Communist Party of India members elected to t…
A. K. Gopalan, Indian educator and politician (died 1977)
Henry Graham Greene was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century.
Graham Greene, English novelist, playwright, and critic (died 1991)
Eileen Evelyn Greer Garson was a British and American actress and singer. Known for playing graceful, noble, and dignified women in period and war dramas, she quickly rose to popul…
Greer Garson, English-American actress (died 1996)
Otto Robert Frisch was an Austrian physicist who worked on nuclear physics. With Otto Stern and Immanuel Estermann, he first measured the magnetic moment of the proton. With his au…
Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-English physicist and academic (died 1979)
Lal Bahadur Shastri was an Indian politician and statesman who served as the prime minister of India from 1964 to 1966. He previously served as home minister from 1961 to 1963.
Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian and politician, Prime Minister of India (died 1966)
Ernst-Günther Schenck was a German medical doctor and member of the SS in Nazi Germany. Because of a chance encounter with Adolf Hitler during the closing days of World War II, his…
Ernst-Günther Schenck, German colonel and physician (died 1998)
Armando Castellazzi was an Italian professional footballer and manager who played as a midfielder.
Armando Castellazzi, Italian footballer and coach (died 1968)
Charles Herbert Klein, nicknamed "the Hoosier Hammer" because of his Indiana roots, was an American professional baseball outfielder. Klein played in Major League Baseball (MLB) fo…
Chuck Klein, American baseball player (died 1958)
Yves Aristide Marius Giraud-Cabantous was a racing driver from France. He drove in Formula One from 1950 to 1953, participating in 13 World Championship Grands Prix, plus numerous …
Yves Giraud-Cabantous, French race car driver (died 1973)
Lester Dent was an American pulp-fiction writer, best known as the creator and main writer of the series of novels about the scientist and adventurer Doc Savage. The 159 Doc Savage…
Lester Dent, American journalist and author (died 1959)
Anthony F. DePalma was an American orthopedic surgeon and professor at Thomas Jefferson University, as well as the founder of the orthopedic department at University of Medicine an…
Anthony F. DePalma, American orthopedic surgeon and professor (died 2005)
Ding Ling, formerly romanized as Ting Ling, was the pen name of Jiang Bingzhi, also known as Bin Zhi, known for her feminist and socialist realist literature.
Ding Ling, Chinese author and educator (died 1986)
Wilfred Pickles was an English actor and radio presenter.
Wilfred Pickles, English actor and radio host (died 1978)