Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
Louis Marshall Jones, known professionally as Grandpa Jones, was an American banjo player and old time/country music singer. He was inducted as a member of the Country Music Hall o…
Grandpa Jones, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (died 1998)
Robert Capa was a Hungarian-American war photographer and photojournalist. He is considered by some to be the greatest combat and adventure photographer in history.
Robert Capa, Hungarian-American photographer and journalist (died 1954)
Bảo Đại, born Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy, was the 13th and final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, the last ruling dynasty of Vietnam. From 1926 to 1945, he was de jure emperor of Đại Nam,…
Bảo Đại, Vietnamese emperor (died 1997)
Hans-Peter Tschudi was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1959–1973) heading the Department of Home Affairs.
Hans-Peter Tschudi, Swiss lawyer and politician, 63rd President of the Swiss Confederation (died 2002)
Tito Gobbi was an Italian operatic baritone with an international reputation.
Tito Gobbi, Italian actor and singer (died 1984)
Niklaus Barbie was a German officer of the Schutzstaffel and Sicherheitsdienst and a convicted war criminal. He worked in Vichy France during World War II. He became known as the "…
Klaus Barbie, German SS captain (died 1991)
Anton Yervandi Kochinyan was a Soviet Armenian politician. He served as Chairman of the Armenian Council of Ministers from 1952 to 1966, and as the First Secretary of the Communist…
Anton Kochinyan, Soviet-Armenian politician (died 1990)
Modesto "Larry" Dulay Itliong, also known as "Seven Fingers", was a Filipino-American union organizer. He organized West Coast agricultural workers starting in the 1930s, and rose …
Larry Itliong, Filipino-American union organizer (died 1977)
Charles Daly Barnet was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader.
Charlie Barnet, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (died 1991)
Joseph Medicine Crow was a Native American writer, historian and war chief of the Crow Tribe. His writings on Native American history and reservation culture are considered seminal…
Joe Medicine Crow, American anthropologist, historian, and author (died 2016)
Luigi Piotti was a racing driver from Italy. He participated in nine Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on January 22, 1956. He scored no championship points.
Luigi Piotti, Italian race car driver (died 1971)
Albert William Suomi was an American ice hockey player, who played 5 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1936–37 season. Although he did not…
Al Suomi, American ice hockey player and referee (died 2014)
Joseph-Alfred Archambeault was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop in Canada. He was the first bishop of Joliette, Quebec.
Joseph-Alfred Archambeault, Canadian bishop (born 1859)
John Barclay Armstrong was a Texas Ranger lieutenant and a United States Marshal. He is usually remembered for his role in the pursuit and capture of the famous gunfighter John Wes…
John Barclay Armstrong, American lieutenant (born 1850)
Henry Moret was a French Impressionist painter. He was one of the artists who associated with Paul Gauguin at Pont-Aven in Brittany. He is best known for his involvement in the Pon…
Henry Moret, French painter (born 1856)
Frédéric-François-Louis Perrier was a Swiss architect and politician who was a Federal Councillor from 1912 until his death in 1913. As of 2009, he is the member with the shortest …
Louis Perrier, Swiss architect and politician (born 1849)
Christian Friedrich Wilhelm von der Ahe was a German-American entrepreneur, best known as the owner of the St. Louis Brown Stockings of the American Association, now known as the S…
Chris von der Ahe, German-American businessman (born 1851)
Sarah Ellen Roberts was an Englishwoman who died and was buried in Pisco, Peru. After her death, a legend evolved that she was a vampire and bride of Dracula. On 9 June 1993, th…
Sarah Roberts, English woman who was the subject of a vampire legend (born 1872)
Mahmud Shevket Pasha was an Ottoman military commander and statesman.
Mahmud Shevket Pasha, Ottoman general and politician, 279th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1856)
Ștefan Octavian Iosif was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian poet and translator.
Ștefan Octavian Iosif, Romanian poet and translator (born 1875)
Emily Wilding Davison was an English suffragette who fought for votes for women in Britain in the early twentieth century. A member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU)…
Emily Davison, English suffragette (born 1872)
Manoel Ferraz de Campos Sales was a Brazilian lawyer, coffee farmer, and politician who served as the fourth president of Brazil.
Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 4th President of Brazil (born 1841)
Simon Alphonse Kirchhoffer was a French fencer who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Alphonse Kirchhoffer, French fencer (born 1873)
Edward Burd Grubb Jr. was a Union Army colonel and regimental commander in the American Civil War. He served in three regiments and commanded two of them. In recognition of his ser…
Edward Burd Grubb Jr., American general and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Spain (born 1841)