Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
Sergiu Celibidache was a Romanian conductor, composer, musical theorist, and teacher. Educated in his native Romania, and later in Paris and Berlin, Celibidache's career in music s…
Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor and composer (died 1996)
Mary Isabella "Peta" Taylor, married name Mary Jager, was an English cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in seven Test matches for England between 1934 …
Peta Taylor, English cricketer (died 1989)
William Francis Walsh was a Republican-Conservative member of the United States House of Representatives from New York State.
William F. Walsh, American captain and politician, 48th Mayor of Syracuse (died 2011)
Herman Northrop Frye was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century.
Northrop Frye, Canadian literary critic (died 1991)
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie was an American singer, songwriter, and composer widely considered one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of …
Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1967)
Milton Francis Bocek was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played parts of two seasons for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). During his playing c…
Milt Bocek, American baseball player (died 2007)
Amelia Cabeza de Pelayo Patterson was an Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher responsible for writing the anthem of the Province of Salta. She was very popular in Argentin…
Amy Patterson, Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher (died 2019)
Erwin Erich Bauer was a German Formula One driver who raced a privately entered Veritas in his one World Championship Grand Prix.
Erwin Bauer, German race car driver (died 1958)
Arthur Gordon Linkletter was a Canadian-born American radio and television personality. He was the host of House Party, which ran on CBS radio and television for 25 years, and Peop…
Art Linkletter, Canadian-American radio and television host (died 2010)
Peter Leo Gerety was an American Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Newark from 1974 to 1986. He previously served as Bishop of Portland in Maine from 1969 to 1974. Geret…
Peter Leo Gerety, American prelate (died 2016)
George Henry Johnston OBE was an Australian journalist, war correspondent and novelist, best known for My Brother Jack. He was the husband and literary collaborator of Charmian Cli…
George Johnston, Australian journalist and author (died 1970)
Sir John Vivian Dacie, FRS was a British haematologist.
John Vivian Dacie, English haematologist (discovered haemophilia B) (died 2005)
Meyer Howard Abrams, usually cited as M. H. Abrams, was an American literary critic, known for works on romanticism, in particular his book The Mirror and the Lamp. Under Abrams's …
M. H. Abrams, American author, critic, and academic (died 2015)
Michael Charles Gauntlet Wilding was an English stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for a series of films he made with Anna Neagle; he also made two films with Alfr…
Michael Wilding, English actor (died 1979)
Essie Summers was a New Zealand writer whose romance novels sold more than 19 million copies in 105 countries. She was known as New Zealand's "Queen of Romance."
Essie Summers, New Zealand author (died 1998)
Vernon Pelling Elliott was a British bassoonist, conductor and composer. He was an influential teacher of the bassoon for over 40 years. From the 1960s he became more widely known…
Vernon Elliott, English bassoon player, composer, and conductor (died 1996)
William Alfred Brown, was an Australian cricketer who played 22 Test matches between 1934 and 1948, captaining his country in one Test. A right-handed opening batsman, his partners…
Bill Brown, Australian cricketer (died 2008)
Irving Kupcinet was an American newspaper columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, television talk-show host, and radio personality based in Chicago, Illinois. He was popularly known b…
Irv Kupcinet, American football player and journalist (died 2003)
Sir David Brand KCMG was an Australian politician. He was the longest-serving premier of Western Australia, in office from 1959 to 1971, and was state leader of the Liberal Party f…
David Brand, Australian politician, 19th Premier of Western Australia (died 1979)
Gertrud Louise Goldschmidt, known as Gego, was a modern German-Venezuelan visual artist. Gego is perhaps best known for her geometric and kinetic sculptures made in the 1960s and 1…
Gego, German-Venezuelan sculptor and academic (died 1994)
Henry Burk Jones was an American actor of stage, film, and television.
Henry Jones, American actor (died 1999)
Palle Huld was a Danish Boy Scout, film actor and writer. He appeared in 40 films between 1933 and 2000. He was born in Hellerup in Denmark. His journey around the world at the age…
Palle Huld, Danish actor (died 2010)
Milton Friedman was an American economist and statistician who received the 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his research on consumption analysis, monetary histor…
Milton Friedman, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2006)
Håkon Stenstadvold was a Norwegian painter, illustrator, journalist, art critic and politician for the Conservative Party.
Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (died 1977)