Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
John Archibald Wheeler was an American theoretical physicist. He was largely responsible for reviving interest in general relativity in the United States after World War II. Wheele…
John Archibald Wheeler, American physicist and author (died 2008)
Terry-Thomas was an English character actor and comedian who became internationally known through his films during the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members of t…
Terry-Thomas, English comedian and character actor (died 1990)
Charles Melvin "Cootie" Williams was an American jazz, jump blues, and rhythm and blues trumpeter.
Cootie Williams, American trumpeter and bandleader (died 1985)
Erna Flegel was a German nurse during World War II. In late April 1945 she worked at the emergency casualty station at the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, and was one of the final occ…
Erna Flegel, German nurse who was still present in the Führerbunker when it was captured by Soviet troops (died 2006)
Robert Lee Steele was an American radio personality. He was a radio host with WTIC Radio in Hartford, Connecticut for more than 66 years, and hosted the morning radio show in South…
Bob Steele, American radio personality (died 2002)
Pavel Ivanovich Prudnikau was a Belarusian writer. He was a cousin of another Belarusian writer, Ales Prudnikau.
Pavel Prudnikau, Belarusian poet and author (died 2000)
Edward Arthur Alexander Shackleton, Baron Shackleton was a British geographer, Royal Air Force officer and Labour Party politician.
Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton, English geographer and politician, Secretary of State for Air (died 1994)
Evald Mikson was an Estonian athlete and police officer. A multi-sport athlete, he played basketball and football and was a goalkeeper for the Estonia national football team, winni…
Evald Mikson, Estonian footballer (died 1993)
Ginger Rogers was an American actress, dancer, and singer during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her starring role in Kitty Foyle (1940),…
Ginger Rogers, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 1995)
Bowen Charlton "Sonny" Tufts III was an American stage, film, and television actor. He is best known for the films he made as a contract star at Paramount in the 1940s, including S…
Sonny Tufts, American actor (died 1970)
Lionel Charles Ferbos was an American jazz trumpeter. He was from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Lionel Ferbos, American trumpet player (died 2014)
Heinz Edgar Lehmann was a German-born Canadian psychiatrist best known for his use of chlorpromazine for the treatment of schizophrenia in 1950s and "truly the father of modern psy…
Heinz Lehmann, German-Canadian psychiatrist and academic (died 1999)
Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. was a Canadian-American actor, screenwriter and playwright. He appeared in many stage productions, television and film roles throughout his career, and receiv…
Hume Cronyn, Canadian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2003)
Mohammad Baqa Khan Jilani was a bowler who represented India in Test cricket.
Baqa Jilani, Indian cricketer (died 1941)
José Zabala-Santos, nicknamed as "Mang Pepe" by hometown neighbors and as "Zabala" by colleagues in the cartooning profession, was a successful cartoonist in the Philippines and wa…
José Zabala-Santos, Filipino author and illustrator (died 1985)
Loda Halama was a Polish dancer and actress. She was the Principal dancer of Grand Theatre, Warsaw (1934–1936). She appeared in eleven films between 1927 and 1950.
Loda Halama, Polish dancer and actress (died 1996)
Herbert Marshall McLuhan was a Canadian philosopher whose work is among the cornerstones of the study of media theory. Raised in Winnipeg, McLuhan studied at the University of Mani…
Marshall McLuhan, Canadian author and theorist (died 1980)
Umashankar Jethalal Joshi was an Indian poet, scholar and writer known for his contributions to Gujarati literature. He wrote most of his works in Gujarati.
Umashankar Joshi, Indian author, poet, and scholar (died 1988)
John Rayner Heppenstall was a British novelist, poet, diarist, and a BBC radio producer.
Rayner Heppenstall, English author and poet (died 1981)
John Foster Furcolo was an American lawyer, writer, and Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts. He was the state's 60th governor, and also represented the state as a member…
Foster Furcolo, American lawyer and politician, 60th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1995)
Archbishop Iakovos of North and South America was the primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America from 1959 until his resignation in 1996.
Archbishop Iakovos of America (died 2005)
George Liberace was an American musician and television performer.
George Liberace, American violinist (died 1983)
Jackie Ormes was an American cartoonist. She is known as the first African-American woman cartoonist and creator of the Torchy Brown comic strip and the Patty-Jo 'n' Ginger panel.
Jackie Ormes, American journalist and cartoonist (died 1985)
Ann Dvorak was an American stage and film actress.
Ann Dvorak, American actress (died 1979)