Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
Paul William Henning was an American TV producer and screenwriter. Most famous for creating the television sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies, he was also crucial in developing the "ru…
Paul Henning, American screenwriter and producer (died 2005)
Sydney Harris Howe was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Howe played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Quakers, Toronto …
Syd Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1976)
Frank Edward "Ted" Moss was an American lawyer and politician. From 1959 to 1977 he served as a United States senator from Utah, and as of 2026 was the last Democrat to do so.
Frank Moss, American lawyer and politician (died 2003)
Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko was a Soviet politician who served as the de jure leader of the Soviet Union from February 1984 until his death in March 1985.
Konstantin Chernenko, Soviet politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party and de facto leader of the USSR…
Eric Eustace Williams was a Trinidadian politician, who has been dubbed the "Father of the Nation" having led the then-British Colony of Trinidad and Tobago to majority rule on 28 …
Eric Williams, Trinidadian historian and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (died 1981)
George Alvin "Al" Helfer was an American radio sportscaster.
Al Helfer, American sportscaster (died 1975)
Marcella "Marcey" Jacobson was an American photographer who moved to Chiapas, Mexico in the 1950s, and was best known for her photographs of the indigenous peoples of Southern Mexi…
Marcey Jacobson, American-Mexican photographer (died 2009)
Sir Charles Walter Michael Court was an Australian politician who was the premier of Western Australia from 8 April 1974 to 25 January 1982. A member of the Liberal Party, Court wa…
Charles Court, English-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Western Australia (died 2007)
Reginald Victor Jones was a British physicist and scientific military intelligence expert who played an important role in the defence of Britain in World War II by solving scientif…
Reginald Victor Jones, British physicist and scientific military intelligence expert (died 1997)
Gustave Mark Gilbert was an American psychologist best known for his writings containing observations of high-ranking Nazi leaders during the Nuremberg trials. His 1950 book The Ps…
Gustave Gilbert, American psychologist (died 1977)
Irwin Kostal was an American musical arranger of films and an orchestrator of Broadway musicals.
Irwin Kostal, American songwriter, screenwriter, and publisher (died 1994)
Heinrich Mark was an Estonian politician and Prime Minister of the Estonian Government in Exile.
Heinrich Mark, Estonian lawyer and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (died 2004)
Sir Michael Murray Hordern was an English actor. He is best known for his Shakespearean roles, especially King Lear. He often appeared in film, rising from a bit part actor to lead…
Michael Hordern, English actor (died 1995)
Pierre Dansereau was a Canadian ecologist from Quebec known as one of the "fathers of ecology".
Pierre Dansereau, Canadian ecologist and academic (died 2011)
Vaughn Wilton Monroe was an American baritone singer, trumpeter and big band leader who was most popular in the 1940s and 1950s. He has two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one…
Vaughn Monroe, American singer, trumpet player, and bandleader (died 1973)
Mary Two-Axe Earley was a Canadian Mohawk and Oneida women's rights activist from the reserve of Kahnawake in Quebec. After losing her legal Indian status due to marrying a non-sta…
Mary Two-Axe Earley, Canadian indigenous women's rights activist (died 1996)
Brian O'Nolan, whose pen names included Flann O'Brien, was an Irish Civil Service official, novelist, playwright and satirist, who is now considered a major figure in twentieth-cen…
Brian O'Nolan, Irish author and playwright (died 1966)
Joseph John Rosenthal was an American photographer who received the Pulitzer Prize for his iconic World War II photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, taken during the 1945 Battle…
Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (died 2006)
Clare Hollingworth was an English journalist and author. She was the first war correspondent to report the outbreak of World War II, described as "the scoop of the century". As a r…
Clare Hollingworth, English journalist and author (died 2017)
Cirillo Pagani, nicknamed "Nello", was an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver. He was born in Milan, Lombardy, and died in Bresso.
Nello Pagani, Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver (died 2003)
Vijay Singh Madhavji Merchant, was an Indian cricketer. A right-hand batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, Merchant played first-class cricket for Bombay cricket tea…
Vijay Merchant, Indian cricketer (died 1987)
Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, commonly known by the acronym pen name Migjeni, was an Albanian poet and writer, considered one of the most important of the 20th century. After his death, …
Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Albanian poet and author (died 1938)
Lê Đức Thọ, born Phan Đình Khải in Nam Dinh Province, was a Vietnamese revolutionary, diplomat, and politician. He was the first Asian to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly …
Lê Đức Thọ, Vietnamese general and politician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1990)
Otto von Bülow was a German U-boat commander in World War II, and a captain in the Bundesmarine. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi …
Otto von Bülow, German commander (died 2006)