Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
Fernand Fonssagrives, born Fernand Vigoureux near Paris, was a photographer known for his 'beauty photography' in the early 1940s, and as the first husband of the model Lisa Fonssa…
Fernand Fonssagrives, French-American photographer, sculptor, and painter (died 2003)
Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings was an American film and television actor who appeared in roles in comedy films such as The Devil and Miss Jones (1941) and Princess O'Rour…
Robert Cummings, American actor, singer, and director (died 1990)
Sir Edwin William "Ted" Hicks was a senior Australian public servant and diplomat. He was Secretary of the Department of Defence from 1956 to 1968.
Ted Hicks, Australian public servant and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand (died 1984)
Joseph Franklin Demaree was an American baseball outfielder. He played all or part of twelve seasons in the majors for the Chicago Cubs, New York Giants (1939–41), Boston Braves (1…
Frank Demaree, American baseball player and manager (died 1958)
Chester Arthur Burnett, better known by his stage name Howlin' Wolf, was an American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player. He was at the forefront of transforming acoustic …
Howlin' Wolf, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1976)
Jacques-Yves Cousteau was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author. He co-invented the first successful open-circuit self-contained underwater breathing apparatu…
Jacques Cousteau, French biologist, author, and inventor, co-developed the aqua-lung (died 1997)
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester was a Spanish writer associated with the Generation of '36 movement.
Gonzalo Torrente Ballester, Spanish journalist, author, and playwright (died 1999)
Mary Wickes was an American character actress, who worked in both film and television. From the 1940s to 1970s, she often played supporting roles as prim, professional women – such…
Mary Wickes, American actress (died 1995)
Rudolf Kempe was a German conductor.
Rudolf Kempe, German pianist and conductor (died 1976)
David Daniel Rose was a British-American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader. His best known compositions were "The Stripper", "Holiday for Strings", and …
David Rose, English-American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1990)
Carmine Valentino Coppola was an American composer, flutist, pianist, and songwriter who contributed original music to the films The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, Apocalypse No…
Carmine Coppola, American flute player and composer (died 1991)
Constance Mary Whitehouse was a British teacher and conservative activist. She campaigned against social liberalism and the mainstream British media, both of which she accused of e…
Mary Whitehouse, English activist, founded the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association (died 2001)
Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado was a Peruvian general and politician who was the military leader of Peru from 1968 to 1975 after a successful coup d'état against Fernando Belaúnde…
Juan Velasco Alvarado, Peruvian general and politician, 1st President of Peru (died 1977)
Clyde Julian "Red" Foley was an American musician who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II. For more than two decades, Foley was one of the b…
Red Foley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1968)
George Harris Hees was a Canadian politician and businessman.
George Hees, Canadian football player and politician (died 1996)
John Nicholas "Dick" Foran was an American actor and singer, known for his performances in Western musicals and for playing supporting roles in dramatic pictures. He appeared in do…
Dick Foran, American actor and singer (died 1979)
Avon Long was an American Broadway actor and singer.
Avon Long, American actor and singer (died 1984)
Ray McKinley was an American jazz drummer, singer, and bandleader. He played drums and later led the Major Glenn Miller Army Air Forces Orchestra in Europe. He also led the new Gle…
Ray McKinley, American singer, drummer, and bandleader (died 1995)
Sydney Herbert Allard was a British businessman and rally and hillclimb driver. He was the founder of the Allard car company and competed in cars of his own manufacture.
Sydney Allard, English race car driver, founded the Allard Company (died 1966)
Paul John Flory was an American chemist and Nobel laureate who was known for his work in the field of polymers, or macromolecules. He was a pioneer in understanding the behavior of…
Paul Flory, American chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985)
Abraham Fortas was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1965 to 1969. Born and raised in Memphis, Tenness…
Abe Fortas, American lawyer and jurist (died 1982)
Aleksandr Trifonovich Tvardovsky was a Soviet poet and writer and chief editor of Novy Mir literary magazine from 1950 to 1954 and 1958 to 1970. During his editorship, the magazine…
Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Russian poet and author (died 1971)
Josephine Winslow Johnson was an American novelist, poet, and essayist. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1935 at age 24 for her first novel, Now in November. She is the yo…
Josephine Johnson, American author and poet (died 1990)
Henry Cecil John Hunt, Baron Hunt was a British Army officer who is best known as the leader of the successful 1953 British expedition to Mount Everest.
John Hunt, Baron Hunt, Indian-English lieutenant and mountaineer (died 1998)