Explore 2221 historical events from 1910–1919.
Dame Cicely Mary Strode Saunders was an English nurse, social worker, physician and writer. She is noted for her work in terminal care research and her role in the birth of the hos…
Cicely Saunders, English nurse, social worker, physician and writer (died 2005)
Yeoh Ghim Seng was a Singaporean politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 1970 and 1988.
Yeoh Ghim Seng, Singaporean politician, acting President of Singapore (died 1993)
Mildred Ladner Thompson was an American journalist, writer, and columnist with The Wall Street Journal, where she became one of its first female reporters. She also worked as a re…
Mildred Ladner Thompson, American journalist and author (died 2013)
Yong Nyuk Lin was a Singaporean politician who served as the Minister for Communications between 1968 and 1975, Minister for Health between 1963 and 1968, and Minister for Educatio…
Yong Nyuk Lin, Singaporean businessman and politician, Singaporean Minister for Education (died 2012)
Percy Howard Newby CBE was an English novelist and broadcasting administrator. He was the first winner of the Booker Prize, his novel Something to Answer For having received the in…
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Leopold Rosner was a Polish-born Australian musician. Rosner, who was Jewish, survived the Holocaust in Nazi concentration camps during World War II by playing his accordion for Na…
Leo Rosner, Polish-born Austrian Jewish musician (died 2008)
Raleigh Ernest Rhodes, who often went by the nickname of Raleigh "Dusty" Rhodes, was an American World War II combat fighter pilot and the third leader of the Blue Angels flight te…
Raleigh Rhodes, American combat fighter pilot (died 2007)
John Brooks Fuqua was an American businessman, philanthropist, and chairman of The Fuqua Companies and Fuqua Enterprises. The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University is named a…
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Adolph Gustav Kiefer was an American competition swimmer who swam for the University of Texas, a 100-meter gold medalist in the 1936 Summer Olympics, and a former world record-hold…
Adolph Kiefer, American swimmer (died 2017)
Heinrich Lohrer was an ice hockey player for the Swiss national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics. He was a brother of Werner Lohrer.
Heini Lohrer, Swiss ice hockey player (died 2011)
Eugene Robert LaRocque was a rear admiral of the US Navy. He founded the Center for Defense Information in 1971.
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Francis Walter Nye was a United States Air Force major general who was a B-24 Liberator and B-29 Superfortress combat pilot. He was commander, Field Command, Defense Atomic Support…
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Ralph Young was an American singer and actor. He was best known as the singing partner of Belgian-born Tony Sandler in the duo of Sandler and Young.
Ralph Young, American singer and actor (died 2008)
William Stephen Ian Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw was a British Conservative Party politician who served in a wide number of Cabinet positions, most notably as Home Secretary fro…
William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw, Scottish-English politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (died
Ahmed Husein Deedat was an Indian-South African Islamic author, intellectual, and orator on comparative religion. He was best known as a Muslim missionary, who held numerous inter-…
Ahmed Deedat, South African writer and public speaker (died 2005)
Pedro López Yap was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines in 1988. He briefly served for two and a half months from April 19, 1988, to June 30, 1988, the shorte…
Pedro Yap, Filipino lawyer (died 2003)
Athos Bulcão was a Brazilian painter and sculptor. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.
Athos Bulcão, Brazilian painter and sculptor (died 2008)
Samarla Venkata Ranga Rao, popularly known as S. V. Ranga Rao and SVR, was an Indian actor and filmmaker who primarily worked in Telugu and Tamil films. He is regarded as one of th…
S. V. Ranga Rao, Indian actor, director, and producer (died 1974)
John Cornelius Palmer was an American professional golfer.
Johnny Palmer, American golfer (died 2006)
Esther Pauline "Eppie" Lederer, better known by the pen name Ann Landers, was an American advice columnist and eventually a nationwide media celebrity. She began writing the "Ask A…
Eppie Lederer, American journalist and radio host (died 2002)
John Woodrow Parsons was an American racing driver in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series. He was the 1949 AAA national champion, and won the 1950 Indianapolis 500.
Johnnie Parsons, American race car driver (died 1984)
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV was King of Tonga from 1965 until his death in 2006. He was the tallest and heaviest Tongan monarch, weighing 209.5 kg (462 lb) and measuring 196 cm.
King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga, (died 2006)
Sir Alec Victor Bedser was an English professional cricketer, primarily a medium-fast bowler. He is widely regarded as one of the best English cricketers of the 20th century.
Alec Bedser, English cricketer (died 2010)
Eric Arthur Bedser was a cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club. He was the elder identical twin brother of Alec Bedser (1918–2010), widely regarded as one of England'…
Eric Bedser, English cricketer (died 2006)