1919
Don Cornell, American singer (died 2004)
Don Cornell was an American singer and guitarist.
Don Cornell, American singer (died 2004)
The 1910s
Explore 1013 historical events from 1910–1919.
1919
Roger Doucet, Canadian tenor (died 1981)
Roger Doucet was a Canadian tenor best known for singing the Canadian national anthem, "O Canada", at televised games of the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Alouettes, and Montreal Ex…
Roger Doucet, Canadian tenor (died 1981)
1919
Donald J
Donald James Cram was an American chemist who shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Jean-Marie Lehn and Charles J. Pedersen "for their development and use of molecules with…
Donald J
1919
Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la C
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum theory. His mass–e…
Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la C
1919
Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U
Anarchism is a political philosophy and movement that seeks to abolish all institutions that perpetuate authority, coercion, or hierarchy, primarily targeting the state and capital…
Anarchists simultaneously set off bombs in eight separate U
1919
Women's rights: The U
Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide. They formed the basis for the women's rights movement in the 19th century and the feminist mov…
Women's rights: The U
1919
Leon Trotsky bans the Planned Fourth Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents
Lev Davidovich Trotsky, better known as Leon Trotsky, was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet politician and political theorist. He was a key figure in the 1905 Revolution, the October…
Leon Trotsky bans the Planned Fourth Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents
1919
Sette Giugno: Nationalist riots break out in Valletta, the capital of Malta
Sette Giugno is a Maltese national holiday celebrated annually on 7 June. It commemorates riots which occurred in the Crown Colony of Malta on 7 June 1919 over a cost-of-living cri…
Sette Giugno: Nationalist riots break out in Valletta, the capital of Malta
1919
Carl Lindner, Jr
Carl Henry Lindner Jr. was an American businessman from Norwood, Ohio, a member of the Lindner family, and one of the world's richest people. According to the 2010 issue of Forbes …
Carl Lindner, Jr
1919
Glafcos Clerides, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 4th President of Cyprus (died 2013)
Glafcos Ioannou Clerides was a Cypriot statesman who served as President of Cyprus in 1974 and from 1993 to 2003.
Glafcos Clerides, Cypriot lawyer and politician, 4th President of Cyprus (died 2013)
1919
Finn Helgesen, Norwegian speed skater (died 2011)
Finn Helgesen was a speed skater from Norway.
Finn Helgesen, Norwegian speed skater (died 2011)
1919
Gérard Oury, French actor, director and screenwriter (died 2006)
Gérard Oury was a French film director, actor and writer. He is best known for a number of comedies he directed and co-wrote between the 1960s and 1980s, most notably The Sucker (1…
Gérard Oury, French actor, director and screenwriter (died 2006)
1919
Manna Dey, Indian singer and composer (died 2013)
Prabodh Chandra Dey, known professionally as Manna Dey, was an Indian playback singer, music director, and musician. With a strong foundation in classical music, he is widely regar…
Manna Dey, Indian singer and composer (died 2013)
1919
John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St
John Alcock and Arthur Brown were British aviators who, in 1919, made the first non-stop transatlantic flight. They flew a modified First World War Vickers Vimy bomber from St. Joh…
John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown depart from St
1919
John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ire
Captain Sir John William Alcock was a British Royal Navy and later Royal Air Force officer who, with navigator Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown, piloted the first non-stop transatla…
John Alcock and Arthur Brown complete the first nonstop transatlantic flight when they reach Clifden, County Galway, Ire
1919
Licio Gelli, Italian financer (died 2015)
Licio Gelli was an Italian Freemason, businessman, and terrorist. A fascist volunteer in his youth, he is chiefly known for his role in the Banco Ambrosiano scandal and in the Bolo…
Licio Gelli, Italian financer (died 2015)
1919
Oleg Penkovsky, Russian colonel (died 1963)
Oleg Vladimirovich Penkovsky, codenamed Hero and Yoga was a Soviet military intelligence (GRU) colonel during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Penkovsky informed the United States a…
Oleg Penkovsky, Russian colonel (died 1963)
1919
David Blackwell, American mathematician and academic (died 2010)
David Harold Blackwell was an American statistician and mathematician who made significant contributions to game theory, probability theory, information theory, and statistics. He …
David Blackwell, American mathematician and academic (died 2010)
1919
Mohammed Karim Lamrani, Moroccan businessman and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Morocco (died 2018)
Mohammed Karim Lamrani was a Moroccan politician who was the Prime Minister of Morocco for three separate terms.
Mohammed Karim Lamrani, Moroccan businessman and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Morocco (died 2018)
1919
Dan O'Herlihy, Irish actor (died 2005)
Daniel Peter O'Herlihy was an Irish actor. His best-known roles included his Oscar-nominated portrayal of the title character in Luis Buñuel's Robinson Crusoe (1954), Brigadier Gen…
Dan O'Herlihy, Irish actor (died 2005)
1919
Lex Barker, American actor (died 1973)
Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr. was an American film and television actor. He played Tarzan for RKO Pictures between 1949 and 1953 and portrayed leading characters from Karl May's no…
Lex Barker, American actor (died 1973)
1919
Ella T
Ella Rosa Giovianna Oliva Grasso was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 83rd governor of Connecticut from January 8, 1975, to December 31, …
Ella T
1919
Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist (died 2014)
Peter Seeger was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and left-wing social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s and had a string of hit records in the e…
Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist (died 2014)
1919
Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, 169th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1999)
Georgios Papadopoulos was a Greek military officer and dictator who led a coup d'etat in Greece in 1967 and became the country's Prime Minister from 1967 to 1973. He also was the P…
Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, 169th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1999)