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Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin was a Russian composer and pianist. Before 1903, he was greatly influenced by the music of Frédéric Chopin and composed in a relatively tonal, late-…
Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (born 1872)
Clara Helene Immerwahr was a German chemist. She was the first German woman to be awarded a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Breslau, and is credited with being a paci…
Clara Immerwahr, German chemist (born 1870)
François Faber was a Luxembourgish racing cyclist. He was born in France. He was the first foreigner to win the Tour de France in 1909, and his record of winning 5 consecutive stag…
François Faber, Luxembourgian-French cyclist and soldier (born 1887)
Anthony Frederick Wilding, also known as Tony Wilding, was a New Zealand world No. 1 tennis player and soldier who was killed in action during World War I. Considered the world's f…
Anthony Wilding, New Zealand tennis player and cricketer (born 1883)
John Kirkpatrick, commonly known as John Simpson, was a stretcher bearer with the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance during the Gallipoli campaign – the Allied attempt to capture Const…
John Simpson Kirkpatrick, English-Australian soldier (born 1892)
Leonid Nikolaevich Gobyato was a lieutenant-general in the Imperial Russian Army and designer of the modern, man-portable mortar.
Leonid Gobyato, Russian general and engineer (born 1875)
Pte. John Condon was an Irish soldier born in Waterford City. He was mistakenly believed to have been the youngest Allied soldier killed during the First World War, at the age of 1…
John Condon, Irish-English soldier (born 1896)
Charles Reed Bishop was an American businessman, politician, and philanthropist in Hawaii. Born in Glens Falls, New York, he sailed to Hawaii in 1846 at the age of 24, and made his…
Charles Reed Bishop, American banker and politician, founded the First Hawaiian Bank (born 1822)
World War I, or the First World War, also known as The Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major areas of conflict included …
World War I: Hit by ground fire, French aviation pioneer Roland Garros (pictured) landed his aircraft behind enemy lines
The Armenian genocide was the systematic destruction of the Armenian people and identity in the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Spearheaded by the ruling Committee of Union and …
The Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire began with the arrest and deportation of hundreds of prominent Armenians in
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major areas of conflict included …
First World War: The Australian and New Zealand Army Corps landed at Anzac Cove while British and French troops landed a
World War I, or the First World War, also known as The Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major areas of conflict included …
First World War: Britain, France and Russia signed a secret treaty promising territory to Italy if it joined the war on
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards the end of the First World Wa…
The oldest Royal Air Force station in continuous operation, RAF Northolt, opened as home to No
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917 is considered to be the last major expedition of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Conceived by Sir Ernest Shackleton, t…
Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition: SY Aurora, anchored in McMurdo Sound, broke loose during a gale, beginning a 312-da
World War I, or the First World War, also known as The Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major areas of conflict included …
World War I: British forces launched the Battle of Aubers, an offensive on the Western Front, as part of the larger Seco
World War I, or the First World War, also known as The Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major areas of conflict included …
First World War: Australian and New Zealand troops repelled the third attack on Anzac Cove, inflicting heavy casualties
Lassen Peak, commonly referred to as Mount Lassen, is a 10,457-foot (3,187 m) lava dome volcano in Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California. Located in the Shasta Casca…
California's Lassen Peak violently erupted, the only volcanic eruption in the contiguous U
HMS Princess Irene was a 5,394 GRT ocean liner which was built in 1914 by William Denny and Brothers Ltd, Dumbarton, Scotland for the Canadian Pacific Railway. She was requisitione…
HMS Princess Irene (pictured) exploded and sank off Sheerness, United Kingdom, with the loss of 352 lives
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. He was the only Democrat to serve as president during the Progressive Era, when Republ…
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The Ypiranga Incident occurred on April 21, 1914, at the port of Veracruz in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution. Ypiranga was a German steamship that was commissioned to transpor…
Ypiranga incident: A German arms shipment to Mexico is intercepted by the U
An ocean liner is a type of passenger ship that was primarily used for transportation across seas or oceans. Ocean liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used fo…
The Ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland sinks in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence with the loss of 1,012 lives
John Hodiak was an American actor who worked in radio, stage and film.
John Hodiak, American actor (died 1955)
George Davis was an American art director and was the supervising art director at MGM from 1959 to 1970. He won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction for his work on The Robe i…
George Davis, American art director (died 1984)
Emmanuel "Mac" Raboy was an American comics artist best known for his comic-book work on Fawcett Comics' Captain Marvel Jr. and as the Sunday comic-strip artist of Flash Gordon for…
Mac Raboy, American illustrator (died 1967)