Explore 1013 historical events from 1910–1919.
Betty Lou Gerson was an American actress, predominantly active in radio but also in film and television and as a voice actress. She is best known as the voice of Cruella de Vil in …
Betty Lou Gerson, American actress (died 1999)
The Ludlow Massacre was a mass killing perpetrated by anti-striker militia during the Colorado Coalfield War. Soldiers from the Colorado National Guard and private guards employed …
Nineteen men, women, and children participating in a strike are killed in the Ludlow Massacre during the Colorado Coalfi
The Franck–Hertz experiment was the first electrical measurement to clearly show the quantum nature of atoms. It was presented on 24 April 1914, to the German Physical Society in a…
The Franck–Hertz experiment, a pillar of quantum mechanics, is presented to the German Physical Society
The Protocol of Corfu, signed on 17 May 1914, was an agreement between the representatives of the Albanian Government and the Provisional Government of Northern Epirus, which offic…
The Protocol of Corfu is signed, recognising full autonomy to Northern Epirus under nominal Albanian sovereignty
Mario Louis Fornini was an Italian/American professional wrestler and wrestling promoter, better known professionally as Angelo Savoldi. At the time of his death, he was known as t…
Angelo Savoldi, Italian-American wrestler and promoter, co-founded International World Class Championship Wrestling (die
Jan de Hartog was a Dutch playwright, novelist and occasional social critic who moved to the United States in the early 1960s and became a Quaker.
Jan de Hartog, Dutch-American author and playwright (died 2002)
José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzáles was a Peruvian military aviator who posthumously became a national hero for his actions at the Battle of Zarumilla during the Ecuadorian–Peruvian Wa…
José Quiñones Gonzales, Peruvian soldier and pilot (died 1941)
Michael Wittmann was a German Waffen-SS tank commander during the Second World War. He is known for his ambush of elements of the British 7th Armoured Division during the Battle of…
Michael Wittmann, German SS officer (died 1944)
William Castle was an American filmmaker and actor. He was best known as a director of horror and thriller B-movies in the 1950s and '60s, for which he devised innovative and disti…
William Castle, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1977)
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the upper house, the House of Lords, it meets in the Palace of Westminster in London, England.…
The House of Commons of the United Kingdom passes the Home Rule Bill for devolution in Ireland
The Cunard Line is a British shipping company and an international cruise line based at Carnival House at Southampton, England, operated by Carnival UK and owned by Carnival Corpor…
The new, and then the largest, Cunard ocean liner RMS Aquitania, 45,647 tons, sets sails on her maiden voyage from Liver
The massacre of Phocaea occurred in June 1914, as part of the ethnic cleansing policies of the Ottoman Empire that included exile, massacre and deportations. It was perpetrated by …
Massacre of Phocaea: Turkish irregulars slaughter 50 to 100 Greeks and expel thousands of others in an ethnic cleansing
Claire Martin, was the pseudonym of the Canadian writer Claire Montreuil. She wrote mainly in French. Her novels often have themes of women's liberation and erotic relationships. M…
Claire Martin, Canadian author (died 2014)
Baldev Raj Chopra was a prolific Indian director and producer noted for pioneering the Hindi film industry and television series. He's known for directing notable films, such as Af…
Baldev Raj Chopra, Indian director and producer (died 2008)
Joseph Philippe Henri Watson was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach in the National Hockey League. He played for the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers betwee…
Phil Watson, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1991)
Justin Elmer Wilson was a Southern American chef and humorist known for his brand of Cajun-inspired cuisine, humor and storytelling.
Justin Wilson, American chef and author (died 2001)
Ross Franklin Lockridge Jr. was an American writer known for his novel Raintree County (1948). The novel became a bestseller and has been praised by readers and critics alike. Some…
Ross Lockridge Jr
Bernard Malamud was an American novelist and short story writer. Along with Saul Bellow, Joseph Heller, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Norman Mailer and Philip Roth, he was one of the best…
Bernard Malamud, American novelist and short story writer (died 1986)
James Wilson Rouse was an American businessman and founder of The Rouse Company. Rouse was a pioneering American real estate developer, urban planner, civic activist, and later, fr…
James Rouse, American real estate developer (died 1996)
Michel Mohrt was an editor, essayist, novelist and historian of French literature.
Michel Mohrt, French author, historian (died 2011)
Charles Beetham was an American middle-distance runner. He was United States champion in the 800-meter run in 1936, 1939, 1940 and 1941 and NCAA champion in 1936; he entered the 1…
Charles Beetham, American middle-distance runner (died 1997)
Dorival Caymmi was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, and painter active for more than 70 years, beginning in 1933. He contributed to the birth of Brazil's bossa nova movement,…
Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor, and painter (died 2008)
Georges-Emmanuel Clancier was a French poet, novelist, and journalist. He won the Prix Goncourt (poetry), the Grand Prize of the Académie française, and the grand prize of the Soci…
Georges-Emmanuel Clancier, French journalist, author, and poet (died 2018)
Maedayama Eigorō was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ehime Prefecture. He was the sport's 39th yokozuna.
Maedayama Eigorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 39th Yokozuna (died 1971)