Explore 2221 historical events from 1910–1919.
Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm was a British historian of the rise of industrial capitalism, socialism and nationalism. His best-known works include his tetralogy about what he called t…
Eric Hobsbawm, Egyptian-English historian and author (died 2012)
Atle Selberg was a Norwegian mathematician known for his work in analytic number theory and the theory of automorphic forms, and in particular for bringing them into relation with …
Atle Selberg, Norwegian-American mathematician and academic (died 2007)
John Bennett Fenn was an American professor of analytical chemistry who was awarded a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002. He shared half of the award with Koichi Tanaka …
John Fenn, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2010)
Michalis Genitsaris was a Greek singer and composer of the rebetiko genre. He was born and died in Agia Sofia, Piraeus. He was known as the last pre-war rebetiko singer. He compose…
Michalis Genitsaris, Greek singer-songwriter (died 2005)
Alfred "Lash" LaRue was a Western motion picture star of the 1940s and 1950s.
Lash LaRue, American actor and producer (died 1996)
Phaedon Gizikis was a Greek army general who was the last President of Greece under the junta from 1973 to 1974.
Phaedon Gizikis, Greek general and politician, President of Greece (died 1999)
Katharine Meyer Graham was an American newspaper publisher. She led her family's newspaper, The Washington Post, from 1963 to 1991. Graham presided over the paper as it reported on…
Katharine Graham, American publisher (died 2001)
Aurelio Lampredi was an Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer.
Aurelio Lampredi, Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer (died 1989)
Irving Penn was an American photographer known for his fashion photography, portraits, and still lifes. Penn's career included work at Vogue magazine, and independent advertising w…
Irving Penn, American photographer (died 2009)
Dufferin "Duff" Roblin was a Canadian businessman and politician. He served as the 14th premier of Manitoba from 1958 to 1967. Roblin was appointed to the Senate of Canada on the a…
Dufferin Roblin, Canadian politician, 14th Premier of Manitoba (died 2010)
Richard Allen Boone was an American actor who starred in over 50 films and was notable for his roles in Westerns, including his starring role in the television series Have Gun – Wi…
Richard Boone, American actor, singer, and director (died 1981)
Jack Richard Horace Karnehm was a British snooker commentator, who was regularly heard on BBC television from 1978 until 1994, and a former amateur world champion at the game of En…
Jack Karnehm, English snooker player and sportscaster (died 2002)
Erik Ortvad was a painter and a creator of many drawings. He debuted as a painter in 1935. He is mostly known for colorful surrealistic paintings.. He also created several hundre…
Erik Ortvad, Danish painter and illustrator (died 2008)
Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo was a Zimbabwean revolutionary and Socialist politician who served as Vice-President of Zimbabwe from 1990 until his death in 1999. He founded and led…
Joshua Nkomo, Zimbabwean guerrilla leader and politician, Vice President of Zimbabwe (died 1999)
Helena Rasiowa was a Polish mathematician. She worked in the foundations of mathematics and algebraic logic.
Helena Rasiowa, Austrian-Polish mathematician and academic (died 1994)
David Easton was a Canadian-born American political scientist. From 1947 to 1997, he served as a professor of political science at the University of Chicago.
David Easton, Canadian-American political scientist and academic (died 2014)
Lucile Jarvis was an American television producer.
Lucy Jarvis, American television producer (died 2020)
Ramblin' Tommy Scott, aka "Doc" Tommy Scott, was an American country and rockabilly musician.
Ramblin' Tommy Scott, American singer and guitarist (died 2013)
Joan Elisabeth Lowther Murray was an English cryptanalyst and numismatist who worked as a code-breaker at Bletchley Park during the Second World War. Although she did not personall…
Joan Clarke, English cryptanalyst and numismatist (died 1996)
Nils Emanuel Karlsson, better known as Mora-Nisse, was a Swedish cross-country skier. Karlsson won gold in the 50 km event at the 1948 Winter Olympics and nine Vasaloppet victories…
Nils Karlsson, Swedish skier (died 2012)
Claude Seignolle was a French author. His main interests were folklore and archaeology before he turned to fiction. He also wrote under the pseudonyms 'Starcante', 'S. Claude' and …
Claude Seignolle, French author (died 2018)
Idriz Ajeti was an Albanologist from Kosovo and one of the main researchers and authorities on the Albanian language studies of post World War II. He was involved for a long period…
Idriz Ajeti, Albanian albanologist (died 2019)
Aaron Edward Hotchner was an American editor, novelist, playwright, and biographer. He wrote many television screenplays as well as noted biographies of Doris Day and Ernest Heming…
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Ling Yun, born as Wu Peilin (吴沛霖), was a politician of the People's Republic of China, who served as the first Minister of State Security, from June 1983 to September 1985.
Ling Yun, Chinese politician (died 2018)