Explore 2221 historical events from 1910–1919.
Phyllis Ada Diller was an American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician and visual artist, noted for her eccentric stage persona, characterized by her self-deprecating humo…
Phyllis Diller, American actress, comedian, and voice artist (died 2012)
Ahmet Kenan Evren was a Turkish military officer who served as the 7th president of Turkey from 1982 to 1989. He assumed the post by leading the 1980 military coup.
Kenan Evren, Turkish general and politician, 7th President of Turkey (died 2015)
Henri Salvador was a French Caribbean singer, comedian and cabaret artist.
Henri Salvador, French singer and guitarist (died 2008)
Paul Patrick Streeten was an Austrian-born British economics professor. He was a professor at Boston University, US until his retirement. He has been a distinguished academic worki…
Paul Streeten, Austrian-born British economics professor (died 2019)
William Warren Scranton was an American Republican Party politician and diplomat. Scranton served as the 38th governor of Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1967, and as United States Ambas…
William Scranton, American captain and politician, 13th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (died 2013)
Christiane Rochefort was a French feminist writer. She was born into a left-wing working class Parisian family; her father joined the International Brigades during the Spanish Civi…
Christiane Rochefort, French author (died 1998)
Alan Bernard Gold was the chief justice of the Quebec Superior Court from 1983 to 1992.
Alan B. Gold, Canadian lawyer and jurist (died 2005)
Robert Joseph Farnon was a Canadian composer, conductor, musical arranger and trumpet player. As well as being a composer of original works, he was commissioned by film and televis…
Robert Farnon, Canadian trumpet player, composer, and conductor (died 2005)
John Moroney was an Australian cricketer who played in seven Test matches from 1949 to 1951.
Jack Moroney, Australian cricketer (died 1999)
Fritz Honegger was a Swiss politician.
Fritz Honegger, Swiss lawyer and politician (died 1999)
Rochus Misch was a German Oberscharführer (sergeant) in the 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH). He was badly wounded during the Polish campaign during the…
Rochus Misch, German SS officer (died 2013)
Wah Ming Chang was an American sculptor, animator and artist. Chang is known for his contributions to the development of stop motion animation, as well as sculptures and the props …
Wah Chang, Chinese-American artist and designer (died 2003)
Lester Elliott Elgart was an American swing jazz bandleader and trumpeter.
Les Elgart, American trumpet player and bandleader (died 1995)
John Cooper Fitch was an American racing driver and inventor. He was the first American to race automobiles successfully in Europe in the post-war era.
John Fitch, American race car driver and engineer (died 2012)
Barbara Cooney was an American writer and illustrator of 110 children's books, published for over sixty years. She received two Caldecott Medals for her work on Chanticleer and the…
Barbara Cooney, American author and illustrator (died 2000)
Robert Charles Durman Mitchum was an American actor and singer. He is known for his antihero roles and film noir appearances. He received nominations for an Academy Award and a BAF…
Robert Mitchum, American actor (died 1997)
Oliver Crawford was an American screenwriter and author who overcame the Hollywood blacklist during the McCarthy Era of the 1950s to become one of the entertainment industry's most…
Oliver Crawford, American screenwriter and author (died 2008)
Ebba Margareta Haslund Halvorsen was an American-Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, playwright, essayist, children's writer, literary critic, radio speaker and politician…
Ebba Haslund, Norwegian writer (died 2009)
Sidney Gordon was an American right-handed Major League Baseball two-time All-Star outfielder, third baseman, and first baseman.
Sid Gordon, American baseball player (died 1975)
John Mary Lynch was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. He was Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1966 to 1979, Leader of the Opposi…
Jack Lynch, Irish footballer and politician, 5th Taoiseach of Ireland (died 1999)
Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a prelate of the Catholic Church in El Salvador; he served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Salvador, the Titular Bishop of Tambeae…
Óscar Romero, Salvadoran archbishop (died 1980)
Matthew Frederick Christopher was an American writer of children's books. He wrote more than 100 novels and 300 short stories, mainly featuring sports. After Christopher's death, h…
Matt Christopher, American author (died 1997)
Roque Cordero was a Panamanian composer.
Roque Cordero, Panamanian composer and educator (died 2008)
Caspar Willard Weinberger was an American politician and businessman who served in a variety of state and federal positions for three decades as a Republican, most notably as Secre…
Caspar Weinberger, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Defense (died 2006)