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Władysław Kędra, Polish pianist (died 1968)
Władysław Kędra was a Polish pianist.
Władysław Kędra, Polish pianist (died 1968)
The 1910s
Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
1918
Lea Gottlieb, Hungarian-Israeli fashion designer, founded the Gottex Company (died 2012)
Lea Gottlieb was an Israeli fashion designer and businesswoman. She immigrated to Israel from Hungary after World War II, and founded the Gottex company.
Lea Gottlieb, Hungarian-Israeli fashion designer, founded the Gottex Company (died 2012)
1918
Johnny Mantz, American race car driver (died 1972)
Johnny Mantz was an American racecar driver.
Johnny Mantz, American race car driver (died 1972)
1918
Pablita Velarde, Santa Clara Pueblo (Native American) painter (died 2006)
Pablita Velarde born Tse Tsan was an American Pueblo artist and painter.
Pablita Velarde, Santa Clara Pueblo (Native American) painter (died 2006)
1918
John Gofman, American physicist, chemist, and biologist (died 2007)
John William Gofman was an American scientist and advocate. He was professor emeritus of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of California at Berkeley.
John Gofman, American physicist, chemist, and biologist (died 2007)
1918
Karl Slover, American actor (died 2011)
Karl Slover was a Slovak-born American actor best known as one of the Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Only three other adult Munchkin performers remained alive at the time of…
Karl Slover, American actor (died 2011)
1918
Chaim Herzog, Irish-born Israeli general and politician, 6th President of Israel (died 1997)
Chaim Herzog was an Irish-Israeli politician, military officer, lawyer and author who served as President of Israel from 1983 to 1993. Born in Belfast and raised primarily in Dubli…
Chaim Herzog, Irish-born Israeli general and politician, 6th President of Israel (died 1997)
1918
Henry Wittenberg, American wrestler (died 2010)
Henry Wittenberg was an American New York police officer, coach, competitor and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling. He won two Olympic medals in freestyle wrestling, becoming …
Henry Wittenberg, American wrestler (died 2010)
1918
Juan José Arreola, Mexican writer and academic (died 2001)
Juan José Arreola Zúñiga was a Mexican writer, academic, and actor. He is considered Mexico's premier experimental short story writer of the 20th century. Arreola is recognized as …
Juan José Arreola, Mexican writer and academic (died 2001)
1918
Hans Scholl, German activist and co-founder of the anti-Nazi resistance group White Rose (died 1943)
Hans Fritz Scholl was, along with Alexander Schmorell, one of the two founding members of the White Rose resistance movement in Nazi Germany. The principal author of the resistance…
Hans Scholl, German activist and co-founder of the anti-Nazi resistance group White Rose (died 1943)
1918
Henryk Szeryng, Mexican violinist and educator (died 1988)
Henryk Bolesław Szeryng was a Polish-Mexican violinist.
Henryk Szeryng, Mexican violinist and educator (died 1988)
1918
Michael J. S. Dewar, Indian-born American theoretical chemist who developed the Dewar–Chatt–Duncanson model (died 1997)
Michael James Steuart Dewar was an American theoretical chemist.
Michael J. S. Dewar, Indian-born American theoretical chemist who developed the Dewar–Chatt–Duncanson model (died 1997)
1918
Audra Lindley, American actress (died 1997)
Audra Lindley was an American actress, most famous for her role as landlady Helen Roper on the sitcom Three's Company and its spin-off The Ropers.
Audra Lindley, American actress (died 1997)
1918
Eric Morley, English businessman and television host, founded the Miss World (died 2000)
Eric Douglas Morley was an English television host and the founder of the Miss World pageant and Come Dancing programme. His widow, Julia Morley, is now head of the pageant and his…
Eric Morley, English businessman and television host, founded the Miss World (died 2000)
1918
Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd (died 2001)
Malcolm Newton Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd, Baron Shepherd of Spalding, was a British Labour politician and peer who served as Leader of the House of Lords under Harold Wilson and…
Malcolm Shepherd, 2nd Baron Shepherd (died 2001)
1918
Konstantin Gerchik, Soviet military leader (died 2001)
Konstantin Vasilyevich Gerchik was a Russian military officer who served in the Red Army and a program manager in the former Soviet space program. He was Colonel-General of the Sov…
Konstantin Gerchik, Soviet military leader (died 2001)
1918
Ángel Labruna, Argentinian footballer and manager (died 1983)
Ángel Amadeo Labruna was an Argentine footballer and coach who played as a forward. With 323 goals scored in official matches, which include 295 league goals, Labruna is the all-ti…
Ángel Labruna, Argentinian footballer and manager (died 1983)
1918
Martin Ryle, English astronomer and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1984)
Sir Martin Ryle was an English radio astronomer who developed revolutionary radio telescope systems and used them for accurate location and imaging of weak radio sources. In 1946 R…
Martin Ryle, English astronomer and author, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1984)
1918
Arnold Stang, American actor (died 2009)
Arnold Sidney Stang was an American actor and comedian. Recognized by his small stature and squawky, Brooklyn-accented speaking voice, he steadily worked on the stage, radio, and t…
Arnold Stang, American actor (died 2009)
1918
Billy Bevis, English footballer (died 1994)
William Ernest Bevis DSM was an English footballer who played for Southampton as an outside right in the years either side of the Second World War.
Billy Bevis, English footballer (died 1994)
1918
Lewis Nixon, U.S. Army captain (died 1995)
Lewis Nixon III was a United States Army officer who, during World War II, served at the company, battalion, and regimental level with the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st …
Lewis Nixon, U.S. Army captain (died 1995)
1918
René Rémond, French historian and economist (died 2007)
René Rémond was a French historian, political scientist and political economist.
René Rémond, French historian and economist (died 2007)
1918
Kenichi Fukui, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998)
Kenichi Fukui was a Japanese chemist. He became the first person of East Asian ancestry to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry when he won the 1981 prize with Roald Hoffmann, …
Kenichi Fukui, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1998)
1918
Goh Keng Swee, Singaporean soldier and politician, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (died 2010)
Goh Keng Swee was a Singaporean statesman and economist who served as the second Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 1973 and 1985. Goh is widely recognised as one of the fo…
Goh Keng Swee, Singaporean soldier and politician, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (died 2010)