Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
André Théodore Pilette, son of former Indy 500 participant Théodore Pilette, was a racing driver from Belgium. He participated in 14 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, deb…
André Pilette, French-Belgian race car driver (died 1993)
Halfdan Hegtun was a Norwegian radio personality, comedian and writer, former politician for the Liberal Party and later the Liberal People's Party.
Halfdan Hegtun, Norwegian radio host and politician (died 2012)
Jens Christian Skou was a Danish biochemist and Nobel laureate.
Jens Christian Skou, Danish chemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)
Dionisio Ramón Emilio Valdés Amaro, better known as Bebo Valdés, was a Cuban pianist, bandleader, composer and arranger. He was a central figure in the golden age of Cuban music, e…
Bebo Valdés, Cuban-Swedish pianist, composer, and bandleader (died 2013)
Harry Victor Jaffa was an American political philosopher, historian, columnist, and professor. He was a professor emeritus at Claremont McKenna College, Claremont Graduate Universi…
Harry V. Jaffa, American historian, philosopher, and academic (died 2015)
Everette Howard Hunt Jr. was an American intelligence officer and author. From 1949 to 1970, Hunt served as an officer in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), where he was a cent…
E. Howard Hunt, American CIA officer and author (died 2007)
Air Marshal Sir Charles Frederick Read, KBE, CB, DFC, AFC was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). He served as Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) from 1972 to 19…
Charles Read, Australian air marshal (died 2014)
Charles Frederick "Fred" Bodsworth was a Canadian writer, journalist and amateur naturalist.
Fred Bodsworth, Canadian journalist and author (died 2012)
Jerome Robbins was an American dancer, choreographer, film director, theatre director and producer who worked in classical ballet, and on stage, film, and television.
Jerome Robbins, American director, producer, and choreographer (died 1998)
Robert Hudson Walker was an American actor who starred as the villain in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller Strangers on a Train (1951), which was released shortly before his premature de…
Robert Walker, American actor (died 1951)
Marcel Chaput was a scientist and a militant for the independence of Quebec from Canada. Along with some 20 other people including André D'Allemagne and Jacques Bellemare, he was a…
Marcel Chaput, Canadian biochemist, journalist, and politician (died 1991)
Thelma Dorothy Coyne Long was an Australian tennis player and one of the female players who dominated Australian tennis from the mid-1930s to the 1950s. During her career, she won …
Thelma Coyne Long, Australian tennis player and captain (died 2015)
Abraham Nemeth was an American mathematician. He was a professor of mathematics at the University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit, Michigan. Nemeth was blind and is known for developin…
Abraham Nemeth, American mathematician and academic (died 2013)
Major Anthony Peter Roylance Rolt, MC & Bar, was a British racing driver, soldier and engineer. A war hero, Rolt maintained a long connection with the sport, albeit behind the scen…
Tony Rolt, English race car driver and engineer (died 2008)
Rita Hayworth was an American actress, dancer, and pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s as one of the top stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood, and appeared in 61 films over…
Rita Hayworth, American actress, singer and dancer (died 1987)
Louis Pierre Althusser was a French Marxist philosopher who studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, where he eventually became professor of philosophy. Althusser's life w…
Louis Althusser, Algerian-French philosopher and academic (died 1990)
Luis Alberto Solari (1918–1993) was a Uruguayan painter and engraver.
Luis Alberto Solari, Uruguayan artist (died 1993)
Ralph Cookerly Wilson Jr. was an American businessman and sports executive. He was best known as the founder and owner of the Buffalo Bills, a team in the National Football League …
Ralph Wilson, American businessman, founded the Buffalo Bills (died 2014)
Willem Jacob "Molly" Geertsema II was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and jurist.
Molly Geertsema, Dutch lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (died 1991)
Konstantinos Mitsotakis was a Greek liberal politician and statesman. He served as prime minister of Greece from 1990 to 1993.
Konstantinos Mitsotakis, Greek lawyer and politician, 178th Prime Minister of Greece (died 2017)
Robert William Troup Jr. was an American actor, jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter. He composed the rhythm and blues standard "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" and portrayed Dr. Joe…
Bobby Troup, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actor (died 1999)
Sir Robert Charles Evans was a British mountaineer, surgeon, and educator. He was leader of the 1955 British Kangchenjunga expedition and deputy leader of the 1953 British Mount Ev…
Charles Evans, English-Welsh mountaineer, surgeon, and educator (died 1995)
Martin Drewes was a German Luftwaffe military aviator and night fighter ace during World War II. He was credited with 52 victories of which 43 were claimed at night whilst flying v…
Martin Drewes, German soldier and pilot (died 2013)
Robert H. Lochner was a journalist who helped to revive the free media in West Germany after World War II and who is most well known for assisting John F. Kennedy with his famous "…
Robert Lochner, American-German soldier and journalist (died 2003)