The 1910s

1916 110 years ago

Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed

Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of Mainland Southeast Asia. With an area of about 331,000 square kilometres and a pop…

Vietnamese Emperor Duy Tân is captured while calling upon the people to rise up against the French, and is later deposed

1916 110 years ago

Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles fr

The voyage of the James Caird was a journey of 1,300 kilometres (700 nmi) from Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands through the Southern Ocean to South Georgia, undertaken…

Sailing in the lifeboat James Caird, Ernest Shackleton arrives at South Georgia after a journey of 800 nautical miles fr

1916 110 years ago

A seventeen-year-old farmworker, Jesse Washington, is infamously lynched in Waco, Texas, USA, after being convicted of r

A farmworker or farmhand, is someone employed for labor in agriculture. In labor law, the term "farmworker" is sometimes used more narrowly, applying only to a hired worker involve…

A seventeen-year-old farmworker, Jesse Washington, is infamously lynched in Waco, Texas, USA, after being convicted of r

1916 110 years ago

Ken Wallis, English commander, engineer, and pilot (died 2013)

Wing Commander Kenneth Horatio Wallis was a British aviator, engineer, and inventor. During the Second World War, Wallis served in the Royal Air Force and flew 28 bomber missions o…

Ken Wallis, English commander, engineer, and pilot (died 2013)

1916 110 years ago

Morris West, Australian author and playwright (died 1999)

Morris Langlo West was an Australian novelist and playwright, best known for his novels The Devil's Advocate (1959), The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963) and The Clowns of God (1981).…

Morris West, Australian author and playwright (died 1999)

1916 110 years ago

Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr

Robert Hugh McWilliams Jr. was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit and a justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.

Robert Hugh McWilliams, Jr

1916 110 years ago

Enos Slaughter, American baseball player and manager (died 2002)

Enos Bradsher Slaughter, nicknamed "Country", was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, …

Enos Slaughter, American baseball player and manager (died 2002)

1916 110 years ago

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the French Third Republic sign the secret wartime Sykes-Picot Agreem

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was established by the Acts of Union in 1801 that united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into one sovereign …

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the French Third Republic sign the secret wartime Sykes-Picot Agreem

1916 110 years ago

A British army defeats a force of the Darfur Sultanate under Sultan Ali Dinar due to its superior firepower in the battl

The British Army during the First World War fought the largest and most costly war in its long history. Unlike the French and German Armies, the British Army was made up exclusivel…

A British army defeats a force of the Darfur Sultanate under Sultan Ali Dinar due to its superior firepower in the battl

1916 110 years ago

World War I: Battle of Jutland: The British Grand Fleet engages the High Seas Fleet in the largest naval battle of the w

World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major areas of conflict included …

World War I: Battle of Jutland: The British Grand Fleet engages the High Seas Fleet in the largest naval battle of the w

1916 110 years ago

The United States Senate confirms the appointment of Louis Brandeis to the United States Supreme Court, making him the f

The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, and the U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house. Together, the Senate…

The United States Senate confirms the appointment of Louis Brandeis to the United States Supreme Court, making him the f

1916 110 years ago

The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men

The National Defense Act of 1916, Pub. L. 64–85, 39 Stat. 166, enacted June 3, 1916, was a United States federal law that updated the Militia Act of 1903, which related to the orga…

The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men

1916 110 years ago

Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, created Lamborghini (died 1993)

Ferruccio Lamborghini was an Italian automobile designer and industrialist who created Lamborghini Trattori in 1948 and Automobili Lamborghini in 1963, a maker of high-end sports c…

Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian businessman, created Lamborghini (died 1993)

1916 110 years ago

Paul Kuusberg, Estonian journalist and author (died 2003)

Paul Kuusberg was an Estonian writer and journalist. Novellas by him include "Roostetanud kastekann" (1971) and "Võõras või õige mees" (1978), which won an award in Estonia.

Paul Kuusberg, Estonian journalist and author (died 2003)

1916 110 years ago

Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (died 2001)

Claude Elwood Shannon was an American polymath who was a mathematician, electrical engineer, computer scientist, cryptographer, and inventor known as the "father of information the…

Claude Shannon, American mathematician and engineer (died 2001)

1916 110 years ago

Robert Shaw, American conductor (died 1999)

Robert Lawson Shaw was an American conductor most famous for his work with his namesake Chorale, with the Cleveland Orchestra and Chorus, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Cho…

Robert Shaw, American conductor (died 1999)

1916 110 years ago

World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia

World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major areas of conflict included …

World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia

1916 110 years ago

Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a

Louis Dembitz Brandeis was an American lawyer who served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1916 to 1939. Brandeis was a leading figure in the antitrust movemen…

Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a

1916 110 years ago

World War I: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out

World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major areas of conflict included …

World War I: The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire breaks out

1916 110 years ago

Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract

Gladys Louise Smith, baptised as Gladys Marie Smith, known professionally as Mary Pickford, was a Canadian American film actress and producer. A pioneer in the American film indust…

Mary Pickford becomes the first female film star to sign a million-dollar contract

1916 110 years ago

World War I: In "the day Sussex died", elements of the Royal Sussex Regiment take heavy casualties in the Battle of the

World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major areas of conflict included …

World War I: In "the day Sussex died", elements of the Royal Sussex Regiment take heavy casualties in the Battle of the

1916 110 years ago

Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor and producer (died 2006)

Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford, known as Glenn Ford, was a Canadian-born American actor. He was most prominent during Hollywood's Golden Age as one of the biggest box-office draws of t…

Glenn Ford, Canadian-American actor and producer (died 2006)

1916 110 years ago

Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist (died 2006)

Jane Isabel Jacobs was an American-Canadian journalist, author, theorist, and activist who influenced urban studies, sociology, and economics. Her book The Death and Life of Great …

Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist (died 2006)

1916 110 years ago

Zail Singh, Indian politician, 7th President of India (died 1994)

Giani Zail Singh was an Indian politician who served as President of India from 1982 to 1987 and chief minister of Punjab in the 1970s. He was the first Sikh to become president.

Zail Singh, Indian politician, 7th President of India (died 1994)