Explore 1013 historical events from 1910–1919.
Herbert Tichy was an Austrian writer, geologist, journalist and climber.
Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, author, and mountaineer (died 1987)
Robert Julius Tommy Jacobsen was a Danish sculptor and painter. The Danish Robert Award is named in his honor.
Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and painter (died 1993)
Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold…
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Martin Schwarzschild was a German-American astrophysicist.
Martin Schwarzschild, German-American astrophysicist (died 1997)
Dean Arthur Amadon was an American ornithologist and an authority on birds of prey.
Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (died 2003)
William Eric Hollies was an English cricketer, who is mainly remembered for dismissing Donald Bradman for a duck in Bradman's final Test match innings, in which he needed only four…
Eric Hollies, English cricketer (died 1981)
Chien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese-American particle and experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the fields of nuclear and particle physics. Wu worked on the Manhat…
Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (died 1997)
Jacques Mikaël Der Mikaëlian better known as Jacques Hélian, was a famous French orchestra conductor for French music-hall.
Jacques Hélian, French bandleader (died 1986)
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham CBE was one of the foremost British abstract artists, a member of the influential Penwith Society of Arts.
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, British abstract painter (died 2004)
Maurice Bellemare, was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He was known as Le Vieux Lion de la Politique Québécoise because of his colourful style and his many years of public office. …
Maurice Bellemare, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1989)
Harry Holtzman was an American artist and founding member of the American Abstract Artists group.
Harry Holtzman, American painter (died 1987)
Ingolf Dahl was a German-born American composer, pianist, conductor, and educator.
Ingolf Dahl, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1970)
Jean Lesage was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the 19th premier of Quebec from July 5, 1960, to June 16, 1966. Alongside Georges-Émile Lapalme, René Lévesque and ot…
Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (died 1980)
James Algar was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He worked at Walt Disney Productions for 43 years and received the Disney Legends award in 1998. He was born …
James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1998)
William Baziotes was an American painter influenced by Surrealism and was a contributor to Abstract Expressionism.
William Baziotes, American painter and academic (died 1963)
Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Ph.D. was an Iranian meteorologist and academic. He was born in Birjand. He is credited as being the father of modern geography in Iran.
Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (died 2012)
William Mailes "Cowboy" Cowley was a Canadian professional ice hockey center who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Eagles and Boston Bruins. Describ…
Bill Cowley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1993)
Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau was a Canadian poet, writer, letter writer, and essayist, who "was posthumously hailed as a herald of the Quebec literary renaissance of the 1950s". H…
Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (died 1943)
Albert Chartier was a French-Canadian cartoonist and illustrator, best known for having created the comic strip Onésime.
Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (died 2004)
Glenn Edgar Morris was a U.S. track and field athlete. He won a gold medal in the Olympic decathlon in 1936, setting new world and Olympic records. He attended Colorado A&M — now k…
Glenn Morris, American decathlete (died 1974)
Carl Iver Hovland was a psychologist working primarily at Yale University and for the US Army during World War II who studied attitude change and persuasion. He first reported the …
Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (died 1961)
John Enoch Powell was a British politician, soldier, scholar and writer. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton South West for the Conservative Party from 1950 to Febru…
Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (died 1998)
Donald Joseph Gutteridge was an American infielder, coach, manager and scout in Major League Baseball. Primarily a second baseman and third baseman, he was a member of the St. Loui…
Don Gutteridge, American baseball player and manager (died 2008)
Virginia MacWatters was an American coloratura soprano and university professor.
Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (died 2005)