Explore 1013 historical events from 1910–1919.
Maxine Sullivan, born Marietta Williams in Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States, was an American jazz vocalist and performer.
Maxine Sullivan, American singer and actress (died 1987)
Max Rudolf Frisch was a Swiss playwright and novelist. Frisch's works focused on problems of identity, individuality, responsibility, morality, and political commitment. The use of…
Max Frisch, Swiss playwright and novelist (died 1991)
Herta Oberheuser was a German Nazi physician and convicted war criminal who performed medical atrocities on prisoners at the Ravensbrück women's concentration camp. For her role in…
Herta Oberheuser, German physician (died 1978)
Lisa Fonssagrives was a Swedish model, dancer, sculptor, and photographer. She is widely credited with having been the first supermodel.
Lisa Fonssagrives, Swedish-American model (died 1992)
Maureen Paula O'Sullivan was an Irish-American actress who played Jane in the Tarzan series of films during the era of Johnny Weissmuller. She starred in dozens of feature films ac…
Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish-American actress (died 1998)
Joseph Vernon "Big Joe" Turner Jr. was an American blues shouter from Kansas City, Missouri. Turner's greatest fame was due to his rock and roll recordings in the 1950s, particular…
Big Joe Turner, American blues/R&B singer (died 1985)
Gardner Francis Cooper Fox was an American writer known best for creating numerous comic book characters for DC Comics. He is estimated to have written more than 4,000 comics stori…
Gardner Fox, American author (died 1986)
Anna Maria Geertruida "Annie" Schmidt was a Dutch writer. She is called the mother of the Dutch theatrical song, and the queen of Dutch children's literature, praised for her "deli…
Annie M
Lucien Pierre Brouillard, better known as Lou Brouillard,, was a Canadian professional boxer who held the Undisputed World Welterweight and Undisputed World Middleweight Titles. St…
Lou Brouillard, Canadian boxer (died 1984)
Paul Augustin Mayer, OSB was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He held various positions in the Roman Curia from 1971 to 1991.
Paul Augustin Mayer, German cardinal (died 2010)
Betty May Nuthall Shoemaker was an English tennis player. Known for her powerful forehand, according to Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Nuthall was ranked i…
Betty Nuthall, English tennis player (died 1983)
Maurice Louis Baquet was a French actor and cellist.
Maurice Baquet, French actor and cellist (died 2005)
Henry Ephron was an American playwright, screenwriter and film producer. He often worked with his wife, Phoebe and was active as a writer from the early 1940s through the early 196…
Henry Ephron, American playwright, screenwriter, and producer (died 1992)
Hubert Horatio Humphrey Jr. was an American politician who served from 1965 to 1969 as the 38th vice president of the United States. He twice served in the United States Senate, re…
Hubert Humphrey, American journalist and politician, 38th Vice President of the United States (died 1978)
Theodor "Teddy" Kollek was an Israeli politician who served as the mayor of Jerusalem from 1965 to 1993.
Teddy Kollek, Hungarian-Israeli politician, Mayor of Jerusalem (died 2007)
Vincent Leonard Price Jr. was an American actor, known to film audiences for his work in the horror genre, mostly portraying villains. He appeared on stage, television, and radio, …
Vincent Price, American actor (died 1993)
Robert James Crisp was a South African cricketer who played in nine Test matches between 1935 and 1936. He appeared for Rhodesia, Western Province, Worcestershire and South Africa.…
Bob Crisp, South African cricketer (died 1994)
Dame Thora Hird was an English actress. In a career spanning over 70 years, she appeared in more than 100 films, as well as many television roles, becoming a household name and a B…
Thora Hird, English actress (died 2003)
Fritz Hochwälder also known as Fritz Hochwaelder, was an Austrian playwright. Known for his spare prose and strong moralist themes, Hochwälder won several literary awards, includin…
Fritz Hochwälder, Austrian playwright (died 1986)
Maurice Félix Charles Allais was a French physicist and economist, the 1988 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences "for his pioneering contributions to the theory …
Maurice Allais, French economist and physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2010)
Joseph Paul McCluskey was an American track and field athlete. During his running career, he won 27 national titles in various distance events and captured the steeplechase title a…
Joe McCluskey, American runner (died 2002)
Ellen Hansen Corby was an American actress and screenwriter. She performed in over 200 films and television series from the 1930s to the 1990s. She played the role of Esther "Grand…
Ellen Corby, American actress and screenwriter (died 1999)
Clifford Brooks Stevens was an American industrial designer of home furnishings, appliances, automobiles, passenger railroad cars, and motorcycles, as well as a graphic designer an…
Brooks Stevens, American engineer and designer, designed the Wienermobile (died 1995)
Leonel Edmundo Rivero was an Argentine tango singer, composer, and impresario.
Edmundo Rivero, Argentinian singer-songwriter (died 1986)