Explore 1013 historical events from 1910–1919.
Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in North America and parts of Europe, is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to th…
The oldest existing indoor ice hockey arena still used for the sport in the 21st century, Boston Arena, opens for the fi
Isidore Auguste Marie Louis Paulhan, was a French aviator. He is known for winning the first Daily Mail aviation prize for the first flight between London and Manchester in 1910.
Frenchman Louis Paulhan wins the 1910 London to Manchester air race, the first long-distance aeroplane race in the Unite
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies …
The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the expressed
The Royal Canadian Navy is the naval force of Canada. The navy is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of February 2024, the RCN operates 12 Hal…
The Royal Canadian Navy is created
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
George V becomes King of Great Britain, Ireland, and many overseas territories, on the death of his father, Edward VII
The South Africa Act 1909 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that created the Union of South Africa out of the former Cape, Natal, Orange River, and Transvaal colon…
The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa
Aurel Vlaicu was a Romanian engineer, inventor, airplane constructor, and early pilot.
Aurel Vlaicu pilots an A
Father's Day is a day set aside for honoring one's father, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. "Father's Day" complements similar celebr…
The first Father's Day is celebrated in Spokane, Washington
Clarence Berton Roueché Jr. was an American medical writer who wrote for The New Yorker magazine for almost fifty years. He wrote twenty books, including Eleven Blue Men (1954), Th…
Berton Roueché, American journalist and author (died 1994)
Charles Stewart Rolls was a British motoring and aviation pioneer. With Henry Royce, he co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. He was the first Briton to be killed in a…
Charles Rolls, a co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the Engl
Evangelos Averoff-Tossizza was a Greek politician, leader of the New Democracy party (1981–1984), member of parliament, and author.
Evangelos Averoff, Greek historian and politician, Greek Minister of Defence (died 1990)
Ivan Goff was an Australian screenwriter, best known for his collaborations with Ben Roberts including White Heat (1949), Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), Legend of the Lone Ranger …
Ivan Goff, Australian screenwriter and producer (died 1999)
Helenio Herrera Gavilán was an Argentine and naturalised French football player and manager. He is best remembered for his success with the Inter Milan team known as Grande Inter i…
Helenio Herrera, French footballer and manager (died 1997)
Fatin Rüştü Zorlu was a Turkish diplomat and politician. He was executed by hanging after the coup d'état in 1960 along with two other politicians.
Fatin Rüştü Zorlu, Turkish diplomat and politician (died 1961)
Norman Earl Steenrod was an American mathematician most widely known for his contributions to the field of algebraic topology.
Norman Steenrod, American mathematician and academic (died 1971)
Sheila Scott Macintyre FRSE was a Scottish mathematician best known for her work on the Whittaker constant. Macintyre is also known for co-authoring a German–English mathematics di…
Sheila Scott Macintyre, Scottish mathematician (died 1960)
Simone Thérèse Fernande Simon was a French film actress who began her film career in 1931. She is perhaps best remembered for her role in the American horror film Cat People and it…
Simone Simon, French actress (died 2005)
Arapeta Marukitepua Pitapitanuiarangi Awatere was a scholar, decorated military leader, Māori welfare officer, writer, linguist, and local politician. He served in the Māori Battal…
Arapeta Awatere, New Zealand interpreter, military leader, politician, and murderer (died 1976)
Tomoyuki "Yūkō" Tanaka was a Japanese film producer, best known as the creator of Godzilla. He produced most of the installments in the Godzilla series, beginning in 1954 with God…
Tomoyuki Tanaka, Japanese screenwriter and producer (died 1997)
Chiang Ching-kuo was a Chinese and Taiwanese statesman and diplomat who served as the president of the Republic of China from 1978 to 1988. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT), he was…
Chiang Ching-kuo, Chinese politician, 3rd President of the Republic of China (died 1988)
Samuel Kimball Merwin Jr. was an American mystery fiction writer, editor and science fiction author. His pseudonyms included Elizabeth Deare Bennett, Matt Lee, Jacques Jean Ferrat …
Sam Merwin, Jr
Levi Celerio was a Filipino composer and lyricist who is credited with writing over 4,000 songs. Celerio was recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines for Music and Litera…
Levi Celerio, Filipino pianist, violinist, and composer (died 2002)
Raya Dunayevskaya, later Rae Spiegel, also known by the pseudonym Freddie Forest, was the American founder of the philosophy of Marxist humanism in the United States. At one time L…
Raya Dunayevskaya, Ukrainian-American philosopher and activist (died 1987)
Josef Allen Hynek was an American astronomer, professor, and ufologist. He is perhaps best remembered for his UFO research. Hynek acted as scientific advisor to UFO studies underta…
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