Explore 2221 historical events from 1910–1919.
Charles Hard Townes was an American physicist. Townes worked on the theory and application of the maser, for which he obtained the fundamental patent, and other work in quantum ele…
Charles H. Townes, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2015)
Michael Kidd was an American film and stage choreographer, dancer and actor, whose career spanned five decades, and who staged some of the leading Broadway and film musicals of the…
Michael Kidd, American dancer and choreographer (died 2007)
Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria, usually known as B. A. Santamaria or Bob Santamaria and sometimes writing under the pseudonym John Williams, was an Australian anti-communist poli…
B. A. Santamaria, Australian political activist and publisher (died 1998)
Signe Eleonora Cecilia Hasso was a Swedish actress.
Signe Hasso, Swedish-American actress (died 2002)
Albert George Hibbler was an American baritone vocalist, who sang with Duke Ellington's orchestra before having several pop hits as a solo artist. Some of Hibbler's singing is clas…
Al Hibbler, American baritone singer (died 2001)
Hubert Max Lanier was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and St. Louis Bro…
Max Lanier, American baseball player and manager (died 2007)
Alfred Rouleau, was a Canadian businessman and President of the Fédération du Québec des Caisses Populaires Desjardins, Quebec's largest credit union.
Alfred Rouleau, Canadian businessman (died 1985)
Peter Mant MacIntyre Kemp was an English soldier and writer. He became notable for his participation in the Spanish Civil War on the side of Franco's forces and, during World War I…
Peter Kemp, British soldier, mercenary, and writer (died 1993)
Ivo Rojnica was a Croatian Ustaše official and intelligence agent who was active in the World War II Axis puppet state known as the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) from 1941 to …
Ivo Rojnica, Croatian-Argentine war crimes suspect, businessman, diplomat, and intelligence agent (died 2007)
David T. Dellinger was an American pacifist and an activist for nonviolent social change. Although active beginning in the early 1940s, Dellinger reached peak prominence as one of …
David Dellinger, American activist (died 2004)
James Hillier, was a Canadian-American scientist and inventor who designed and built, with Albert Prebus, the first successful high-resolution electron microscope in North America …
James Hillier, Canadian-American scientist, co-designed the electron microscope (died 2007)
Ringgold Wilmer Lardner Jr. was an American screenwriter and novelist. After enjoying early success in Hollywood, he was subpoenaed in 1947 by the House Un-American Activities Comm…
Ring Lardner, Jr., American journalist and screenwriter (died 2000)
Edward Franciszek Szczepanik was a Polish economist and the last Prime Minister of the Polish Government in Exile.
Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and politician, 15th Prime Minister of the Polish Republic in Exile (died 2005)
Wynonie Harris was an American blues shouter best remembered as a singer of upbeat songs, featuring humorous, often ribald lyrics. He had fifteen Top 10 hits between 1946 and 1952.…
Wynonie Harris, American singer and guitarist (died 1969)
Alice Bradley Sheldon, better known as James Tiptree Jr., was an American science fiction and fantasy author. It was not publicly known until 1977 that James Tiptree Jr. was a pen …
James Tiptree Jr. (Alice Bradley Sheldon), American psychologist and science fiction author (died 1987)
Humphrey Searle was an English composer and writer on music. His music combines aspects of late Romanticism and modernist serialism, particularly reminiscent of his primary influen…
Humphrey Searle, English composer and conductor (died 1982)
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr. was an American physicist who was awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of the separated oscillatory field method, which had important …
Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2011)
William Maxwell Robertson was a sports commentator, radio and television presenter and author. He is best remembered for his forty years of tennis coverage on BBC Radio.
Max Robertson, Bengal-born English sportscaster and author (died 2009)
Tasha Tudor was an American illustrator and writer of children's books.
Tasha Tudor, American author and illustrator (died 2008)
Thomas Playford was an Australian politician who served two terms as Premier of South Australia. He subsequently entered federal politics, serving as a Senator for South Australia …
Thomas Playford, English-Australian politician, 17th Premier of South Australia (born 1837)
Rupert Chawner Brooke was an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War, especially "The Soldier". He was also known for his boyish good l…
Rupert Brooke, English poet (born 1887)
Frederick William Seward was an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served twice as the Assistant Secretary of State. He served as Assistant Secretary from 1…
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John Bunny was an American actor. Bunny began his career as a stage actor, but transitioned to a film career after joining Vitagraph Studios around 1910. At Vitagraph, Bunny made o…
John Bunny, American actor (born 1863)
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate, where he represented Rhode Island from 1881 to 1911. B…
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