Explore 2221 historical events from 1910–1919.
Robert Fordyce Aickman was an English writer and conservationist. As a conservationist, he co-founded the Inland Waterways Association, a group which has preserved from destruction…
Robert Aickman, English author and activist, co-founded the Inland Waterways Association (died 1981)
Francisco da Costa Gomes, ComTE GOA was a Portuguese military officer and politician who was the president of Portugal from 1974 to 1976. Earlier on, he had been deployed to Angola…
Francisco da Costa Gomes, Portuguese general and politician, 15th President of Portugal (died 2001)
Allan Capron Houser or Haozous was a Chiricahua Apache sculptor, painter, and book illustrator born in Oklahoma. He was one of the most renowned Native American painters and Modern…
Allan Houser, American sculptor and painter (died 1994)
General Sir Thomas Cecil Hook Pearson, was a senior officer of the British Army who served as Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Northern Europe from 1972 to 1974. At the time of …
Thomas Pearson, British Army officer (died 2019)
Christl Franziska Antonia Cranz-Borchers was a German alpine ski racer. She dominated international competition in the 1930s, winning twelve world championship titles between 1934 …
Christl Cranz, German alpine skier (died 2004)
Bernard B. Wolfe was an American politician in the state of Illinois.
Bernard B. Wolfe, American politician (died 2016)
Frederick Fennell was an American conductor and one of the primary figures who promoted the Eastman Wind Ensemble as a performing group. He was also influential as a band pedagogue…
Frederick Fennell, American conductor and educator (died 2004)
Mário Schenberg was a Brazilian electrical engineer, physicist, art critic and writer.
Mário Schenberg, Brazilian physicist and engineer (died 1990)
Erich Topp was a German U-boat commander of World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. He sank 35 ships fo…
Erich Topp, German admiral (died 2005)
Annie Fischer was a Hungarian classical pianist.
Annie Fischer, Hungarian pianist and composer (died 1995)
Vincent James McMahon, also referred to as Vince McMahon Sr., was an American professional wrestling promoter. He is best known for running the Capitol Wrestling Corporation, later…
Vince McMahon Sr., American wrestling promoter, founded WWE (died 1984)
Ernest Oliver Kirkendall was an American chemist and metallurgist. He is known for his 1947 discovery of the Kirkendall effect.
Ernest Kirkendall, American chemist and metallurgist (died 2005)
Wilhelm Stoph was a German politician. He served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic from 1964 to 1973, and again from 1976 until 1989. He als…
Willi Stoph, German engineer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of East Germany (died 1999)
Andrew McDonald "Mac" Wilson was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was the second Carlton player to reach 100 years…
Mac Wilson, Australian rules footballer (died 2017)
Giuseppe Bertone, also called "Nuccio", was an automobile designer and constructor. He took over Carrozzeria Bertone from his father, Giovanni after World War II, growing the small…
Nuccio Bertone, Italian automobile designer (died 1997)
John Thomas Dunlop was an American administrator, labor economist, and educator. Dunlop was the United States Secretary of Labor between 1975 and 1976 under President Gerald Ford. …
John Thomas Dunlop, American administrator and labor scholar (died 2003)
Jyoti Basu was an Indian Marxist theorist, communist activist, and politician. He was one of the most prominent leaders of the Communist movement in India. He served as the 6th and…
Jyoti Basu, Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of West Bengal (died 2010)
William Clarence Eckstine was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. In 2…
Billy Eckstine, American singer and trumpet player (died 1993)
Joseph Shuster was a Canadian-American comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with Jerry Siegel, in Action Comics #1.
Joe Shuster, Canadian-American illustrator, co-created Superman (died 1992)
Rempo Urip was an Indonesian film director. He began his career in the theatre, serving as an extra and footballer for the Dardanella theatre company beginning in 1934. After six y…
Rempo Urip, Indonesian film director (died 2001)
Mohammad Moin was an Iranian scholar of Persian literature and Iranian studies.
Mohammad Moin, Iranian linguist and lexicographer (died 1971)
Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh, commonly known as Prince Bira of Siam or simply Prince Bira, was a member of the Thai royal family. Bira was also a racing driver, sailor and…
Birabongse Bhanudej, Thai racing driver and sailor, member of the Thai royal family (died 1985)
Akhter Hameed Khan was a Pakistani-Bangladeshi development practitioner and social scientist. He promoted participatory rural development in West Pakistan, East Pakistan and other …
Akhtar Hameed Khan, Pakistani economist, scholar, and activist (died 1999)
Mario Walter Lippert, better known by his stage name Howard Vernon, was a German-born Swiss actor and photographer. He had an extensive career in French cinema which spanned nearly…
Howard Vernon, Swiss-French actor (died 1996)