Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
Stewart Terence Herbert Young was a British film director and screenwriter who worked in the United Kingdom, Europe and Hollywood. He is best known for directing three James Bond f…
Terence Young, Chinese-English director and screenwriter (died 1994)
Wilhelm Gliese was a German astronomer who specialized in the study and cataloging of nearby stars.
Wilhelm Gliese, German soldier and astronomer (died 1993)
David Gijsbert van der Linden, known as Dolf van der Linden, was a Dutch conductor of popular music. HIs reputation extended beyond the Netherlands. He was a three-time Eurovision …
Dolf van der Linden, Dutch conductor and composer (died 1999)
Cornelius "Dutch" Warmerdam was an American pole vaulter who held the world record between 1940 and 1957. He missed the Olympics due to World War II, and retired from senior compet…
Cornelius Warmerdam, American pole vaulter and coach (died 2001)
Randolph Henning Hokanson was an American pianist and professor emeritus at the University of Washington in Seattle. He was noted for his recordings of Bach, Schubert, Beethoven, C…
Randolph Hokanson, American pianist (died 2018)
Thomas Quinn Curtiss was an American writer, and film and theater critic. He is also known for his relationship with author Klaus Mann.
Thomas Quinn Curtiss, American writer, and film and theatre critic (died 2000)
Frances Gabe was an American inventor best known for designing and building what she described as the world's first self-cleaning house, located in Newberg, Oregon. The house used …
Frances Gabe, American artist and inventor (died 2016)
Sir Fred Hoyle (24 June 1915 – 20 August 2001) was an English astronomer. With Margaret and Geoffrey Burbidge and William Alfred Fowler, he formulated the theory of stellar nucleos…
Fred Hoyle, English astronomer and author (died 2001)
Constantino Paul Castellano was an American crime boss who succeeded Carlo Gambino as head of the Gambino crime family of New York City. Castellano ran the organization from 1976 u…
Paul Castellano, American gangster (died 1985)
George Haigh was an English professional footballer, mainly known for his association with Stockport County. At the age of 103, he was the oldest surviving former County player, an…
George Haigh, English professional footballer (died 2019)
Charlotte Zolotow was an American writer, poet, editor, and publisher of many books for children. She wrote about 70 picture book texts.
Charlotte Zolotow, American author and poet (died 2013)
John Alexander Moore was an American zoology professor.
John Alexander Moore, American zoologist and academic (died 2002)
Norman Cousins was an American political journalist, author, professor, and world peace through world state advocate.
Norman Cousins, American editor (Saturday Review) and peace activist (died 1990)
David "Honeyboy" Edwards was an American delta blues guitarist and singer from Mississippi.
David "Honeyboy" Edwards, American delta blues guitarist (died 2011)
Philip William Bryce Lever, 3rd Viscount Leverhulme was a British peer and racehorse owner.
Philip Lever, 3rd Viscount Leverhulme, British peer (died 2000)
Grace Lee Boggs was an American author, social activist, philosopher, and feminist. She is known for her years of political collaboration with C. L. R. James and Raya Dunayevskaya …
Grace Lee Boggs, American philosopher, author, and activist (died 2015)
William James Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and sang …
Willie Dixon, American blues singer-songwriter, bass player, guitarist and producer (died 1992)
Cletus Elwood "Boots" Poffenberger was an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1937–1939) and Brooklyn Dodgers (1939).
Boots Poffenberger, American baseball pitcher (died 1999)
Dr. Joseph Ransohoff, II was a member of the Ransohoff family and a pioneer in the field of neurosurgery. In addition to training numerous neurosurgeons, his "ingenuity in adapting…
Joseph Ransohoff, American soldier and neurosurgeon (died 2001)
Nguyễn Văn Linh was a Vietnamese revolutionary and politician. Nguyễn Văn Linh was the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 1986 to 1991 and a political leader …
Nguyễn Văn Linh, Vietnamese politician (died 1998)
Brigadier Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, styled Marquess of Douro between 1943 and 1972, was a British peer and army officer. His main residence was Stratfield …
Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, British peer, politician and soldier (died 2014)
Timmie Rogers was an American comedian, singer-songwriter, bandleader and actor who appeared on many national TV shows in the 1960s and 1970s. Rogers was one of the first Black com…
Timmie Rogers, American actor and singer-songwriter (died 2006)
Barbara Cushing Mortimer Paley was an American magazine editor and socialite. Affectionately known as Babe throughout her life, Paley made notable contributions to the field of mag…
Babe Paley, American socialite (died 1978)
John Youie "Long John" Woodruff was an American middle-distance runner, winner of the 800 meter event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
John Woodruff, American runner and commander (died 2007)