Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist in 20th-century American theater. Among his most popular plays are All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The C…
Arthur Miller, American playwright and screenwriter (died 2005)
Victor Sen Yung was an American character actor, best known for playing Jimmy Chan in the Charlie Chan films and Hop Sing in the western series Bonanza.
Victor Sen Yung, American actor (died 1980)
William Owen Bradley was an American musician, bandleader and record producer who, along with Chet Atkins, Bob Ferguson, Bill Porter, and Don Law, was one of the chief architects o…
Owen Bradley, American country music record producer (died 1998)
Yitzhak Shamir was an Israeli politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Israel, serving two terms. Before the establishment of the State of Israel, Shamir was a leader…
Yitzhak Shamir, Belarusian-Israeli civil servant and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Israel (died 2012)
Simo Tapio Puupponen, better known by the pen name Aapeli, was a Finnish journalist and novelist.
Simo Puupponen, Finnish writer (died 1967)
Robert Kane was an American comic book writer, animator, and artist who was traditionally credited as the creator of Batman but is now credited as his co-creator. Kane likewise wor…
Bob Kane, American author and illustrator (died 1998)
Marghanita Laski was an English journalist, radio panellist and novelist. She also wrote literary biography, plays and short stories, and contributed about 250,000 additions to the…
Marghanita Laski, English journalist and author (died 1988)
Ivan Morton Niven was a Canadian-American mathematician best remembered for his work on Waring's problem in number theory. He worked for many years as a professor at the University…
Ivan M. Niven, Canadian-American mathematician and academic (died 1999)
Ray Crawford was an American fighter ace, test pilot, race-car driver and businessman.
Ray Crawford, American race car driver, fighter ace, test pilot, and businessman (died 1996)
Joseph Gibson Fry was a British racing driver. He became the primary driver for the Shelsley Special "Freikaiserwagen", created by his cousin David Fry and Hugh Dunsterville, with …
Joe Fry, English race car driver (died 1950)
Herschel "Harry" Saltzman was a Canadian theatre and film producer. He is best remembered for co-producing the first nine of the James Bond film series with Albert R. Broccoli. Apa…
Harry Saltzman, Canadian-French production manager and producer (died 1994)
William Berenberg, M.D. was an American physician, Harvard professor, and pioneer in the treatment and rehabilitation of cerebral palsy.
William Berenberg, American physician and academic (died 2005)
Fred W. Friendly was a president of CBS News and the creator, along with Edward R. Murrow, of the documentary television program See It Now. He originated the concept of public-acc…
Fred W. Friendly, American journalist and producer (died 1998)
Jane Randolph, was an American film actress. She is best known for her portrayals of Alice Moore in the 1942 horror film Cat People, and its sequel, The Curse of the Cat People (19…
Jane Randolph, American-Swiss actress and singer (died 2009)
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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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)
Ida Frances Hunt Udall was an American diarist, homesteader, and teacher in territorial Utah and Arizona. A lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Udal…
Ida Hunt Udall, American diarist (born 1858)
John Labatt was a Canadian businessman and brewer. Labatt took charge of Labatt Brewing Company, formally known as Labatt and Company, after his father's death in 1866. Labatt help…
John Labatt, Canadian businessman (born 1838)
Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin was a Russian composer and pianist. Before 1903, he was greatly influenced by the music of Frédéric Chopin and composed in a relatively tonal, late-…
Alexander Scriabin, Russian pianist and composer (born 1872)
Clara Helene Immerwahr was a German chemist. She was the first German woman to be awarded a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Breslau, and is credited with being a paci…
Clara Immerwahr, German chemist (born 1870)
François Faber was a Luxembourgish racing cyclist. He was born in France. He was the first foreigner to win the Tour de France in 1909, and his record of winning 5 consecutive stag…
François Faber, Luxembourgian-French cyclist and soldier (born 1887)