Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
Carlo Maria Giulini was an Italian conductor. From the age of five, when he began to play the violin, Giulini's musical education was expanded when he began to study at Italy's for…
Carlo Maria Giulini, Italian conductor and director (died 2005)
Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian country music guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He recorded 140 albums and charted more than 85 singles on the Billboard country charts …
Hank Snow, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1999)
Howard Kingsbury Smith was an American journalist, radio reporter, television anchorman, political commentator, and film actor. He was one of the original members of the team of wa…
Howard K
Joseph Louis Barrow was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed "the Brown Bomber", Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influe…
Joe Louis, American boxer (died 1981)
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Theatres of war included Europe, …
World War I: Start of the Battle of St. Quentin in which the French Fifth Army counter-attacked the invading Germans…
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. One of the deadliest conflicts in…
World War I: Germans defeat the Russians in the Battle of Tannenberg.
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. One of the deadliest conflicts in…
World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the…
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. One of the deadliest conflicts in…
World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are…
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. One of the deadliest conflicts in…
World War I: The First Battle of the Marne, which would halt the Imperial German Army's advance into France, begins.
Johnnie Robert Wright Jr. was an American country music singer-songwriter, who spent much of his career working with Jack Anglin as the popular duo Johnnie & Jack, and was also the…
Johnnie Wright, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011)
Gul Khan Naseer also known as Malek o-Sho'arā Balochistan ; 14 May 1914 – 6 December 1983) was a Pakistani politician, poet, historian, and journalist from Balochistan. Most of his…
Gul Khan Nasir, Pakistani journalist, poet, and politician (died 1983)
William Thomas Tutte was an English and Canadian code breaker and mathematician. During the Second World War, he made a fundamental advance in cryptanalysis of the Lorenz cipher, a…
William Tutte, British codebreaker and mathematician (died 2002)
Walter Edward "Turk" Broda was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. A goaltender, Broda played his entire career for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey …
Turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1972)
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. One of the deadliest conflicts in…
World War I: Private Thomas Highgate becomes the first British soldier to be executed for desertion during the war.
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. One of the deadliest conflicts in…
World War I: The creation of the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade, the first fully mechanized unit in the…
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. One of the deadliest conflicts in…
World War I: Australia invades German New Guinea, defeating a German contingent at the Battle of Bita Paka.
The policy of Russification of Finland was a governmental policy of the Russian Empire aimed at limiting the special status of the Grand Duchy of Finland and possibly the terminati…
The Second Period of Russification: The teaching of the Russian language and Russian history in Finnish schools is…
HMAS AE1 was an E-class submarine of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). She was the first submarine to serve in the RAN, and sank with all hands near what is now East New Britain, Pa…
HMAS AE1, the Royal Australian Navy's first submarine, is lost at sea with all hands near East New Britain, Papua New…
John Angus MacLean was a politician and farmer in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Angus MacLean, Canadian farmer and politician, 25th Premier of Prince Edward Island (died 2000)
Norman William "Norrie" Paramor was a British record producer, composer, arranger, pianist, bandleader, and orchestral conductor. He is best known for his work with Cliff Richard a…
Norrie Paramor, English composer, producer, and conductor (died 1979)
Robert Norman Thompson was a Canadian politician, chiropractor, and educator. He was born in Duluth, Minnesota, to Canadian parents and moved to Canada in 1918 with his family. Rai…
Robert N
Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain was a French fashion designer and founder of leading post-war fashion house Balmain. Known for sophistication and elegance, he described the art o…
Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer, founded Balmain (died 1982)
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. One of the deadliest conflicts in…
World War I: The Siege of Przemyśl (present-day Poland) begins.
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. One of the deadliest conflicts in…
World War I: The Race to the Sea begins.