Explore 2221 historical events from 1910–1919.
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema was a Dutch painter who later settled in the United Kingdom, becoming the last officially recognised denizen in 1873. Born in Dronryp, the Netherlands, and…
Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch-British painter (born 1836)
The Wright brothers, Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright, were American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane…
Wilbur Wright, American pilot and businessman, co-founded the Wright Company (born 1867)
George John Bonnor was an Australian cricketer, known for his big hitting, who played Test cricket between 1880 and 1888.
George Bonnor, Australian cricketer (born 1855)
Harriet Quimby was an American pioneering aviator, journalist, and film screenwriter. In 1911, she became the first woman in the United States to receive a pilot's license and in 1…
Harriet Quimby, American pilot and screenwriter (born 1875)
Tom Richardson was an English cricketer. A fast bowler, Richardson relied to a great extent on the break-back, a relatively long run-up and high arm which allowed him to gain sharp…
Tom Richardson, English cricketer (born 1870)
Jules Henri Poincaré was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science. He is often described as a polymath, and in mathematics as "The Last U…
Henri Poincaré, French mathematician, physicist, and engineer (born 1854)
Emperor Meiji was Emperor of Japan from 30 January 1867 until his death in 1912. The Meiji Restoration proclaimed the Empire of Japan in 1868, beginning the Meiji era. During his r…
Emperor Meiji of Japan (born 1852)
François-Alphonse Forel was a Swiss physician and scientist who pioneered the study of lakes, and is thus considered the founder. He was also professor at the University of Lausann…
François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss limnologist and academic (born 1841)
Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet was a French composer of the Romantic era best known for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty. The two most frequently staged are Manon (188…
Jules Massenet, French composer (born 1842)
William Booth was an English Methodist preacher who, along with his wife, Catherine, founded the Salvation Army and became its first General (1878–1912). This Christian movement, f…
William Booth, English preacher, co-founded The Salvation Army (born 1829)
Harriet Quimby was an American pioneering aviator, journalist, and film screenwriter. In 1911, she became the first woman in the United States to receive a pilot's license and in 1…
American pilot Harriet Quimby (pictured) became the first woman to fly across the English Channel
Tyrus Raymond Cobb, nicknamed "the Georgia Peach", was an American professional baseball center fielder. A native of rural Narrows, Georgia, Cobb played 24 seasons in Major League …
During a match, baseball star Ty Cobb enters the stands and assaults a fan who had heckled him, leading to his suspensio
Novarupta is a volcano located on the Alaska Peninsula on a slope of Trident Volcano in Katmai National Park and Preserve, about 290 miles (470 km) southwest of Anchorage. Novarupt…
The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century began, forming the volcano Novarupta in the Alaska Peninsula
The Second Guangzhou (Canton) Uprising, known in Chinese as the Yellow Flower Mound Uprising or the Guangzhou Xinhai Uprising, was a failed uprising took place in China led by Huan…
The Second Canton Uprising took place in Guangzhou, Qing China but was suppressed
Tsinghua University (THU) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of the D…
Tsinghua University, one of mainland China's leading universities, is founded
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, 221 U.S. 1 (1911), was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled that John D. Rockefeller's petroleum conglomerate Standard…
In Standard Oil Co
The Torreón massacre was a massacre that took place from May 13 to May 15, 1911 in the Mexican city of Torreón, Coahuila. A total of 308 Cantonese were killed, amounting to half th…
More than 300 Chinese immigrants are killed in the Torreón massacre when the forces of the Mexican Revolution led by Emi
Parks Canada is the agency of the Government of Canada which manages the country's 37 National Parks, 11 national park reserves, 5 National Marine Conservation Areas, 171 National …
Parks Canada, the world's first national park service, is established as the Dominion Parks Branch under the Department
The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second-largest pub…
The New York Public Library is dedicated
Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a motor racing circuit located in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana. It is the home of the Indianapolis 50…
At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the fir
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
George V and Mary of Teck are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
The president of Mexico, officially the president of the United Mexican States, is the head of state and head of government of Mexico. Under the Constitution of Mexico, the preside…
President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz and the revolutionary Francisco Madero sign the Treaty of Ciudad Juárez to put an end
RMS Titanic was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York C…
The RMS Titanic is launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland
The president of Mexico, officially the president of the United Mexican States, is the head of state and head of government of Mexico. Under the Constitution of Mexico, the preside…
The President of Mexico Porfirio Díaz flees the country during the Mexican Revolution