1905 in History

1905

Leopold Engleitner, Austrian author and educator (died 2013)

Leopold Engleitner, Austrian author and educator (died 2013)

1905

Elias Canetti, Bulgarian-Swiss novelist, playwright, and memoirist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)

Elias Canetti, Bulgarian-Swiss novelist, playwright, and memoirist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)

1905

Georges Grignard, French race car driver (died 1977)

Georges Grignard, French race car driver (died 1977)

1905

Denys Watkins-Pitchford, English author and illustrator (died 1990)

Denys Watkins-Pitchford, English author and illustrator (died 1990)

1905

Jack Morrison, Australian rugby league player (died 1994)

Jack Morrison, Australian rugby league player (died 1994)

1905

Leo Durocher, American baseball player and manager (died 1991)

Leo Durocher, American baseball player and manager (died 1991)

1905

Clara Bow, American actress (died 1965)

Clara Bow, American actress (died 1965)

1905

Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish economist and diplomat, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Prize Laureate…

Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish economist and diplomat, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Prize Laureate…

1905

Stanley Kunitz, American poet and translator (died 2006)

Stanley Kunitz, American poet and translator (died 2006)

1905

Helen Sawyer Hogg, American-Canadian astronomer and academic (died 1993)

Helen Sawyer Hogg, American-Canadian astronomer and academic (died 1993)

1905

Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer (died 1963)

Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer (died 1963)

1905

Myrna Loy, American actress (died 1993)

Myrna Loy, American actress (died 1993)

1905

Ruth Nelson, American actress (died 1992)

Ruth Nelson, American actress (died 1992)

1905

Franz König, Austrian cardinal (died 2004)

Franz König, Austrian cardinal (died 2004)

1905

Abeid Karume, 1st President of Zanzibar (died 1972)

Abeid Karume, 1st President of Zanzibar (died 1972)

1905

Wassily Leontief, German-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1999)

Wassily Leontief, German-American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1999)

1905

André Jolivet, French composer (died 1974)

André Jolivet, French composer (died 1974)

1905

Leo Genn, British actor and barrister (died 1978)

Leo Genn, British actor and barrister (died 1978)

1905

Era Bell Thompson, American journalist and author (died 1986)

Era Bell Thompson, American journalist and author (died 1986)