1884
Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist and author (died 1931)
Alfons Maria Jakob was a German neurologist who worked in the field of neuropathology.
Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist and author (died 1931)
The 1880s
Explore 1429 historical events from 1880–1889.
1884
Enrico Dante, Italian cardinal (died 1967)
Enrico Dante was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Papal Master of Ceremonies from 1947 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965.
Enrico Dante, Italian cardinal (died 1967)
1884
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, American businessman and sailor (died 1970)
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt CBE was an American railroad executive, a champion yachtsman, an innovator and champion player of contract bridge, and a member of the Vanderbilt family.
Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, American businessman and sailor (died 1970)
1884
Lion Feuchtwanger, German author and playwright (died 1958)
Lion Feuchtwanger was a German Jewish novelist and playwright. A prominent figure in the literary world of Weimar Germany, he influenced contemporaries including playwright Bertolt…
Lion Feuchtwanger, German author and playwright (died 1958)
1884
Bob Diry, Austrian-born wrestler and boxer (died 1935)
Robert "Bob" Diry was an Austrian middleweight world champion 1908 in wrestling. In 1910, he trained in Jiu-Jitsu under T.Tobari of the Tenshin-Shin-Yo-ryu and Kodokan Judo at the …
Bob Diry, Austrian-born wrestler and boxer (died 1935)
1884
Louis B. Mayer, Russian-born American film producer, co-founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (died 1957)
Louis Burt Mayer was a Canadian-American film producer and co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios (MGM) in 1924. Under Mayer's management, MGM became the film industry's most pr…
Louis B. Mayer, Russian-born American film producer, co-founded Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (died 1957)
1884
Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (died 1920)
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani was an Italian painter and sculptor of the École de Paris who worked mainly in France. He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern style characterise…
Amedeo Modigliani, Italian painter and sculptor (died 1920)
1884
Yrjö Saarela, Finnish wrestler and coach (died 1951)
Yrjö Erik Mikael Saarela was a Finnish wrestler who won Olympic gold and a world championship.
Yrjö Saarela, Finnish wrestler and coach (died 1951)
1884
Anna Vyrubova, Russian author (died 1964)
Anna Alexandrovna Vyrubova was a Russian lady-in-waiting. She was the best friend and confidante of Empress Alexandra Fyodorovna.
Anna Vyrubova, Russian author (died 1964)
1884
Alberto di Jorio, Italian cardinal (died 1979)
Alberto di Jorio was a cardinal of the Catholic Church and for many years along with the layman Bernardino Nogara the powerhouse behind the growing wealth of the Vatican and the Is…
Alberto di Jorio, Italian cardinal (died 1979)
1884
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, British-born German nobleman and Nazi politician (died 1954)
Charles Edward was at various points in his life a British prince and royal duke, a German duke, and a Nazi politician. He was the last ruling Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a stat…
Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, British-born German nobleman and Nazi politician (died 1954)
1884
Odell Shepard, American poet and politician, 66th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (died 1967)
Odell Shepard was an American professor, poet, and politician who was the 86th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1941 to 1943. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1938.
Odell Shepard, American poet and politician, 66th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (died 1967)
1884
Emil Jannings, Swiss-German actor (died 1950)
Emil Jannings was a Swiss-born German actor who was popular in Hollywood films in the 1920s. He was the first recipient of the Academy Award for Best Actor for starring in The Last…
Emil Jannings, Swiss-German actor (died 1950)
1884
Maria Caserini, Italian actress (died 1969)
Maria Caserini was an Italian stage and film actress, as well as a pioneer of filmmaking during the early 20th century. She often starred in adaptations of stage and film productio…
Maria Caserini, Italian actress (died 1969)
1884
Ralph Austin Bard, American financier and politician, 2nd Under Secretary of the Navy (died 1975)
Ralph Austin Bard was a Chicago financier who served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1941–1944, and as Under Secretary, 1944–1945. He is noted for a memorandum he wrote to Secr…
Ralph Austin Bard, American financier and politician, 2nd Under Secretary of the Navy (died 1975)
1884
Davidson Black, Canadian paleoanthropologist, discovered and named the Peking Man fossil (died 1934)
Davidson Black was a Canadian paleoanthropologist, best known for his naming of Sinanthropus pekinensis. He was Chairman of the Geological Survey of China and a Fellow of the Royal…
Davidson Black, Canadian paleoanthropologist, discovered and named the Peking Man fossil (died 1934)
1884
Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, Polish-German economist and politician (died 1945)
Carl Friedrich Goerdeler was a German conservative politician, monarchist, executive, economist, civil servant and opponent of the Nazi regime. He opposed anti-Jewish policies whil…
Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, Polish-German economist and politician (died 1945)
1884
Rómulo Gallegos, Venezuelan author and politician, 46th President of Venezuela (died 1969)
Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. In 1948, he became the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. He was remove…
Rómulo Gallegos, Venezuelan author and politician, 46th President of Venezuela (died 1969)
1884
Béla Balázs, Hungarian poet and critic (died 1949)
Béla Balázs, born Herbert Béla Bauer, was a Hungarian film critic, aesthetician, writer and poet of Jewish heritage. He was a proponent of formalist film theory.
Béla Balázs, Hungarian poet and critic (died 1949)
1884
Henri Cornet, French cyclist (died 1941)
Henri Cornet was a French cyclist who won the 1904 Tour de France. He is its youngest winner, just short of his 20th birthday.
Henri Cornet, French cyclist (died 1941)
1884
Billie Burke, American actress and singer (died 1970)
Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke was an American character actress who was famous on Broadway and radio, and in silent and sound films. She is perhaps best known to m…
Billie Burke, American actress and singer (died 1970)
1884
Nikolai Triik, Estonian painter and illustrator (died 1940)
Nikolai Voldemar Triik was an Estonian Modernist painter, graphic artist, printmaker and professor. His work displays elements of Symbolism and Expressionism.
Nikolai Triik, Estonian painter and illustrator (died 1940)
1884
Sara Teasdale, American poet and educator (died 1933)
Sara Trevor Teasdale was an American lyric poet. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and used the name Filsinger after her 1914 marriage. In 1918, she won a Pulitzer Prize for her…
Sara Teasdale, American poet and educator (died 1933)
1884
Panait Istrati, Romanian journalist and author (died 1935)
Panait Istrati (Romanian: [panaˈit isˈtratʲ]; sometimes rendered as Panaït Istrati; was a Romanian working class writer, who wrote in French and Romanian, nicknamed The Maxim Gorky…
Panait Istrati, Romanian journalist and author (died 1935)