Explore 897 historical events from 1890–1899.
Elisabeth Hauptmann was a German writer who worked with fellow German playwright and director Bertolt Brecht.
Elisabeth Hauptmann, German author and playwright (died 1973)
Norbert Elias was a German sociologist who later became a British citizen. He is especially famous for his theory of civilizing/decivilizing processes.
Norbert Elias, German-Dutch sociologist and philosopher (died 1990)
Fulgence Charpentier, OC was a French Canadian journalist, editor and publisher.
Fulgence Charpentier, Canadian journalist and publisher (died 2001)
Jesse Douglas was an American mathematician and Fields Medalist known for his general solution to Plateau's problem.
Jesse Douglas, American mathematician and academic (died 1965)
Alluri Sitarama Raju was an Indian revolutionary who waged an armed rebellion against the British colonial rule in India. He engaged in guerilla campaigns against the British force…
Alluri Sitarama Raju, Indian activist (died 1924)
Richard Krautheimer was a German art historian, architectural historian, Baroque scholar, and Byzantinist.
Richard Krautheimer, German-American historian and scholar (died 1994)
Jack "Legs" Diamond, also known as John Nolan and Gentleman Jack, was an Irish-American gangster in Philadelphia and New York City during the Prohibition era. A bootlegger and clos…
Legs Diamond, American gangster (died 1931)
Edmund Albert Chester Sr. was an American television executive and journalist. He served as a vice president and executive at the CBS radio and television networks during the 1940s…
Edmund A
Karl Plagge was a German officer who rescued Jews during the Holocaust in Lithuania by issuing work permits to non-essential workers. A partially disabled veteran of World War I, …
Karl Plagge, German general and engineer (died 1957)
Theophilus Eugene "Bull" Connor was an American politician who was Commissioner of Public Safety for the city of Birmingham, Alabama, for more than two decades. A lifelong member o…
Bull Connor, American police officer (died 1973)
Plaek Phibunsongkhram, commonly known in English language sources as Phibun and as Chomphon Por in Thai, was a Thai military officer and politician who served as the third prime mi…
Plaek Phibunsongkhram, Thai military officer and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Thailand (died 1964)
Ernest Arthur Douglas Eldridge was a British racing driver who broke the world land speed record in 1924. His was the last land speed record set on an open road.
Ernest Eldridge, English race car driver and engineer (died 1935)
Tadeusz Reichstein, also known as Tadeus Reichstein, was a Polish-Swiss chemist and a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (1950), which was awarded for his work on the i…
Tadeusz Reichstein, Polish-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1996)
Amelia Mary Earhart was an American aviator and aviation pioneer who became one of the most celebrated figures of early flight.
Amelia Earhart, American pilot and author (died 1937)
Harold Dunbar Cooley was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He represented the Fourth Congressional district of North Carolina from 1934 to 1966.
Harold D. Cooley, American lawyer and politician (died 1974)
Paul William Gallico was an American novelist and short story and sports writer. Many of his works were adapted for motion pictures. He is perhaps best remembered for The Snow Goos…
Paul Gallico, American journalist and author (died 1976)
General Sir Neil Methuen Ritchie, was a British Army officer who served in the First and Second World Wars. During the Second World War he commanded the British Eighth Army in the …
Neil Ritchie, Guyanese-English general (died 1983)
Andrés Bonifacio was a Filipino revolutionary leader. He is often called "The Father of the Philippine Revolution", considered a national hero of the Philippines.
Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino soldier and politician, President of the Philippines (born 1863)
Minna Canth was a Finnish writer and social activist. Canth began to write while managing her family draper's shop and living as a widow raising seven children. Her work addresses …
Minna Canth, Finnish journalist, playwright, and activist (born 1844)
Sir Henry Ayers was the eighth Premier of South Australia, serving a record five times between 1863 and 1873.
Henry Ayers, English-Australian politician, 8th Premier of South Australia (born 1821)
Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings, was an Irish-Australian politician and Premier of New South Wales.
Patrick Jennings, Irish-Australian politician, 11th Premier of New South Wales (born 1831)
Jean Ingelow was an English poet and novelist, who gained sudden fame in 1863. She also wrote several stories for children.
Jean Ingelow, English poet and author (born 1820)
Sir Joseph John Thomson was a British physicist. He received the 1906 Nobel Prize in Physics "in recognition of the great merits of his theoretical and experimental investigations …
British physicist J
Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission (RKM) is a spiritual and philanthropic organisation headquartered in Belur Math, West Bengal. The mission is named after the Indian Hindu s…
The Ramakrishna Mission was founded by Swami Vivekananda to serve as the humanitarian counterpart to the Hindu monastic