Explore 897 historical events from 1890–1899.
Wilhelm Zaisser was a German communist politician and statesman who served as the founder and first Minister for State Security of the German Democratic Republic from 1950 to 1953.
Wilhelm Zaisser, German soldier and politician (died 1958)
Roy Oliver Disney was an American entrepreneur. He co-founded with his younger brother Walt what is now the Walt Disney Company in October 1923. Disney also served as the company's…
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Dorothy Fuldheim was an American journalist and news anchor who spent the majority of her career at The Cleveland Press and WEWS-TV, both based in Cleveland, Ohio.
Dorothy Fuldheim, American journalist and news anchor (died 1989)
Count August Zamoyski was a Polish sculptor, member of groups Bunt and Formiści.
August Zamoyski, Polish-French sculptor (died 1970)
Alois Hába was a Czech composer, music theorist and teacher. He belongs to the important discoverers in modern classical music, and to the major composers of microtonal music, espe…
Alois Hába, Czech composer and educator (died 1973)
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis OBE, FNA, FASc, FRS was an Indian scientist and statistician. He is best remembered for the Mahalanobis distance, a statistical measure, and for being …
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, Indian economist and statistician (died 1972)
Aarre Merikanto was a Finnish composer.
Aarre Merikanto, Finnish composer and educator (died 1958)
Nellah Izora Massey Bailey was an American politician and librarian. She was the first lady of Mississippi from 1944 to 1946 and the Mississippi state tax collector from 1948 to 19…
Nellah Massey Bailey, American politician and librarian (died 1956)
Walter Ernst Paul Ulbricht was a German communist politician and revolutionary. Ulbricht played a leading role in the creation of the Weimar-era Communist Party of Germany (KPD) an…
Walter Ulbricht, German soldier and politician, chief decision maker and head of state of the GDR (East Germany) (died 1
Ralph Hancock was a Welsh landscape gardener, architect and author. Hancock built gardens in the United Kingdom in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s and in the United States in the 1930s.…
Ralph Hancock, Welsh gardener and author (died 1950)
Sándor Bortnyik was a Hungarian painter and graphic designer. His work was greatly influenced by Cubism, Expressionism and Constructivism.
Sándor Bortnyik, Hungarian painter and graphic designer (died 1976)
Anthony Berkeley Cox was an English crime writer. He wrote under several pen-names, including Francis Iles, Anthony Berkeley and A. Monmouth Platts. He was a founder of the Detecti…
Anthony Berkeley Cox, English writer (died 1971)
Giuseppe Ugo Caselli was an Italian painter.
Giuseppe Caselli, Italian painter (died 1976)
Herbert Feis was an American historian, author, and economist who was the Advisor on International Economic Affairs in the US Department of State during the Herbert Hoover and Fran…
Herbert Feis, American historian and author (died 1972)
Roscoe Carlyle Buley was an American historian and educator.
R. Carlyle Buley, American historian and author (died 1968)
George Geary was a first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club and the England cricket team. Primarily a bowler, he took 46 wickets in 14 Tests.
George Geary, English cricketer and coach (died 1981)
Garimella Satyanarayana was a poet and freedom fighter of Andhra Pradesh, India. He influenced and mobilised the Andhra people against the British Raj with his patriotic songs and …
Garimella Satyanarayana, Indian poet and author (died 1952)
Miroslav Krleža was a Croatian writer who is widely considered to be the greatest of the 20th century. He wrote notable works in all the literary genres, including poetry, theater,…
Miroslav Krleža, Croatian author, poet, and playwright (died 1981)
Clarence James Brown Sr. was an American politician; he represented Ohio as a Republican in the United States House of Representatives from 1939 until his death in Bethesda, Maryla…
Clarence J. Brown, American publisher and politician, 36th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio (died 1965)
Enid Eulalie Bennett was an Australian silent film actress, mostly active in American film.
Enid Bennett, Australian-American actress (died 1969)
Richard Harvie Rauch was an American football player and coach. Rauch attended Pennsylvania State University. He was a player-coach for the Boston Bulldogs, New York Yankees and th…
Dick Rauch, American football player and coach (died 1970)
Colonel David Lyulph Gore Wolseley Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie, was a Scottish peer, soldier and courtier. He was the father-in-law of Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilv…
David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie, Scottish peer, soldier and courtier (died 1968)
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mayakovsky was a Russian poet, playwright, artist, and actor. During his early, pre-Revolution period leading into 1917, Mayakovsky became renowned as a prom…
Vladimir Mayakovsky, Russian actor, playwright, and poet (died 1930)
George Llewelyn Davies was the eldest son of Arthur and Sylvia Llewelyn Davies. Along with his four younger brothers, George was the inspiration for playwright J. M. Barrie's chara…
George Llewelyn Davies, English soldier (died 1915)