Explore 1717 historical events from 1890–1899.
Erich Armand Arthur Joseph Hückel was a German physicist and physical chemist. He is mainly known for the Debye–Hückel theory of electrolytic solutions and the Hückel method of app…
Erich Hückel, German physicist and chemist (died 1980)
Jean William Fritz Piaget was a Swiss psychologist known for his work on child development. Piaget's theory of cognitive development and epistemological view are together called ge…
Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist and philosopher (died 1980)
Charlie Daly, born in Castlemaine, County Kerry, was the second son of Con. W. Daly, of Knockaneacoolteen, Firies, County Kerry. He went to school, first to Ballyfinnane National S…
Charlie Daly, Executed Irish Republican (died 1923)
Albert Ball, was a British fighter pilot during the First World War. At the time of his death he was the United Kingdom's leading flying ace, with 44 victories, and remained its fo…
Albert Ball, English fighter pilot (died 1917)
Theodor Luts was an Estonian film director and cinematographer, brother of classic writer Oskar Luts. Theodor Luts was the first major figure of Estonian cinematography
Theodor Luts, Estonian director and cinematographer (died 1980)
Gerty Theresa Cori was a Czech and American biochemist who in 1947 was the third woman to win a Nobel Prize in science, and the first woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiol…
Gerty Cori, Czech-American biochemist and physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1957)
Catherine de Hueck Doherty was a Russian-born Catholic activist who founded the Madonna House Apostolate in 1947. She was a pioneer in the struggle for interracial justice, spiritu…
Catherine Doherty, Russian-Canadian activist, founded the Madonna House Apostolate (died 1985)
Paul Outerbridge, Jr. was an American photographer known for pioneering the carbon-transfer printing process in color photography. His work included still lives, fashion photograph…
Paul Outerbridge, American photographer and educator (died 1958)
Leslie Richard Groves Jr. was a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project, the top secret resear…
Leslie Groves, American general and engineer, head of the Manhattan Project (died 1970)
Tõnis Kint was an Estonian politician. He served as "Acting Prime Minister of Estonian Exile Government" from 22 August 1960 to 1 January 1962 and again from 29 March 1963 to 23 De…
Tõnis Kint, Estonian lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of Estonia in exile (died 1991)
Oliver Waterman Larkin was an American art historian and educator. He won the 1950 Pulitzer Prize for History for his book Art and Life in America.
Oliver Waterman Larkin, American historian and author (died 1970)
John Charles Smith, known professionally as Jack Pickford, was a Canadian-American actor, film director, and producer. He was the younger brother of actresses Mary and Lottie Pickf…
Jack Pickford, Canadian-American actor and director (died 1933)
Gostha Behari Pal was an Indian footballer who played primarily as a defender. Nicknamed "the Chinese wall", Pal was the captain of the India national team, who played during the 1…
Gostha Pal, Indian footballer (died 1976)
Laurence McKinley Gould was an American geologist, educator, and polar explorer. He made expeditions to both the Arctic and Antarctic, and was chief scientist on Richard Evelyn Byr…
Laurence McKinley Gould, American geologist, educator, and polar explorer (died 1995)
Ivan Mihaylov Gavrilov, also known as Vancho Mihaylov, was a Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary in interwar Macedonia and the last leader of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary O…
Ivan Mihailov, Bulgarian soldier and politician (died 1990)
Kenji Miyazawa was a Japanese novelist, poet, and children's literature writer from Hanamaki, Iwate, in the late Taishō and early Shōwa periods. He was also known as an agricultur…
Kenji Miyazawa, Japanese author and poet (died 1933)
Raghupati Sahay, also known by his pen name Firaq Gorakhpuri, was an Indian writer, critic, and, according to one commentator, one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from In…
Firaq Gorakhpuri, Indian author, poet, and critic (died 1982)
Air Marshal Sir Brian Edmund Baker was an officer of the Royal Air Force who served in both World Wars. He was a flying ace in World War I credited, in conjunction with his gunners…
Brian Edmund Baker, English Air Marshal (died 1979)
Félix-Antoine Savard, was a Canadian priest, academic, poet, novelist and folklorist.
Félix-Antoine Savard, Canadian priest and author (died 1982)
Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada was an Indian spiritual, philosophical, and religious teacher who spread the Hare Krishna mantra and the teachings of "Krishna c…
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Indian religious leader, founded the International Society for Krishna…
Raymond Hart Massey was a Canadian and American actor. Known for his commanding stage-trained voice, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the t…
Raymond Massey, Canadian-American actor and playwright (died 1983)
Antoine Maria Joseph Paul Artaud, better known as Antonin Artaud, was a French artist who worked across a variety of media. He is best known for his writings, as well as his work i…
Antonin Artaud, French actor, director, and playwright (died 1948)
Howard Dietz was an American publicist, lyricist, and librettist, best remembered for his songwriting collaboration with Arthur Schwartz. According to historian Stanley Green, Diet…
Howard Dietz, American publicist and songwriter (died 1983)
Adele Astaire Douglass was an American dancer, stage actress, and singer. After beginning work as a dancer and vaudeville performer at the age of nine, Astaire built a successful p…
Adele Astaire, American actress and dancer (died 1981)