Explore 1717 historical events from 1890–1899.
Frank Raymond "F. R." Leavis was an English literary critic of the early-to-mid-twentieth century. He taught for much of his career at Downing College, Cambridge, and later at the …
F.R. Leavis, British literary critic (died 1978)
Wilfrid Hamel was a Canadian politician, serving as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and as Mayor of Quebec City.
Wilfrid Hamel, Canadian businessman and politician, 35th Mayor of Quebec City (died 1968)
Olga Alexandrovna Spessivtseva was a Russian ballerina whose stage career spanned from 1913 to 1939.
Olga Spessivtseva, Russian-American ballerina (died 1991)
Xu Beihong, also known as Ju Péon, was a Chinese painter.
Xu Beihong, Chinese painter and academic (died 1953)
Richard Buckminster Fuller Jr. was an American architect, systems theorist, writer, designer, inventor, philosopher, and futurist. He styled his name as R. Buckminster Fuller in hi…
Buckminster Fuller, American architect and engineer, designed the Montreal Biosphère (died 1983)
George Kelly Barnes, better known by his nickname Machine Gun Kelly, was an American gangster from Memphis, Tennessee, active during the Prohibition era. His nickname came from his…
Machine Gun Kelly, American gangster (died 1954)
László Moholy-Nagy was a Hungarian painter and photographer as well as a professor in the Bauhaus school. He was highly influenced by constructivism and a strong advocate of the in…
László Moholy-Nagy, Hungarian painter, photographer, and sculptor (died 1946)
Francisco de Asís León Bogislao de Greiff Haeusler, was a Colombian poet known for his stylistic innovations and deliberately eclectic use of obscure lexicon. Best known simply as …
León de Greiff, Colombian poet, journalist, and diplomat (died 1976)
Aileen Pringle was an American stage and film actress during the silent film era.
Aileen Pringle, American actress (died 1989)
Robert Ranke Graves, whose second name is sometimes given as von Ranke, was an English poet, novelist and critic. His father was Alfred Perceval Graves, a celebrated Irish poet and…
Robert Graves, English poet, novelist, critic (died 1985)
Ingeborg Spangsfeldt was a Danish film actress whose career began in the early 1910s until her retirement upon getting married in 1924.
Ingeborg Spangsfeldt, Danish actress (died 1968)
Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen was an American vaudevillian, singer, actress, and comedian who became famous as the zany partner and comic foil of husband George Burns, her strai…
Gracie Allen, American actress and comedian (died 1964)
Matthew Henderson was a New Zealand cricketer who played for Wellington from 1922 to 1932 and played in New Zealand's first-ever Test match in January 1930.
Matt Henderson, New Zealand cricketer (died 1970)
Allen Algernon Bathurst, Lord Apsley, DSO, MC, TD, DL was a British Army officer and Conservative Party politician.
Allen Bathurst, Lord Apsley, English politician (died 1942)
Sir George Francis Reuben Nicklin, was an Australian politician. He was the Premier of Queensland from 1957 to 1968, the first non-Labor Party premier since 1932.
Frank Nicklin, Australian politician, 28th Premier of Queensland (died 1978)
István Barta was a Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, in the 1928 Summer Olympics, and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
István Barta, Hungarian water polo player (died 1948)
Irving Lahrheim, known professionally as Bert Lahr, was an American actor and comedian. He was best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion, as well as his counterpart Kansas farmw…
Bert Lahr, American actor (died 1967)
Jack Morrison Gregory was an Australian cricketer.
Jack Gregory, Australian cricketer (died 1973)
Abraham Albert Cohen was a Greek-born Romaniote Jewish Swiss novelist who wrote in French. He worked as a civil servant for various international organizations, such as the Interna…
Albert Cohen, Greek-Swiss author and playwright (died 1981)
Hampden Stanley Bray Love was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test match for the Australia national cricket team in 1933. He replaced Bert Oldfield as wicket-keeper for t…
Hammy Love, Australian cricketer (died 1969)
Amaza Lee Meredith was an American architect, educator and artist. Meredith was unable to enter the profession as an architect because of "both her race and her sex" as an African-…
Amaza Lee Meredith, American architect (died 1984)
Juliane "Liane" Haid was an Austrian actress and singer. She has often been referred to as Austria's first movie star.
Liane Haid, Austrian-Swiss actress and singer (died 2000)
Arthur Rose Eldred was an American agricultural and railroad industry executive, civic leader, and the first Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). As a 16-year-old candid…
Arthur Rose Eldred, First Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America (died 1951)
Chellappah Suntharalingam was a Sri Lankan Tamil academic, politician, Member of Parliament and government minister.
C. Suntharalingam, Sri Lankan lawyer, academic, and politician (died 1985)