Explore 1717 historical events from 1890–1899.
Roscoe Turner was a record-breaking American aviator who was a three-time winner of the Thompson Trophy air race and widely recognized by his flamboyant style and his pet, Gilmore …
Roscoe Turner, American pilot (died 1970)
Lewis Milestone was a Russian-American film director, screenwriter, and producer active during the Golden Age of Hollywood. He twice won the Academy Award for Best Director, for Tw…
Lewis Milestone, Moldovan-American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1980)
Liaquat Ali Khan was a Pakistani lawyer, politician and statesman who served as the first prime minister of Pakistan from 1947 until his assassination in 1951. He played a key role…
Liaquat Ali Khan, Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Pakistan (died 1951)
Ruth Cheney Streeter was an American military officer who was the first director of the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve (USMCWR). In 1943, she became the first woman to …
Ruth Cheney Streeter, American colonel (died 1990)
Giovanni Comisso was an important Italian writer of the twentieth century, appreciated by Eugenio Montale, Umberto Saba, Gianfranco Contini and many others.
Giovanni Comisso, Italian author and poet (died 1969)
Sergei Aleksandrovich Yesenin was a Russian lyric poet. He is one of the most popular and well-known Russian poets of the 20th century. One of his narratives was "lyrical evocation…
Sergei Yesenin, Russian poet (died 1925)
Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton was an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent films, in which he performed physical comedy and inventive stunts. He ma…
Buster Keaton, American film actor, director, and producer (died 1966)
Richard Gustavovich Sorge was a German journalist and Soviet military intelligence officer who was active before and during World War II and worked undercover as a German journalis…
Richard Sorge, German journalist and spy (died 1944)
Caroline Ferguson Gordon was an American novelist and literary critic who, while still in her thirties, received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1932 and an O. Henry Award in 1934. Her …
Caroline Gordon, American author and critic (died 1981)
Maurice Grevisse was a Belgian grammarian.
Maurice Grevisse, Belgian linguist and author (died 1980)
Zog I was an Albanian statesman and aristocrat who served as the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. At age 27, he first served as Albania's youngest ever prime minister (1922–192…
Zog I of Albania (died 1961)
Juan Domingo Perón was an Argentine military officer and politician who was the 29th and 40th president of Argentina, serving from 1946 to his overthrow in 1955, and from 1973 unti…
Juan Perón, Argentinian general and politician, 29th President of Argentina (died 1974)
Eugene Jacques Bullard was one of the first African-American military pilots, although Bullard flew for France, not the United States. Bullard was one of the few Black combat pilot…
Eugene Bullard, American pilot (died 1961)
Alfred Karl Neuland was an Estonian weightlifter. He competed in the 1920 and 1924 Olympics and won a gold and a silver medal, respectively, becoming the first Olympic gold medalis…
Alfred Neuland, Estonian weightlifter (died 1966)
Fridolf Rhudin was a Swedish actor and comedian.
Fridolf Rhudin, Swedish actor (died 1935)
Wolfram Karl Ludwig Moritz Hermann Freiherr von Richthofen was a German World War I flying ace who rose to the rank of Generalfeldmarschall in the Luftwaffe during World War II.
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, German field marshal (died 1945)
Michael Gazella was an American Major League Baseball player who played for the New York Yankees on several championship teams in the 1920s.
Mike Gazella, American baseball player and manager (died 1978)
José Miguel Ramón Ydígoras Fuentes was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who served as the 32nd president of Guatemala from 1958 to March 1963. He was also the main chal…
Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes, President of Guatemala (1958–1963) (died 1982)
Doris Batcheller Humphrey was an American dancer and choreographer of the early twentieth century. Along with her contemporaries Martha Graham and Katherine Dunham, Humphrey was on…
Doris Humphrey, American dancer and choreographer (died 1958)
Frank J. Durbin was one of the last surviving American veterans of the First World War. Durbin was born in New Hampshire. In 1915, he joined the United States Army at age 20. The n…
Frank Durbin, American soldier (died 1999)
Lewis Mumford was an American historian, sociologist, philosopher of technology, and literary critic. Particularly noted for his study of cities and urban architecture, he had a br…
Lewis Mumford, American historian, sociologist, and philosopher (died 1990)
Rex Ingram was an American stage, film, and television actor.
Rex Ingram, American actor (died 1969)
Morris Ryskind was an American dramatist, lyricist and writer of theatrical productions and movies who became a conservative political activist later in life.
Morrie Ryskind, American writer/director (died 1985)
Paavo Johansson was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the javelin throw.
Paavo Johansson, Finnish javelin thrower and decathlete (died 1983)