Explore 1335 historical events from 1890–1899.
Otto James Messmer was an American animator known for his work on the Felix the Cat cartoons and comic strip produced by the Pat Sullivan studio.
Otto Messmer, American cartoonist and animator, co-created Felix the Cat (died 1983)
Christopher Murray Grieve, best known by his pen name Hugh MacDiarmid, was a Scottish poet, journalist, essayist and political figure. He is considered one of the principal forces …
Hugh MacDiarmid, Scottish poet and linguist (died 1978)
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji was an English composer, music critic, pianist and writer. His music, written over a period of seventy years, ranges from sets of miniatures to works las…
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji, English pianist, composer, and critic (died 1988)
Louis Victor Pierre Raymond, 7th Duc de Broglie was a French theoretical physicist and aristocrat known for his contributions to quantum theory. In his 1924 Ph.D. thesis, he postul…
Louis de Broglie, French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987)
Charles-Marie Vanel was a French actor and director. During his 65-year film career, which began in 1923, he appeared in more than 200 films and worked with many prominent director…
Charles Vanel, French actor and director (died 1989)
Leverett Atholville Saltonstall was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served three two-year terms as the 55th governor of Massachusetts, and for more than tw…
Leverett Saltonstall, American lieutenant and politician, 55th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1979)
Dezső Kertész was a Hungarian film actor and director.
Dezső Kertész, Hungarian actor and film director (died 1965)
Darius Milhaud was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—The Group of Six—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His compositio…
Darius Milhaud, French composer and educator (died 1974)
Joseph Szigeti was a Hungarian violinist.
Joseph Szigeti, Hungarian violinist and educator (died 1973)
Sir Edward Victor Appleton was a British physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1947 for his contributions to the knowledge of the ionosphere, which led to the develo…
Edward Victor Appleton, English-Scottish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1965)
Sir Eric John Harrison, was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was the inaugural deputy leader of the Liberal Party (1945–1956), and a government minister under four prime m…
Eric Harrison, Australian soldier and politician, 27th Australian Minister for Defence (died 1974)
Arthur Holly Compton was an American physicist who shared the 1927 Nobel Prize in Physics with C. T. R. Wilson for his discovery of the Compton effect, which demonstrated the parti…
Arthur Compton, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1962)
Oscar O'Brien was a Canadian folklorist, composer, pianist, organist, music educator, and Roman Catholic priest. A large portion of his compositions were based in folklore and he…
Oscar O'Brien, Canadian priest, pianist, and composer (died 1958)
Alfred Abraham Knopf Sr. was an American publisher of the 20th century, and co-founder of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. His contemporaries included the likes of Bennett Cerf and Donald Klo…
Alfred A. Knopf Sr., American publisher, founded Alfred A. Knopf Inc. (died 1984)
Laurence Wilfred Allen was an English World War I flying ace. He was credited with ten confirmed victories while serving as an observer/gunner in Bristol F.2 Fighters.
Laurence W. Allen, English lieutenant and pilot (died 1968)
Silpa Bhirasri, born Corrado Feroci, was an Italian-born Thai sculptor. He is considered the father of modern art in Thailand and was instrumental in the founding of today's Silpak…
Silpa Bhirasri, Italian sculptor and educator (died 1962)
Alexander Mackenzie was a Scottish-Canadian stonemason and politician who served as the second prime minister of Canada from 1873 to 1878.
Alexander Mackenzie, Scottish-Canadian politician, 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (born 1822)
Édouard-Victoire-Antoine Lalo was a French composer, violist, violinist, and academic teacher. His most celebrated piece is the Symphonie Espagnole, a five-movement concerto for vi…
Édouard Lalo, French violinist and composer (born 1823)
Henri Duveyrier was a French explorer and geographer, known for his exploration of the Sahara. Duveyrier was a son of the French playwright Charles Duveyrier, while his mother was …
Henri Duveyrier, French explorer (born 1840)
Karl Bernhard Woldemar Ferdinand von Ditmar was a Baltic German geologist and explorer, who travelled in and contributed to the scientific understanding of Kamchatka.
Karl von Ditmar, Estonian-German geologist and explorer (born 1822)
Baháʼu'lláh was an Iranian religious leader who founded the Baháʼí Faith. He was born to an aristocratic family in Iran and was exiled due to his adherence to the messianic Bábism.…
Bahá'u'lláh, Persian religious leader, founded the Baháʼí Faith (born 1817)
William Grant Stairs was a Canadian-British explorer, soldier, and adventurer who had a leading role in two expeditions during the Scramble for Africa.
William Grant Stairs, Canadian-English captain and explorer (born 1863)
Pierre Ossian Bonnet was a French mathematician. He made some important contributions to the differential geometry of surfaces, including the Gauss–Bonnet theorem.
Pierre Ossian Bonnet, French mathematician and academic (born 1819)
Alexandros Rizos Rangavis or Alexander Rizos Rakgabis, was a Greek man of letters, poet and statesman.
Alexandros Rizos Rangavis, Greek poet and politician, Greek Foreign Minister (born 1810)