Explore 1717 historical events from 1890–1899.
Pavel Dmitriyevich Korin was a Russian painter and art restorer. He is famous for his preparational work for the unimplemented painting Farewell to Rus.
Pavel Korin, Russian painter (died 1967)
Thomas John Mitchell was an American character actor, writer, and theater director. He is considered one of the both greatest supporting and character actors of the Golden Age of H…
Thomas Mitchell, American actor, singer, and screenwriter (died 1962)
Bruno Schulz was a Polish-Jewish writer, literary critic, visual artist, and art teacher.
Bruno Schulz, Ukrainian-Polish author and painter (died 1942)
Richard Aldington was an English writer and poet. He was an early associate of the Imagist movement. His 50-year writing career produced "143 separate titles, including poetry, lit…
Richard Aldington, English author and poet (died 1962)
Léo-Pol Morin was a Canadian pianist, music critic, composer, and music educator. He composed under the name James Callihou, with his most well known works being Suite canadienne (…
Léo-Pol Morin, Canadian pianist, composer, and educator (died 1941)
Joonas "Jonni" Myyrä was a Finnish athlete who competed at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Olympics. In 1912, he finished eighth in the javelin throw. At the 1920 Olympics, his left arm wa…
Jonni Myyrä, Finnish-American discus and javelin thrower (died 1955)
Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin was a German philosopher, cultural critic, media theorist, and essayist. An eclectic thinker who combined elements of German idealism, Jewish myst…
Walter Benjamin, German philosopher and critic (died 1940)
Arthur Friedenreich was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward. He was nicknamed The Tiger or Golden Foot. He played for the Brazil national team and was a rec…
Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian footballer (died 1969)
James Dickinson "Dick" Irvin Jr. was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played for professional teams in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, the Western Cana…
Dick Irvin, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1957)
John Crawford William MacBryan was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University and Somerset and made one almost imperceptible appearance in a Test match for England. M…
Jack MacBryan, English cricketer and field hockey player (died 1983)
Haile Selassie I was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as the Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia under Empress Zewditu between 1916 and 1930.
Haile Selassie, Ethiopian emperor (died 1975)
Samuel Pond "Sad Sam" Jones was an American professional baseball pitcher who played in Major League Baseball with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, St. Loui…
Sad Sam Jones, American baseball player and manager (died 1966)
William Horatio Powell was an American actor, known primarily for his film career. Under contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he was paired with Myrna Loy in 14 films, including the …
William Powell, American actor and singer (died 1984)
Herbert W. Armstrong was an American evangelist who founded the Worldwide Church of God (WCG). An early pioneer of radio and television evangelism, Armstrong preached what he claim…
Herbert W. Armstrong, American evangelist and publisher, founded Worldwide Church of God (died 1986)
Joseph Charbonneau was a Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as Archbishop of Montreal from 1940 to 1950.
Joseph Charbonneau, Canadian archbishop (died 1959)
Jack Leonard Warner was a Canadian-born American film executive, who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. Warner's career spa…
Jack L. Warner, Canadian-born American production manager and producer, co-founded Warner Bros. (died 1978)
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)
Eiji Yoshikawa was a Japanese historical novelist, best known for his revisions of classics and retelling of historical events through the lens of semi-biographical fiction books.
Eiji Yoshikawa, Japanese author (died 1962)
Alfred David Lunt was an American actor and director, best known for his long stage partnership with his wife, Lynn Fontanne, from the 1920s to 1960, co-starring in Broadway and We…
Alfred Lunt, American actor and director (died 1977)
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)
Abraham (Abie) Wachner was the 35th Mayor of Invercargill from 1942 to 1950. He was awarded the OBE in 1946.
Abraham Wachner, New Zealand politician, 35th Mayor of Invercargill (died 1950)
Harold Rudolf Foster was a Canadian-American comic strip artist and writer best known as the creator of the comic strip Prince Valiant. His drawing style is noted for its high leve…
Hal Foster, Canadian-American author and illustrator (died 1982)
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)