Explore 1717 historical events from 1890–1899.
Robert Herman Julius Friedrich, better known by the ring name Ed "Strangler" Lewis, was an American professional wrestler and trainer. During his wrestling career, which spanned fo…
Ed Lewis, American wrestler and manager (died 1966)
Sir Stanley Spencer was an English painter. Shortly after leaving the Slade School of Art, Spencer became well known for his paintings depicting Biblical scenes occurring as if in …
Stanley Spencer, English painter (died 1959)
John Howard Northrop was an American biochemist who, with James Batcheller Sumner and Wendell Meredith Stanley, won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The award was given for these…
John Howard Northrop, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1987)
Augustin Josip "Tin" Ujević was a Croatian poet, considered by many to be the greatest poet in 20th-century Croatian literature.
Tin Ujević, Croatian poet and translator (died 1955)
Earle Steele MacPherson was an American automotive engineer, most famous for developing the MacPherson strut in the 1940s.
Earle S. MacPherson, American engineer, created MacPherson strut (died 1960)
Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Japanese: 栗林 忠道; 7 July 1891 – c. 26 March 1945) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, diplomat, and commanding officer of the Imperial Japanese Army …
Tadamichi Kuribayashi, Japanese general and poet (died 1945)
Zelliene Virginia Rappe was an American model and silent film actress. Working mostly in bit parts, Rappe died after attending a party with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, who was tried f…
Virginia Rappe, American model and actress (died 1921)
Edith Smaw Quimby was an American medical researcher and physicist, best known as one of the founders of nuclear medicine. Her work involved developing diagnostic and therapeutic a…
Edith Quimby, American medical researcher and physicist (died 1982)
Earl Andrew Hamilton was an American left-handed pitcher for the St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers (1916), Pittsburgh Pirates (1918–23), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1924) of Majo…
Earl Hamilton, American baseball player
Juho Julius Saaristo was a Finnish track and field athlete. He won two medals at the 1912 Olympics: a silver in conventional javelin throw and gold in the two-handed javelin throw,…
Julius Saaristo, Finnish javelin thrower and soldier (died 1969)
Louis Tompkins Wright was an American surgeon and civil rights activist. In his position at Harlem Hospital he was the first African-American on the surgical staff of a non-segrega…
Louis T. Wright, American surgeon and civil rights activist (died 1952)
Jacob van der Hoeden was a Dutch-born Israeli veterinary research scientist.
Jacob van der Hoeden, Dutch-Israeli veterinarian and academic (died 1968)
Ruby Short McKim was an American quilt designer, entrepreneur, teacher, writer and magazine editor. She developed an early interest in drawing, and graduated from the New York Scho…
Ruby McKim, American quilter (died 1976)
Bernhard Zondek was a German-born Israeli gynecologist who developed the first reliable pregnancy test in 1928.
Bernhard Zondek, German-Israeli gynecologist and academic (died 1966)
Karl Kobelt was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council.
Karl Kobelt, Swiss lawyer and politician, 52nd President of the Swiss Confederation (died 1968)
Sir Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss was British composer and conductor. Bliss's musical training was cut short by the First World War, in which he served with distinction in the army.…
Arthur Bliss, English composer and conductor (died 1975)
Viktor Maksimovich Zhirmunsky was a Soviet and Russian literary historian and linguist.
Viktor Zhirmunsky, Russian linguist and historian (died 1971)
Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, usually known as Bill Slim, was a British military commander and the 13th governor-general of Australia from 1953 to 1960.
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, English field marshal and politician, 13th Governor-General of Australia (died 1970)
Adolf Georg Wilhelm Busch was a German-Swiss violinist, conductor, and composer.
Adolf Busch, German violinist and composer (died 1952)
Stancho Belkovski, was a Bulgarian architect.
Stancho Belkovski, Bulgarian architect and educator (died 1962)
Edgar Zilsel was an Austrian-American historian and philosopher of science.
Edgar Zilsel, Austrian historian and philosopher of science, linked to the Vienna Circle (died 1944)
Cyril Edwin Mitchinson Joad was an English philosopher, author, teacher and broadcasting personality. He appeared on The Brains Trust, a BBC Radio wartime discussion programme. He …
C. E. M. Joad, English philosopher and academic (died 1953)
John J. McDermott Jr. was an American professional golfer. He was the first U.S.-born golfer to win the U.S. Open, triumphing at the 1911 U.S. Open and the 1912 U.S. Open. McDermot…
John McDermott, American golfer (died 1971)
Emiliano Mercado del Toro was a Puerto Rican supercentenarian and military veteran who was, at age 115, the world's oldest person following the death of 116-year-old Elizabeth Bold…
Emiliano Mercado del Toro, Puerto Rican-American soldier (died 2007)