Explore 896 historical events from 1890–1899.
Septima Poinsette Clark was an African American educator and civil rights activist. Clark developed the literacy and citizenship workshops that played an important role in the driv…
Septima Poinsette Clark, American educator and activist (died 1987)
Aloysius Viktor Stepinac was a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church. Made a cardinal in 1953, Stepinac served as Archbishop of Zagreb from 1937 until his death.
Aloysius Stepinac, Croatian cardinal (died 1960)
Ariel Durant was a Ukrainian-born American researcher and writer. She was the coauthor of The Story of Civilization with her husband, Will Durant. They were awarded the Pulitzer Pr…
Ariel Durant, American historian and author (died 1981)
Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat, known professionally as Arletty, was a French actress, singer, and fashion model. As an actress she is particularly known for classics directed by Marce…
Arletty, French model, actress, and singer (died 1992)
Alfred Joseph Casson was a member of the Canadian group of artists known as the Group of Seven. He joined the group in 1926 at the invitation of Franklin Carmichael, replacing Fran…
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Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel was a leading Turkish poet, author and later politician. He is one of the Five Syllabists. Together with Behçet Kemal Çağlar, he wrote the lyrics of the Tenth …
Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel, Turkish poet, author, and playwright (died 1973)
Blind Willie McTell was an American Piedmont blues and ragtime singer, songwriter and guitarist. He played in a fluid, syncopated finger picking guitar style common among many East…
Blind Willie McTell, American Piedmont blues singer and guitar player (died 1959)
Tamara Łempicka, known outside Poland as Tamara de Lempicka, was a Polish painter who spent her working life in France and the United States. She is best known for her polished Art…
Tamara de Lempicka, Polish-American painter (died 1980)
Desanka Maksimović was a Serbian poet, writer and translator. Her first works were published in the literary journal Misao in 1920, while she was studying at the University of Belg…
Desanka Maksimović, Serbian poet and academic (died 1993)
Kenji Mizoguchi was a Japanese filmmaker who directed roughly one hundred films during his career between 1923 and 1956. His most acclaimed works include The Story of the Last Chr…
Kenji Mizoguchi, Japanese director and screenwriter (died 1956)
Giulio Cesare Andrea "Julius" Evola was an Italian far-right philosopher and writer. Evola regarded his values as traditionalist, aristocratic, martial and imperialist. An esoteric…
Julius Evola, Italian philosopher and painter (died 1974)
Eduard Ole was an Estonian painter. Some of his most representative works are on permanent exhibition at the Kumu Art Museum of Estonia.
Eduard Ole, Estonian painter (died 1995)
Armand Hammer was an American oil tycoon, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.
Armand Hammer, American physician and businessman, founded Occidental Petroleum (died 1990)
Charles-Léon Hammes was a Luxembourgish lawyer, judge and the third president of the European Court of Justice.
Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and judge (died 1967)
Carl Johnson was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump. He competed for the United States in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the long jump, …
Carl Johnson, American long jumper (died 1932)
Josef Antonius Heinrich Terboven was a German Nazi Party official and politician who was the long-serving Gauleiter of Gau Essen and the Reichskommissar for Norway during the Germa…
Josef Terboven, German soldier and politician (died 1945)
Bennett Alfred Cerf was an American writer, publisher, and co-founder of the American publishing firm Random House. Cerf was also known for his own compilations of jokes and puns, …
Bennett Cerf, American publisher and television game show panelist; co-founded Random House (died 1971)
Ernst Lecher Bacon was an American composer, pianist, and conductor. A prolific composer, Bacon wrote over 250 songs over his career. He was awarded three Guggenheim Fellowships an…
Ernst Bacon, American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1990)
Christfried Burmeister was an Estonian speed skater and bandy player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.
Christfried Burmeister, Estonian speed skater (died 1965)
John Dwyer McLaughlin was an American abstract painter. Based primarily in California, he was a pioneer in minimalism and hard-edge painting. Considered one of the most significant…
John McLaughlin, American painter and translator (died 1976)
Scott O'Dell was an American writer of 26 novels for young people, along with three novels for adults and four nonfiction books. He wrote historical fiction, primarily, including s…
Scott O'Dell, American soldier, journalist, and author (died 1989)
David Nelson Crosthwait Jr. was an African-American mechanical and electrical engineer, inventor, and writer. Crosthwait's expertise was on air ventilation, central air conditionin…
David Crosthwait, American engineer, inventor and writer (died 1976)
John Thomas Young Gilroy was an English artist and illustrator, best known for his advertising posters for Guinness, the Irish stout. He signed many of his works, simply, "Gilroy".
John Gilroy, English artist and illustrator (died 1985)
Norman Vincent Peale was an American Protestant clergyman, and an author best known for popularizing the concept of positive thinking, especially through his best-selling book The …
Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author (died 1993)