Explore 1717 historical events from 1890–1899.
Michael Collins was an Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician who was a leading figure in the early-20th century struggle for Irish independence. During the War of Independenc…
Michael Collins, Irish general and politician, 2nd Irish Minister for Finance (died 1922)
Paul Strand was an American photographer and filmmaker who, along with fellow modernist photographers like Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Weston, helped establish photography as an ar…
Paul Strand, American photographer and director (died 1975)
Roy Kilner was an English professional cricketer who played nine Test matches for England between 1924 and 1926. An all-rounder, he played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club between…
Roy Kilner, English cricketer (died 1928)
Floyd Bennett was a United States Naval Aviator who, along with then USN Commander Richard E. Byrd, made the first flight to the North Pole in May 1926. However, their claim to hav…
Floyd Bennett, American aviator (died 1928)
Kōtarō Tanaka was a Japanese jurist, professor of law and politician who served as the last Minister of Education of the Empire of Japan and the second postwar Chief Justice of Jap…
Kōtarō Tanaka, Japanese jurist and politician (died 1974)
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi was an Indian journalist, a leader of the Indian National Congress and an independence movement activist. He was an important figure in the non-cooperation…
Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, Indian journalist and politician (died 1931)
Toshinari Shōji, also known as Toshishige Shoji was a major general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Pacific campaign in World War II.
Toshinari Shōji, Japanese general (died 1974)
Paweł Bryliński was a Polish folk-sculptor. He is perhaps best known for a series of works concerning Holy Week.
Paweł Bryliński, Polish sculptor (born 1814)
Mihkel Veske was an Estonian poet and linguist.
Mihkel Veske, Estonian poet, linguist and theologist (born 1843)
Unryū Kyūkichi was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Yanagawa, Chikugo Province. He was the sport's 10th yokozuna. Although the name of the style of the yokozuna 's in-ring ceremony i…
Unryū Kyūkichi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 10th Yokozuna (born 1822)
Crowfoot was a chief of the Siksika. His father, Istowun-ehʼpata, and mother, Axkahp-say-pi, were Kainai. He was five years old when Istowun-ehʼpata was killed during a raid on the…
Crowfoot, Canadian tribal chief (born 1830)
Samuel Parkman Tuckerman was an American composer.
Samuel Parkman Tuckerman, American organist and composer (born 1819)
Henri Nestlé was a German-born Swiss confectioner and the founder of Nestlé, the world's largest food and beverage company.
Henri Nestlé, German businessman, founded Nestlé (born 1814)
Major-General John Charles Frémont was a United States Army officer, explorer, and politician. He was a United States senator from California and was the first Republican nominee f…
John C. Frémont, American general and politician, 5th Territorial Governor of Arizona (born 1813)
Johann Voldemar Jannsen was an Estonian journalist. He was one of the earliest figures of the Estonian national awakening, which he promoted through his newspaper, the Eesti Postim…
Johann Voldemar Jannsen, Estonian journalist and poet (born 1819)
Gottfried Keller was a Swiss poet and writer of German literature. Best known for his novel Green Henry and his cycle of novellas called Seldwyla Folks, he became one of the most p…
Gottfried Keller, Swiss author, poet and playwright (born 1819)
Lydia Ernestine Becker was a leader in the early British suffrage movement, as well as an amateur scientist with interests in biology and astronomy. She established Manchester as a…
Lydia Becker, English journalist, author, and activist, co-founded the Women's Suffrage Journal (born 1827)
Louise-Victorine Ackermann was a French Parnassian poet.
Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet and author (born 1813)
John Boyle O'Reilly was an Irish poet, journalist, author and activist. As a youth in Ireland, he was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, or Fenians, for which he was tra…
John Boyle O'Reilly, Irish-born poet, journalist and fiction writer (born 1844)
John Henry Newman was an English Catholic theologian, academic, philosopher, historian, writer, and poet. He was an important figure in the religious history of England in the 19th…
John Henry Newman, English cardinal and theologian (born 1801)
Michael Joseph McGivney was an American Catholic priest based in New Haven, Connecticut. He founded the Knights of Columbus at a local parish to serve as a mutual aid and insurance…
Michael J. McGivney, American priest, founded the Knights of Columbus (born 1852)
Dionysius Lardner "Dion" Boucicault was an Irish actor and playwright famed for his melodramas. By the later part of the 19th century, Boucicault had become known on both sides of …
Dion Boucicault, Irish-American actor and playwright (born 1820)
Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created …
Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter and illustrator (born 1853)
Margaret Grey Eyes Solomon, better known as Mother Solomon, was a Wyandot nanny and cultural activist. Solomon was born along Owl Creek in Marion County, Ohio, to a Wyandot chief f…
Mother Solomon, Wyandot activist (born 1816)