1907
Dicky Wells, American jazz trombonist (died 1985)[n 1]
William Wells, known professionally as Dicky Wells, was an American jazz trombonist.
Dicky Wells, American jazz trombonist (died 1985)[n 1]
The 1900s
Explore 1176 historical events from 1900–1909.
1907
Nicolas Bentley, English author and illustrator (died 1978)
Nicolas Clerihew Bentley was a British writer and illustrator, best known for his humorous cartoon drawings in books and magazines in the 1930s and 1940s. The son of Edmund Clerihe…
Nicolas Bentley, English author and illustrator (died 1978)
1907
René Char, French poet and author (died 1988)
René Émile Char was a French poet and member of the French Resistance in World War II.
René Char, French poet and author (died 1988)
1907
James Robertson Justice, English actor and educator (died 1975)
James Robertson Justice was a British actor. He often portrayed pompous authority figures in comedies, including each of the seven films in the Doctor series. He also co-starred wi…
James Robertson Justice, English actor and educator (died 1975)
1907
Jack Albertson, American actor (died 1981)
Harold "Jack" Albertson was an American actor, comedian, dancer and singer who also performed in vaudeville. Albertson was a Tony, Oscar, and Emmy winning actor, which ranks him am…
Jack Albertson, American actor (died 1981)
1907
Maurice Cloche, French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1990)
Maurice Cloche was a French film director, screenwriter, photographer and film producer. Best known for his Oscar-winning film Monsieur Vincent (1947) he won a 1948 Special Academy…
Maurice Cloche, French director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1990)
1907
Frithjof Schuon, Swiss-American metaphysicist, philosopher, and author (died 1998)
Frithjof Schuon was a Swiss philosopher and spiritual leader, belonging to the Traditionalist School of Perennialism. He was the author of more than twenty works in French on metap…
Frithjof Schuon, Swiss-American metaphysicist, philosopher, and author (died 1998)
1907
Clarence Wiseman, Canadian 10th General of the Salvation Army (died 1985)
Clarence Dexter Wiseman, was the tenth General of The Salvation Army from 1974 to 1977.
Clarence Wiseman, Canadian 10th General of the Salvation Army (died 1985)
1907
Jimmy Driftwood, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (died 1998)
James Corbitt Morris, known professionally as Jimmy Driftwood or Jimmie Driftwood, was an American folk-style songwriter and musician, most famous for his songs "The Battle of New …
Jimmy Driftwood, American singer-songwriter and banjo player (died 1998)
1907
Eriks Ādamsons, Latvian writer, poet, and novelist (died 1946)
Eriks Ādamsons was a Latvian writer, poet and novelist.
Eriks Ādamsons, Latvian writer, poet, and novelist (died 1946)
1907
Dercy Gonçalves, Brazilian actress and singer (died 2008)
Dolores Gonçalves Costa, known by her stage name Dercy Gonçalves, was a Brazilian actress, comedian and singer. In her 86-year-long career, she worked in the theater, revues, film,…
Dercy Gonçalves, Brazilian actress and singer (died 2008)
1907
James Meade, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995)
James Edward Meade FBA was a British economist who made major contributions to the theory of international trade and welfare economics. Along with Richard Kahn, James Meade helped …
James Meade, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995)
1907
Arseny Tarkovsky, Russian poet and translator (died 1989)
Arseny Aleksandrovich Tarkovsky was a Soviet and Russian poet and translator. He was predeceased by his son, film director and screenwriter Andrei Tarkovsky.
Arseny Tarkovsky, Russian poet and translator (died 1989)
1907
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Johannes Hans Daniel Jensen was a German theoretical physicist. During World War II, Jensen worked on the German nuclear energy project, known as the Uranium Club, where he contrib…
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1907
Debs Garms, American baseball player (died 1984)
Debs C. Garms was an American professional baseball player for 12 seasons as an outfielder and third baseman for the St. Louis Browns, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Lo…
Debs Garms, American baseball player (died 1984)
1907
John McIntire, American actor (died 1991)
John Herrick McIntire was an American character actor who appeared in 65 theatrical films and many television series. McIntire is well known for having replaced Ward Bond, upon Bon…
John McIntire, American actor (died 1991)
1907
Jimmy Mundy, American saxophonist and composer (died 1983)
James Mundy was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, arranger, and composer, best known for his arrangements for Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Earl Hines.
Jimmy Mundy, American saxophonist and composer (died 1983)
1907
Yvonne Sylvain, First female Haitian physician (died 1989)
Yvonne Sylvain was a Haitian physician who was the first female medical doctor from the country. She was also the first woman accepted into the University of Haiti Medical School, …
Yvonne Sylvain, First female Haitian physician (died 1989)
1907
Roman Shukhevych, Ukrainian general and politician (died 1950)
Roman-Taras Osypovych Shukhevych was a Ukrainian nationalist and a military leader of the nationalist Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), which during the Second World War fought again…
Roman Shukhevych, Ukrainian general and politician (died 1950)
1907
Norman Pirie, Scottish-English biochemist and virologist (died 1997)
Norman Wingate Pirie FRS, was a British biochemist and virologist who, along with Frederick Bawden, discovered that a virus can be crystallized by isolating tomato bushy stunt viru…
Norman Pirie, Scottish-English biochemist and virologist (died 1997)
1907
John Anderson, American discus thrower (died 1948)
John Franklin Anderson was an American athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. He won the gold medal in this event at the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles.
John Anderson, American discus thrower (died 1948)
1907
Howard Taubman, American author and critic (died 1996)
Hyman Howard Taubman was an American music critic, theater critic, and author.
Howard Taubman, American author and critic (died 1996)
1907
George Stanley, Canadian soldier, historian, and author, designed the flag of Canada (died 2002)
Colonel George Francis Gillman Stanley was a Canadian author, soldier, historian at the Royal Military College of Canada and Mount Allison University, public servant, and designer …
George Stanley, Canadian soldier, historian, and author, designed the flag of Canada (died 2002)
1907
Eddie Dean, American singer-songwriter (died 1999)
Eddie Dean was an American Western singer and actor. His smooth baritone impressed both Roy Rogers and Gene Autry, who considered Dean the best cowboy singer of all time.
Eddie Dean, American singer-songwriter (died 1999)