1908
Jug McSpaden, American golfer and architect (died 1996)
Harold Lee "Jug" McSpaden was an American professional golfer, and golf course architect.
Jug McSpaden, American golfer and architect (died 1996)
The 1900s
Explore 2322 historical events from 1900–1909.
1908
Amy Vanderbilt, American author (died 1974)
Amy Osborne Vanderbilt was an American authority on etiquette. In 1952 she published the best-selling book Amy Vanderbilt's Complete Book of Etiquette. The book, later retitled Amy…
Amy Vanderbilt, American author (died 1974)
1908
Bill Bowes, English cricketer (died 1987)
William Eric Bowes was an English professional cricketer active from 1929 to 1947 who played in 372 first-class matches as a right arm fast bowler and a right-handed tail end batsm…
Bill Bowes, English cricketer (died 1987)
1908
Jack Gilford, American actor (died 1990)
Jack Gilford was an American Broadway, film, and television actor. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Save the Tiger (1973).
Jack Gilford, American actor (died 1990)
1908
Lucien Wercollier, Luxembourger sculptor (died 2002)
Lucien Wercollier was a sculptor from Luxembourg. While he worked primarily in bronze and marble, some of his work is sculpted in wood, alabaster, stone and onyx. His public monume…
Lucien Wercollier, Luxembourger sculptor (died 2002)
1908
Joseph Mitchell, American journalist and author (died 1996)
Joseph Quincy Mitchell was an American writer best known for the work he published in The New Yorker. He is known for his carefully written portraits of eccentrics and people on th…
Joseph Mitchell, American journalist and author (died 1996)
1908
Ambroise-Marie Carré, French priest and author (died 2004)
Ambroise-Marie Carré OP was a Catholic priest, author and member of the Académie française. Born in Fleury-les-Aubrais in Loiret, France, Carré studied at l'école Saint-Joseph and …
Ambroise-Marie Carré, French priest and author (died 2004)
1908
Terris McDuffie, American baseball player (died 1968)
Terris Chester McDuffie was an American professional baseball player. He was listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 200 lb (91 kg).
Terris McDuffie, American baseball player (died 1968)
1908
Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor (died 1994)
Kurt Peter Eichhorn, was a German conductor.
Kurt Eichhorn, German conductor (died 1994)
1908
Harold Holt, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1967)
Harold Edward Holt was an Australian politician who served as the 17th prime minister of Australia from 1966 until his disappearance and presumed death in 1967. He held office as l…
Harold Holt, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (died 1967)
1908
Jose Garcia Villa, Filipino short story writer and poet (died 1997)
José García Villa was a Filipino poet, literary critic, short story writer, and painter. He was awarded the National Artist of the Philippines title for literature in 1973, as well…
Jose Garcia Villa, Filipino short story writer and poet (died 1997)
1908
Maria Ludwika Bernhard, Polish classical archaeologist and a member of WWII Polish resistance (died 1998)
Maria Ludwika Bernhard was a Polish classical archaeologist and a specialist in Greek Art. During the German Occupation of Poland in World War II, Bernhard was living in Warsaw and…
Maria Ludwika Bernhard, Polish classical archaeologist and a member of WWII Polish resistance (died 1998)
1908
Helen Jacobs, American tennis player and commander (died 1997)
Helen Hull Jacobs was an American tennis player who won nine Grand Slam titles. In 1936 she was ranked No. 1 in singles by A. Wallis Myers.
Helen Jacobs, American tennis player and commander (died 1997)
1908
Lajos Vajda, Hungarian painter and illustrator (died 1941)
Lajos Vajda was a Hungarian painter and graphic artist. From 1927 to 1930 he was a student of István Csók at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.
Lajos Vajda, Hungarian painter and illustrator (died 1941)
1908
Arthur Goldberg, American jurist and politician, 6th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (died 1990)
Arthur Joseph Goldberg was an American politician and jurist who served as the 9th U.S. secretary of labor, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the …
Arthur Goldberg, American jurist and politician, 6th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (died 1990)
1908
Rica Erickson, Australian botanist, historian, and author (died 2009)
Frederica Lucy "Rica" Erickson, née Sandilands, was an Australian naturalist, botanical artist, historian, author and teacher. Without any formal scientific training, she wrote ext…
Rica Erickson, Australian botanist, historian, and author (died 2009)
1908
Billy Gonsalves, American soccer player (died 1977)
Adelino William Gonsalves was an American soccer player, sometimes described as the "Babe Ruth of American Soccer". He spent over 25 years playing in various American professional …
Billy Gonsalves, American soccer player (died 1977)
1908
Don Freeman, American author and illustrator (died 1978)
Don Freeman was an American painter, printmaker, cartoonist, and an illustrator and writer of children's books. He was active from the 1930s to the 1970s and often used Times Squar…
Don Freeman, American author and illustrator (died 1978)
1908
Torgny T:son Segerstedt, Swedish sociologist and philosopher (died 1999)
Torgny T. Segerstedt was a Swedish philosopher and sociologist.
Torgny T:son Segerstedt, Swedish sociologist and philosopher (died 1999)
1908
Gene Raymond, American actor and pilot (died 1998)
Gene Raymond was an American film, television, and stage actor of the 1930s and 1940s. In addition to acting, Raymond was also a singer, composer, screenwriter, director, producer,…
Gene Raymond, American actor and pilot (died 1998)
1908
Orlando Cole, American cellist and educator (died 2010)
Orlando Cole was an American cello teacher who taught two generations of soloists, chamber musicians, and first cellists in a dozen leading orchestras, including David Cole, Lynn H…
Orlando Cole, American cellist and educator (died 2010)
1908
William Keepers Maxwell, Jr., American editor, novelist, short story writer, and essayist (died 2000)
William Keepers Maxwell Jr. was an American editor, novelist, short story writer, essayist, children's author, and memoirist. He served as a fiction editor at The New Yorker from 1…
William Keepers Maxwell, Jr., American editor, novelist, short story writer, and essayist (died 2000)
1908
Edgar Faure, French historian and politician, 139th Prime Minister of France (died 1988)
Edgar Jean Faure was a French politician, lawyer, essayist, historian and memoirist who served as Prime Minister of France in 1952 and again between 1955 and 1956. Prior to his ele…
Edgar Faure, French historian and politician, 139th Prime Minister of France (died 1988)
1908
Olav H. Hauge, Norwegian poet and gardener (died 1994)
Olav Håkonson Hauge was a Norwegian horticulturist, translator and poet.
Olav H. Hauge, Norwegian poet and gardener (died 1994)