Explore 1816 historical events from 1900–1909.
Alfred Zinnemann was an Austrian and American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Born in Austria-Hungary and educated in France and Germany, Zinnemann began his career in E…
Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-American director and producer (died 1997)
Pinky Lee was an American actor of stage, screen, radio, and television. He is best known as a children's-TV personality of the 1950s.
Pinky Lee, American comedian and television host (died 1993)
Walter Rudolph Walsh was an FBI agent, USMC shooting instructor and Olympic shooter. Walsh joined the FBI in 1934, serving during the Public enemy era, and was involved in several …
Walter Walsh, American target shooter and FBI agent (died 2014)
Daryna Polotniuk, better known by her pen name Iryna Vilde, was a Ukrainian and Soviet writer and correspondent. Vilde's works are now considered classics of Ukrainian literature.
Daryna Dmytrivna Polotniuk, Bukovinian (Ukrainian) journalist and author (died 1982)
Kathryn Elizabeth Smith was an American contralto. Referred to as The First Lady of Radio, Smith became well known for her renditions of "God Bless America" and "When the Moon Come…
Kate Smith, American singer and actress (died 1986)
Lincoln Edward Kirstein was an American writer, impresario, art connoisseur, philanthropist, and cultural figure in New York City, noted especially as co-founder of the New York Ci…
Lincoln Kirstein, American soldier and playwright, co-founded the New York City Ballet (died 1996)
Peter Barnes was an Irish republican. He was born in Banagher, King's County (Offaly). As a young man Barnes joined Fianna Éireann and in 1924 became a member of the Irish Republi…
Peter Barnes, Executed Irish Republican (died 1940)
Wilbur Charles "Weeb" Ewbank was an American professional football coach. He led the Baltimore Colts to consecutive NFL championships in 1958 and 1959 and the New York Jets to vict…
Weeb Ewbank, American football player and coach (died 1998)
George Copeland "Jackie" Grant was a West Indian cricketer who captained the West Indies in Test cricket between 1930 and 1935. He was later a missionary in South Africa and Rhodes…
Jackie Grant, Trinidadian cricketer (died 1978)
Baldur Benedikt von Schirach was a German politician who was the leader (Reichsjugendführer) of the Hitler Youth from 1931 to 1940. From 1940 to 1945, he was the Gauleiter and Reic…
Baldur von Schirach, German politician (died 1974)
Truett Banks "Rip" Sewell was an American right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played 13 years in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers (1932) and Pittsbu…
Rip Sewell, American baseball player and coach (died 1989)
Leslie Charteris, was a British-Chinese author of adventure fiction, as well as a screenwriter. He was best known for his many books chronicling the adventures of his hero Simon Te…
Leslie Charteris, English author and screenwriter (died 1993)
Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumon…
Daphne du Maurier, English novelist and playwright (died 1989)
Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan NPk HJ HPk MBE was a Pakistani politician and military officer who served as the 2nd President of Pakistan from 1958 until his resignation in 1969.…
Ayub Khan, Pakistani general and politician, 2nd President of Pakistan (died 1974)
John Moss was a gambler and professional poker player. He was the first winner of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event, at the time a cash game event in which he was awarded…
Johnny Moss, gambler and professional poker player, first winner of the World Series of Poker (died 1995)
Katharine Houghton Hepburn was an American actress whose career as a leading lady on stage and screen spanned six decades. Known for her headstrong independence, spirited personali…
Katharine Hepburn, American actress (died 2003)
Sukhdev Thapar was an Indian freedom fighter who fought against the British government for Indian independence. He was a member of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (H…
Sukhdev Thapar, Indian activist (died 1931)
Irene Hunt was an American children's writer known best for historical novels. She was a runner-up for the Newbery Medal for her first book, Across Five Aprils, and won the medal f…
Irene Hunt, American author and educator (died 2001)
Robert Morton Newburgh Tisdall was an Irish athlete who won a gold medal in the 400-metre hurdles at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Bob Tisdall, Irish hurdler (died 2004)
Carl Mydans was an American photographer who worked for the Farm Security Administration and Life magazine.
Carl Mydans, American photographer and journalist (died 2004)
John C. Allen was a roller coaster designer who was responsible for the revival of wooden roller coasters which began in the 1960s. He attended Drexel University. He started workin…
John C
Georges Prosper Remi, known by the pen name Hergé, from the French pronunciation of his reversed initials RG, was a Belgian comic strip artist. He is best known for creating The Ad…
Hergé, Belgian author and illustrator (died 1983)
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier was an English actor and director. He and his contemporaries John Gielgud, Michael Redgrave and Ralph Richardson made up a quartet of male acto…
Laurence Olivier, English actor, director, and producer (died 1989)
Nu, commonly known as U Nu and also by the honorific name Thakin Nu, was a prominent Burmese statesman and the first Prime Minister of Union of Burma. He was educated at Rangoon Un…
U Nu, Burmese politician, 1st Prime Minister of Burma (died 1995)