Explore 2322 historical events from 1900–1909.
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Hyman Howard Taubman was an American music critic, theater critic, and author.
Howard Taubman, American author and critic (died 1996)
Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by th…
Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter and educator (died 1954)
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)
Robert Anson Heinlein was an American science fiction author, engineer, and naval officer. Sometimes called the "dean of science fiction writers", he was among the first to emphasi…
Robert A. Heinlein, American science fiction writer and screenwriter (died 1988)
George Wilcken Romney was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as chairman and president of American Motors Corporation from 1954 to …
George W. Romney, American businessman and politician, 43rd Governor of Michigan (died 1995)
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)
Fulton Allen, known as Blind Boy Fuller, was an American blues guitarist and singer. Fuller was one of the most popular of the recorded Piedmont blues artists, along with Blind Bla…
Blind Boy Fuller, American singer and guitarist (died 1941)
Colonel Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop, was an Australian surgeon who was renowned for his leadership while being held prisoner by the Japanese during the Second World War.
Weary Dunlop, Australian colonel and surgeon (died 1993)
George Anthony Weller was an American novelist, playwright, and journalist for The New York Times and Chicago Daily News. He won a 1943 Pulitzer Prize as a Daily News war correspon…
George Weller, American author, playwright, and journalist (died 2002)
Francisco Sacco "Chico" Landi was a racing driver from São Paulo, Brazil. He participated in six Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on September 16, 1951. He scor…
Chico Landi, Brazilian racing driver (died 1989)
Frances Rappaport Horwich was an American educator, television personality and television executive. As Miss Frances, she was the host of the children's television program Ding Don…
Frances Horwich, American educator and television host (died 2001)
Orville Clarence Redenbacher was an American food scientist and businessman most often associated with the brand of popcorn that bears his name which is now owned by Conagra Brands…
Orville Redenbacher, American farmer and businessman, founded Orville Redenbacher's (died 1995)
Barbara Stanwyck was an American actress and dancer. A stage, film, and television star, during her 60-year professional career, she was known for her strong, realistic screen pres…
Barbara Stanwyck, American actress (died 1990)
Isabel Jewell was an American actress, who rose to prominence in the 1930s and early 1940s. Some of her more famous films were Ceiling Zero, Marked Woman, A Tale of Two Cities, Los…
Isabel Jewell, American actress (died 1972)
Ross Alexander was an American stage and film actor.
Ross Alexander, American stage and film actor (died 1937)
Carl McClellan Hill was an American educator and academic administrator who served as president of Kentucky State University from 1962 to 1975, and as the 11th president of Hampton…
Carl McClellan Hill, American educator and academic administrator (died 1995)
Irene Kaminka Fischer was an Austrian-American mathematician and geodesist. She was a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, and…
Irene Fischer, Austrian-American geodesist and mathematician (died 2009)