Explore 1176 historical events from 1900–1909.
Manuel Serrapí Sánchez, better known as Niño Ricardo, was a Flamenco composer, considered by some sources as the most accomplished flamenco player of his day. He played a significa…
Niño Ricardo, Spanish guitarist and composer (died 1972)
Pablo Neruda was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature. Neruda became known as a poet when he was 13 years old and wrote in a variety of…
Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973)
Rudolf Arnheim was a German-born writer, art and film theorist, and perceptual psychologist. He learned Gestalt psychology from studying under Max Wertheimer and Wolfgang Köhler at…
Rudolf Arnheim, German-American psychologist and author (died 2007)
Goffredo Petrassi was an Italian composer of modern classical music, conductor, and teacher. He is considered one of the most influential Italian composers of the twentieth century…
Goffredo Petrassi, Italian composer and conductor (died 2003)
Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith was an American gentleman farmer and the great-grandson of Abraham Lincoln. In 1975, he became the last known undisputed legal descendant of Lincoln wh…
Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, American lawyer and farmer (died 1985)
Frank Scott Hogg was a Canadian astronomer. Hogg was born in Preston, Ontario to Dr. James Scott Hogg and Ida Barberon. After earning an undergraduate degree from the University of…
Frank Scott Hogg, Canadian astronomer and academic (died 1951)
Edwin Albert Link was an American inventor, entrepreneur and pioneer in aviation, underwater archaeology, and submersibles. He invented the flight simulator, which was called the "…
Edwin Albert Link, American industrialist and entrepreneur, invented the flight simulator (died 1981)
Lyudmila Vladimirovna Rudenko was a Soviet chess player and the second women's world chess champion, from 1950 until 1953.
Lyudmila Rudenko, Soviet chess player (died 1986)
Mahāsī Sayādaw U Sobhana was a Burmese Theravada Buddhist monk and meditation master who had a significant impact on the teaching of Vipassana (insight) meditation in the West and …
Mahasi Sayadaw, Burmese monk and philosopher (died 1982)
Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata was a French-born Indian industrialist, and aviator, who was the chairman of Tata Sons and Tata Group from 1938 to 1991.
J. R. D. Tata, French-Indian pilot and businessman, founded Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages (died 1993)
Salvador Novo López was a Mexican writer, poet, playwright, translator, television presenter, entrepreneur, and the official chronicler of Mexico City. As a noted intellectual, he …
Salvador Novo, Mexican poet and playwright (died 1974)
Maximilian Kronberger, known familiarly as Maximin, was a German poet and a significant figure in the literary circle of Stefan George.
Maximilian Kronberger, German poet and author (born 1888)
Samuel Smiles was a British author and government reformer. Although he campaigned on a Chartist platform, he promoted the idea that more progress would come from new attitudes tha…
Samuel Smiles, Scottish-English author (born 1812)
Antonín Leopold Dvořák was a Czech composer. He frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia, following the Romantic era nation…
Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer and academic (born 1841)
Auguste Molinier was a French historian.
Auguste Molinier, French librarian and historian (born 1851)
Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata was an Indian industrialist and philanthropist who founded the Tata Group, India's largest conglomerate. He established the city of Jamshedpur.
Jamsetji Tata, Indian businessman, founded Tata Group (born 1839)
Kicking Bear was an Oglala Lakota who became a band chief of the Miniconjou Lakota Sioux. He fought in several battles with his brother, Flying Hawk, and first cousin, Crazy Horse,…
Kicking Bear, Native American tribal leader (born 1846)
Camille Maximilien Frédéric, Count de Renesse-Breidbach was a Belgian nobleman, entrepreneur and author.
Camille of Renesse-Breidbach (born 1836)
Nikiforos Lytras was a Greek painter. He was born in Tinos and trained in Athens at the School of Arts. In 1860, he won a scholarship to Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Munich. After…
Nikiforos Lytras, Greek painter and educator (born 1832)
Nikolay Ivanovich Bobrikov was a Russian general and politician. He served as Governor-General of Finland and the Finnish Military District from 29 August [O.S. 17 August] 1898 unt…
Nikolay Bobrikov, Russian soldier and politician, Governor-General of Finland (born 1839)
Édouard Beaupré, better known by his nickname "The Willow Bunch Giant" was a Canadian circus and freak show giant, professional wrestler, strongman, and star of Barnum and Bailey's…
Édouard Beaupré, Canadian giant and strongman (born 1881)
Abai Qūnanbaiūly was a Kazakh poet, composer and Hanafi Maturidi theologian philosopher. He was also a cultural reformer toward European and Russian cultures on the basis of enligh…
Abai Qunanbaiuly, Kazakh poet and philosopher (born 1845)
Theodor Herzl was a Hungarian Jewish journalist and lawyer who was the father of modern political Zionism. Herzl formed the Zionist Organization and promoted Jewish immigration to …
Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist, playwright, and father of modern political Zionism (born 1860)
Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger was a South African politician. He was one of the dominant political and military figures in 19th-century South Africa, and State President of the …
Paul Kruger, South African politician, 5th President of the South African Republic (born 1824)