Explore 1176 historical events from 1900–1909.
Countee Cullen was an American poet, novelist, children's writer, and playwright, particularly well known during the Harlem Renaissance.
Countee Cullen, American poet and author (died 1946)
Vasyl Vsevolod Velychkovsky, CSsR was a Ukrainian religious priest of the Redemptorists and a prelate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. He is considered a martyr in the Catho…
Vasyl Velychkovsky, Ukrainian-Canadian bishop and martyr (died 1973)
Hans Kamstrup Vogt was a Norwegian linguist who specialized in the Caucasian languages, especially Georgian. He also did significant early work on the Kalispel language and produce…
Hans Vogt, Norwegian linguist and academic (died 1986)
Edward DeKalb Acuff was an American stage and film actor. He frequently was cast as a droll comic relief, in the support of the star. His best-known recurring role is that of Mr. B…
Eddie Acuff, American actor (died 1956)
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Mravinsky was a Soviet and Russian conductor, pianist, and music pedagogue; he was a professor at Leningrad State Conservatory.
Yevgeny Mravinsky, Russian conductor (died 1988)
Manly Wade Wellman was an American writer. While his science fiction and fantasy stories appeared in such pulps as Astounding Stories, Startling Stories, Unknown and Strange Storie…
Manly Wade Wellman, American author (died 1986)
Lester Townes "Bob" Hope was a British-born American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer with a career that spanned nearly 80 years and achievements in vaudeville, network ra…
Bob Hope, English-American actor, singer, and producer (died 2003)
Aram Ilyich Khachaturian was a Soviet Armenian composer and conductor. He is considered one of the leading Soviet composers.
Aram Khachaturian, Armenian composer and conductor (died 1978)
Ralph Webster Yarborough was an American politician and lawyer who represented Texas in the United States Senate from 1957 to 1971. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a leade…
Ralph Yarborough, American lawyer and politician (died 1996)
Marguerite Yourcenar was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist who became a US citizen in 1947. Winner of the Prix Femina and the Erasmus Prize, she was the first woman elect…
Marguerite Yourcenar, Belgian-French author and poet (died 1987)
Felice Bonetto was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One at 16 Grands Prix from 1950 to 1953. Nicknamed "il Pirata", Bonetto won the Targa Florio in 1952 with Lanci…
Felice Bonetto, Italian race car driver (died 1953)
Marcia Davenport was an American writer and music critic. She is best known for her 1932 biography of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the first American published biography of Mo…
Marcia Davenport, American author and critic (died 1996)
Willard Harrison Bennett was an American scientist and inventor, born in Findlay, Ohio. Bennett conducted research into plasma physics, astrophysics, geophysics, surface physics, a…
Willard Harrison Bennett, American physicist and chemist (died 1987)
Rose Rand was an Austrian-American logician and philosopher. She was a member of the Vienna Circle.
Rose Rand, Austrian-American logician and philosopher from the Vienna Circle (died 1980)
Jeanette Anna MacDonald was an American soprano and actress best remembered for her musical films of the 1930s with Maurice Chevalier and Nelson Eddy. During the 1930s and 1940s sh…
Jeanette MacDonald, American actress and singer (died 1965)
Raymond Radiguet was a French novelist and poet. His two novels, noted for their explicit themes and unique style and tone, were praised by many of the greatest writers of the time…
Raymond Radiguet, French author and poet (died 1923)
Mary Callery was an American artist known for her Modern and Abstract Expressionist sculpture. She was part of the New York School art movement of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
Mary Callery, American-French sculptor and academic (died 1977)
Alonzo Church was an American computer scientist, mathematician, logician, and philosopher who made major contributions to mathematical logic and the foundations of theoretical com…
Alonzo Church, American mathematician and logician (died 1995)
Ruth Graves Wakefield was an American chef, known for her innovations in the baking field. She pioneered the first chocolate chip cookie recipe, an invention many people incorrectl…
Ruth Graves Wakefield, American chef, created the chocolate chip cookie (died 1977)
Henry Louis Gehrig was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Gehrig was renowned for his pr…
Lou Gehrig, American baseball player (died 1941)
Walter Reginald Hammond was an English first-class cricketer who played for Gloucestershire in a career that lasted from 1920 to 1951. Beginning as a professional, he later became …
Wally Hammond, English cricketer and coach (died 1965)
Hans Joachim Albert Litten was a German lawyer who represented opponents of the Nazis at important political trials between 1929 and 1932, defending the rights of workers during th…
Hans Litten, German lawyer (died 1938)
Samuel (Sam) Rabin, originally Samuel Rabinovitch, was an English sculptor, artist, film actor, art teacher, singer, boxer, wrestler and a 1928 Olympic bronze medalist in Middlewei…
Sam Rabin, English wrestler, sculptor, and singer (died 1991)
Hermann Engelhard was a German middle-distance runner who won two medals at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Hermann Engelhard, German runner and coach (died 1984)