1905
Juan O'Gorman, Mexican painter and architect (died 1982)
Juan O'Gorman was a Mexican painter and architect.
Juan O'Gorman, Mexican painter and architect (died 1982)
The 1900s
Explore 1816 historical events from 1900–1909.
1905
Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin, French mathematician (died 1972)
Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin was a French mathematician, the second woman to obtain a doctorate in pure mathematics in France, the first woman to become a full professor of mathema…
Marie-Louise Dubreil-Jacotin, French mathematician (died 1972)
1905
Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator and director (died 1997)
Leonid Alekseyevich Amalrik was a Soviet animation director and animator. Honoured Worker of the Arts Industry of the RSFSR (1965).
Leonid Amalrik, Russian animator and director (died 1997)
1905
Mildred Benson, American journalist and author (died 2002)
Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson was an American journalist and writer of children's books. She wrote some of the earliest Nancy Drew mysteries and created the detective's adventurous…
Mildred Benson, American journalist and author (died 2002)
1905
Thomas Gomez, American actor (died 1971)
Thomas Gomez was an American actor.
Thomas Gomez, American actor (died 1971)
1905
Wolfram Sievers, German physician (died 1948)
Wolfram Sievers was a Nazi and convicted war criminal for medical atrocities carried out while he was managing director of the Ahnenerbe from 1935–1945. He was convicted of war cri…
Wolfram Sievers, German physician (died 1948)
1905
Betty Allan, Australian statistician and biometrician (died 1952)
Frances Elizabeth Allan was an Australian statistician. She was known as the first statistician at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), as "the…
Betty Allan, Australian statistician and biometrician (died 1952)
1905
Clarence Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (died 1984)
Clarence Sutherland Campbell was a Canadian ice hockey executive and referee, and soldier. He refereed in the National Hockey League (NHL) during the 1930s, served in the Canadian …
Clarence Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (died 1984)
1905
Prince John of the United Kingdom, Youngest son of George V and Mary of Teck (died 1919)
Prince John of the United Kingdom was the fifth son and youngest of the six children of King George V and Queen Mary. At the time of his birth, his father was heir apparent to John…
Prince John of the United Kingdom, Youngest son of George V and Mary of Teck (died 1919)
1905
Alfredo M. Santos, Filipino general (died 1990)
Alfredo Manapat Santos was Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in 1962 to 1965, making him the first four-star general of the Philippines' armed forces.
Alfredo M. Santos, Filipino general (died 1990)
1905
Eugenio Pagnini, Italian modern pentathlete (died 1993)
Eugenio Pagnini was an Italian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics.
Eugenio Pagnini, Italian modern pentathlete (died 1993)
1905
Magda Foy, American child actress (died 2000)
Magda Foy, also known and often credited as "The Solax Kid", was a child actor in the silent film era who worked for Solax Studio, the largest pre-Hollywood studio in the United St…
Magda Foy, American child actress (died 2000)
1905
Dorothy Fields, American songwriter (died 1974)
Dorothy Fields was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote more than 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. Her best-known pieces include "The Way You Look Tonight" (193…
Dorothy Fields, American songwriter (died 1974)
1905
Anita Farra, Italian actress (died 2008)
Anita Farra was an Italian stage and film actress. She appeared in around forty films during her career, generally in small or supporting roles, such as that in The Siege of the Al…
Anita Farra, Italian actress (died 2008)
1905
William Gargan, American actor (died 1979)
William Dennis Gargan was an American film, television and radio actor. He was the 5th recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1967, and in 1941, was nominat…
William Gargan, American actor (died 1979)
1905
Joseph Levis, American foil fencer (died 2005)
Joseph Levis was an American foil fencer. He won nine national fencing championships, and participated in three Olympic Games representing the United States. The Roll of Honor at t…
Joseph Levis, American foil fencer (died 2005)
1905
Leopold Engleitner, Austrian author and educator (died 2013)
Leopold Engleitner was an Austrian conscientious objector, as one of Jehovah's Witnesses, and a concentration camp survivor who spoke publicly and with students about his experienc…
Leopold Engleitner, Austrian author and educator (died 2013)
1905
Elias Canetti, Bulgarian-Swiss novelist, playwright, and memoirist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)
Elias Canetti was a German-language writer, known as a modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and nonfiction writer.
Elias Canetti, Bulgarian-Swiss novelist, playwright, and memoirist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)
1905
Georges Grignard, French race car driver (died 1977)
Auguste Georges Paul Grignard was a racing driver from France. He raced in Formula One from 1947 to 1953, participating in one World Championship Grand Prix on 28 October 1951. He …
Georges Grignard, French race car driver (died 1977)
1905
Denys Watkins-Pitchford, English author and illustrator (died 1990)
Denys James Watkins-Pitchford MBE was an English naturalist, artist and author under the pen name 'BB'. He won the 1942 Carnegie Medal for The Little Grey Men.
Denys Watkins-Pitchford, English author and illustrator (died 1990)
1905
Jack Morrison, Australian rugby league player (died 1994)
Jack Morrison (1905−1994) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s for South Sydney and Canterbury-Bankstown. Morrison was a foundation player for Canterbu…
Jack Morrison, Australian rugby league player (died 1994)
1905
Leo Durocher, American baseball player and manager (died 1991)
Leo Ernest Durocher, nicknamed "Leo the Lip" and "Lippy", was an American professional baseball player, manager, and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as an infielder…
Leo Durocher, American baseball player and manager (died 1991)
1905
Clara Bow, American actress (died 1965)
Clara Gordon Bow was an American actress who rose to stardom during the silent film era of the 1920s and successfully made the transition to "talkies" in 1929. Her appearance as a …
Clara Bow, American actress (died 1965)
1905
Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish economist and diplomat, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Prize Laureate…
Dag Hjalmar Agne Carl Hammarskjöld was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations from April 1953 until his death in a plane …
Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish economist and diplomat, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Prize Laureate…