Explore 1816 historical events from 1900–1909.
Helen Katherine Meyers Sharsmith was an American biologist and educator. She was one of the first women botanists at the University of California and is recognized for her contribu…
Helen Sharsmith, American biologist and educator (died 1982)
Athanasios Klaras, better known by the nom de guerre Aris Velouchiotis, was a Greek journalist and politician. He was a member of the Communist Party of Greece and the most promine…
Aris Velouchiotis, Greek soldier (died 1945)
Cyril Frederick Walters was a Welsh first-class cricketer who had most of his success after leaving Glamorgan to do duty as captain-secretary of Worcestershire. In this role he dev…
Cyril Walters, Welsh-English cricketer (died 1992)
Major Dhyan Chand was an Indian field hockey player. He is widely regarded as the greatest field hockey player in history. He was known for his extraordinary ball control and goal-…
Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player (died 1979)
Arndt Juho Pekurinen was a Finnish pacifist and conscientious objector.
Arndt Pekurinen, Finnish activist (died 1941)
Robert Fox Bacher was an American nuclear physicist and one of the leaders of the Manhattan Project. Born in Loudonville, Ohio, Bacher obtained his undergraduate degree and doctora…
Robert Bacher, American physicist and academic (died 2004)
Sanford Meisner was an American actor and acting teacher who developed an approach to acting instruction known as the Meisner technique. While Meisner was exposed to method acting …
Sanford Meisner, American actor and educator (died 1997)
Wilhelmus Egbertus Antonius Janssen, better known as Father Chrysanthus OFMCap, was a Dutch priest and biology teacher. He was known for his studies in arachnology. Initially he wa…
Father Chrysanthus, Dutch arachnologist (died 1972)
Carl David Anderson was an American experimental physicist who shared the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics with Victor Hess for his discovery of the positron, which confirmed the existe…
Carl David Anderson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1991)
John Ernest Mills, known as Jackie Mills, was a New Zealand cricketer who played in seven Test matches between 1930 and 1933.
John Mills, New Zealand cricketer (died 1972)
Eileen Mary Challans, known by her pen name Mary Renault, was a British writer best known for her historical novels set in ancient Greece.
Mary Renault, English-South African author (died 1983)
Walter Zapp was a Baltic German inventor. His best-known creation was the Minox subminiature camera. Over the course of his life, he was granted over 60 patents.
Walter Zapp, Latvian-Estonian inventor, invented the Minox (died 2003)
Maurice Challe was a French general during the Algerian War, one of four generals who took part in the Algiers putsch.
Maurice Challe, French general (died 1979)
Arthur Koestler was an Austro-Hungarian-born author and journalist. Koestler was born in Budapest, and was educated in Austria, apart from his early school years. In 1931, Koestler…
Arthur Koestler, Hungarian-English journalist and author (died 1983)
Justiniano Solis Montano Sr. was a Filipino lawyer and politician who was elected for one term to the Philippine Senate and for multiple terms as a member of the House of Represent…
Justiniano Montano, Filipino lawyer and politician (died 2005)
Eino Alfred Tainio was a Finnish printer, politician and member of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature of Finland. A member of the Communist Party of Finland (SKP) …
Eino Tainio, Finnish politician (died 1970)
Joseph Edward Levine was an American film distributor, financier and producer. At the time of his death, it was said he was involved in one or another capacity with 497 films. Levi…
Joseph E. Levine, American film producer, founded Embassy Pictures (died 1987)
Hussain Sha was the seventh head of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham in Pithapuram. He was born in Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. He succeeded his father, Kavisekha…
Brahmarishi Hussain Sha, Indian philosopher and poet (died 1981)
On 1 September 1934, the badly burned body of a woman with a bullet through the neck was found in a culvert running under Howlong Road in Albury, New South Wales, Australia. The wo…
Linda Agostini, English-Australian murder victim (died 1934)
Vladimír Holan was a Czech poet. He was known for employing obscure language, dark topics and pessimistic views in his poems. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in the late 1960s…
Vladimír Holan, Czech poet and author (died 1980)
Tshekedi Khama was the regent-king of the Bamangwato tribe in 1926 after the death of Sekgoma II.
Tshekedi Khama, regent of the Bamangwato tribe (died 1959)
Edmund Lincoln Anderson was an American actor and comedian known for his gravelly voice. To a generation of early radio and television comedy audiences, he was known as "Rochester"…
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, American actor (died 1977)
Agnes George de Mille was an American dancer and choreographer.
Agnes de Mille, American dancer and choreographer (died 1993)
Greta Garbo was a Swedish and American film actress. She was a leading star during Hollywood's silent and early golden eras. Regarded as one of the greatest screen actresses of all…
Greta Garbo, Swedish-American actress (died 1990)