Explore 1816 historical events from 1900–1909.
Paul-Émile Léger was a Canadian Catholic prelate, educator, missionary, and humanitarian. A member of the Society of Saint-Sulpice, he served as Archbishop of Montreal from 1950 to…
Paul-Émile Léger, Canadian cardinal (died 1991)
Xenophon Euthymiou Zolotas was a Greek economist who served as an interim non-party Prime Minister of Greece.
Xenophon Zolotas, Greek economist and politician, 177th Prime Minister of Greece (died 2004)
Cecil Day-Lewis, often written as C. Day-Lewis, was an Anglo-Irish poet and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1968 until his death. He also wrote mystery stories under the p…
Cecil Day-Lewis, Anglo-Irish poet and author (died 1972)
Nikos Zachariadis was the leader of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) from 1931 to 1956.
Nikos Zachariadis, Greek politician (died 1973)
Moshé Pinchas Feldenkrais was an Israeli engineer and physicist, known as the founder of the Feldenkrais method.
Moshé Feldenkrais, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (died 1984)
Catherine Lacey was an English actress of stage and screen.
Catherine Lacey, English actress (died 1979)
Harry Martinson was a Swedish writer, poet and former sailor. In 1949 he was elected into the Swedish Academy. He was awarded a joint Nobel Prize in Literature in 1974 together wit…
Harry Martinson, Swedish novelist, essayist, and poet Nobel Prize laureate (died 1978)
John Derrick Mordaunt Snagge was a British newsreader and commentator on BBC Radio.
John Snagge, English journalist (died 1996)
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí de Púbol, known as Salvador Dalí, was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise drafts…
Salvador Dalí, Spanish artist (died 1989)
Frieda Belinfante was a Dutch cellist, philharmonic conductor, a prominent lesbian, and a member of the Dutch resistance during World War II. After the war, Belinfante emigrated to…
Frieda Belinfante, Dutch musician and LGBT member of the Dutch resistance (died 1995)
Hans Albert Einstein was a Swiss-American engineer, the second child and first son of physicists Albert Einstein and Mileva Marić. He was a professor of hydraulic engineering at th…
Hans Albert Einstein, Swiss-American engineer and educator (died 1973)
Marcel Junod was a Swiss medical doctor and one of the most accomplished field delegates in the history of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). After medical school…
Marcel Junod, Swiss physician and anesthesiologist (died 1961)
Clifton Paul "Kip" Fadiman was an American intellectual, author, editor, and radio and television personality. He began his work in radio, and switched to television later in his c…
Clifton Fadiman, American game show host and author (died 1999)
Marie-Anne Desmarest was a French writer.
Marie-Anne Desmarest, French author (died 1973)
Jacob Koppel Javits was an American lawyer and politician from New York. During his time in politics, he served in both chambers of the United States Congress, a member of the Unit…
Jacob K
Shunryu Suzuki was a Sōtō Zen monk and teacher who helped popularize Zen Buddhism in the United States, and is renowned for founding the first Zen Buddhist monastery outside Asia. …
Shunryū Suzuki, Japanese-American monk and educator (died 1971)
Sven Alfred Thofelt was a Swedish modern pentathlete and épée fencer who competed at the 1928, 1932, 1936 and 1948 Summer Olympics.
Sven Thofelt, Swedish modern pentathlete and épée fencer (died 1993)
Margery Louise Allingham was an English novelist from the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", and considered one of its four "Queens of Crime", alongside Agatha Christie, Dorothy L.…
Margery Allingham, English author of detective fiction (died 1966)
Robert Montgomery was an American actor, director, and producer. He began his acting career on the stage, but was soon hired by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Initially assigned roles …
Robert Montgomery, American actor and director (died 1981)
Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller was an American jazz pianist, organist, composer, and singer. His innovations in the Harlem stride style laid much of the basis for modern jazz piano. A…
Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1943)
August Uno Lamm was a Swedish electrical engineer and inventor. He was sometimes called "The Father of High Voltage Direct Current" power transmission. During his career, Lamm obta…
Uno Lamm, Swedish electrical engineer and inventor (died 1989)
Chūhei Nambu was a Japanese track and field athlete. As of 2024, he is the only person to have held world records in both the long jump and the triple jump.
Chūhei Nambu, Japanese jumper and journalist (died 1997)
Tamurbek Dawletschin was a Soviet writer and intellectual, best known for publishing one of the few memoirs by a Soviet prisoner of war held by Germany during World War II.
Tamurbek Dawletschin, Tatar author and prisoner of war (died 1983)
George Formby was an English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide audience through his films of the 1930s and 1940s. On stage, screen and record he…
George Formby, English singer-songwriter and actor (died 1961)