1904
Leho Laurine, Estonian chess player (died 1998)
Leho Laurine was an Estonian chess master.
Leho Laurine, Estonian chess player (died 1998)
The 1900s
Explore 1816 historical events from 1900–1909.
1904
Werner Forssmann, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979)
Werner Theodor Otto Forßmann was a German researcher and physician from Germany who shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Medicine for developing a procedure that allowed cardiac catheter…
Werner Forssmann, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1979)
1904
Johnny Mack Brown, American football player and actor (died 1974)
John Brown was an American college football player and film actor billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career. He acted and starred mainly in Western films.
Johnny Mack Brown, American football player and actor (died 1974)
1904
August Jakobson, Estonian author and politician (died 1963)
August Jakobson was an Estonian writer and politician. He was one of the few Estonian playwright among his contemporaries whose plays were untouched by Soviet censorship and reache…
August Jakobson, Estonian author and politician (died 1963)
1904
Vera Bradford, Australian pianist and educator (died 2004)
Vera Florence Bradford was an Australian classical pianist and teacher, with a very long career. Her playing was admired for its depth and beauty of tone, classical unity and treme…
Vera Bradford, Australian pianist and educator (died 2004)
1904
C. B. Colby, American author (died 1977)
Carroll Burleigh Colby was an American writer, primarily of nonfiction children's books. He wrote more than 100 books that were widely circulated in public and school libraries in …
C. B. Colby, American author (died 1977)
1904
Feroze Khan, Indian-Pakistani field hockey player and coach (died 2005)
Feroze Khan was a field hockey player who represented India at the Summer Olympic Games. At the time of his death, he was the world's oldest Olympic gold medal winner, following th…
Feroze Khan, Indian-Pakistani field hockey player and coach (died 2005)
1904
Arthur Laing, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs (died 1975)
Arthur Laing was a Canadian politician from British Columbia. Though actively involved with the BC Liberals, his primary achievements were federally as a Liberal Member of Parliame…
Arthur Laing, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs (died 1975)
1904
Honey Craven, American horse rider and manager (died 2003)
Clarence Leo "Honey" Craven, was an American equestrian, ringmaster and manager of the National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden in New York, the Devon Horse Show in Pennsylvani…
Honey Craven, American horse rider and manager (died 2003)
1904
Max Shachtman, American theorist and politician (died 1972)
Max Shachtman was an American Marxist theorist. He went from being an associate of Leon Trotsky to a social democrat and mentor of senior assistants to AFL–CIO President George Mea…
Max Shachtman, American theorist and politician (died 1972)
1904
Karl Plutus, Estonian lawyer and jurist (died 2010)
Karl Plutus was an Estonian jurist and the oldest verified living man in Estonia from 2006 to 2010.
Karl Plutus, Estonian lawyer and jurist (died 2010)
1904
Alberta Williams King, American civil rights organizer, mother of Martin Luther King, Jr. (died 1974)
Alberta Christine Williams King was an American civil rights organizer best known as the wife of Martin Luther King Sr.; and as the mother of Martin Luther King Jr., and also as th…
Alberta Williams King, American civil rights organizer, mother of Martin Luther King, Jr. (died 1974)
1904
Gladys George, American actress (died 1954)
Gladys George was an American actress of stage and screen. Though nominated for an Academy Award for her leading role in Valiant Is the Word for Carrie (1936), she spent most of he…
Gladys George, American actress (died 1954)
1904
Frank Amyot, Canadian sprint canoeist (died 1962)
Francis Amyot was a Canadian sprint canoeist who competed in the 1930s. He won Canada's only gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Frank Amyot, Canadian sprint canoeist (died 1962)
1904
Richard Mohaupt, German composer and Kapellmeister (died 1957)
Richard Mohaupt was a German composer and Kapellmeister.
Richard Mohaupt, German composer and Kapellmeister (died 1957)
1904
Umberto II of Italy (died 1983)
Umberto II was the last king of Italy. Umberto's reign lasted for 34 days, from 9 May 1946 until his formal deposition on 12 June 1946, although he had been the de facto head of st…
Umberto II of Italy (died 1983)
1904
Sheilah Graham Westbrook, English-American actress, journalist, and author (died 1988)
Sheilah Graham was a British-born, internationally syndicated American gossip columnist during Hollywood's "Golden Age". In her youth, she had been a showgirl and a freelance write…
Sheilah Graham Westbrook, English-American actress, journalist, and author (died 1988)
1904
Bun Cook, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1988)
Frederick Joseph "Bun" Cook was a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and forward. He was an Allan Cup champion with the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds in 1924 before embarking on …
Bun Cook, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1988)
1904
David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Education (died 1999)
David McAdam Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles, was an English Conservative politician and businessman.
David Eccles, 1st Viscount Eccles, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Education (died 1999)
1904
Maximilian Kronberger, German poet and author (born 1888)
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)
1904
Samuel Smiles, Scottish-English author (born 1812)
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)
1904
Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer and academic (born 1841)
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)
1904
Auguste Molinier, French librarian and historian (born 1851)
Auguste Molinier was a French historian.
Auguste Molinier, French librarian and historian (born 1851)
1904
Jamsetji Tata, Indian businessman, founded Tata Group (born 1839)
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)