Explore 2322 historical events from 1900–1909.
Keye Luke was a Chinese-born American actor and visual artist. He was the first Chinese-American contract player signed by RKO, Universal Pictures, 20th Century-Fox and Metro-Goldw…
Keye Luke, Chinese-American actor (died 1991)
Manuel Rosenthal was a French composer and conductor who held leading positions with musical organizations in France and the United States. He was friends with many contemporary co…
Manuel Rosenthal, French conductor and composer (died 2003)
Quintin McMillan was a South African cricketer who played in thirteen Test matches between 1929 and 1931/32.
Quintin McMillan, South African cricketer (died 1938)
Olga Józefowicz, known professionally as Olga Olgina, was a Polish coloratura soprano, teacher and pianist. She made her debut in the title role of Verdi's La traviata at the Vilni…
Olga Olgina, Polish opera singer and teacher (died 1979)
Peter Lorre was a Hungarian and American actor, active first in Europe and later in the United States. Known for his timidly devious characters, appearance, and accented voice, he …
Peter Lorre, Slovak-American actor and singer (died 1964)
Witold Hurewicz was a Polish mathematician who worked in topology.
Witold Hurewicz, Polish mathematician (died 1956)
Jean René Lacoste was a French tennis player and businessman. He was nicknamed "the Crocodile" because of how he dealt with his opponents; he is also known worldwide as the creator…
René Lacoste, French tennis player and businessman, created the polo shirt (died 1996)
Wonga Philip "Phil" Harris was an American actor, comedian, bandleader, and musician. He was an orchestra leader and a pioneer in radio situation comedy, first with The Jack Benny …
Phil Harris, American singer-songwriter and actor (died 1995)
Mathilde Marianne Bielschowsky was a German-born Spanish–New Zealand biochemist and anti-fascist. Trained at the universities of Greifswald, Freiburg, Cologne, and Bonn, she earned…
Marianne Angermann, German–Spanish–New Zealand biochemist (died 1977)
Madeleine Angela Clinton-Baddeley was an English stage and television actress, widely remembered for her role as household cook Mrs. Bridges in the period drama Upstairs, Downstair…
Angela Baddeley, English actress (died 1976)
Sir Harold Mario Mitchell Acton was a British writer, scholar, and aesthete who was a prominent member of the Bright Young Things. He wrote fiction, biography, history and autobiog…
Harold Acton, English scholar and author (died 1994)
Ernst Walter Mayr was a German-American evolutionary biologist. He was also a renowned taxonomist, tropical explorer, ornithologist, philosopher of biology, and historian of scienc…
Ernst Mayr, German-American biologist and ornithologist (died 2005)
Hugh Milburn Stone was an American actor, best known for his role as "Doc" in the Western series Gunsmoke.
Milburn Stone, American actor (died 1980)
Robert Sutton Whitney was an American conductor and composer. He was a student of Leo Sowerby.
Robert Whitney, American conductor and composer (died 1986)
Simone "Simca" Beck was a French cookbook writer and cooking teacher who, along with colleagues Julia Child and Louisette Bertholle, played a significant role in the introduction o…
Simone Beck, French chef and author (died 1991)
Henri Paul Cartan was a French mathematician who made substantial contributions to algebraic topology.
Henri Cartan, French mathematician and academic (died 2008)
Lili Damita was a French-American actress, singer, and dancer who appeared in 33 films between 1922 and 1937.
Lili Damita, French-American actress (died 1994)
Manuel Serrapí Sánchez, better known as Niño Ricardo, was a Flamenco composer, considered by some sources as the most accomplished flamenco player of his day. He played a significa…
Niño Ricardo, Spanish guitarist and composer (died 1972)
Pablo Neruda was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature. Neruda became known as a poet when he was 13 years old and wrote in a variety of…
Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet and diplomat, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1973)
Rudolf Arnheim was a German-born writer, art and film theorist, and perceptual psychologist. He learned Gestalt psychology from studying under Max Wertheimer and Wolfgang Köhler at…
Rudolf Arnheim, German-American psychologist and author (died 2007)
Goffredo Petrassi was an Italian composer of modern classical music, conductor, and teacher. He is considered one of the most influential Italian composers of the twentieth century…
Goffredo Petrassi, Italian composer and conductor (died 2003)
Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith was an American gentleman farmer and the great-grandson of Abraham Lincoln. In 1975, he became the last known undisputed legal descendant of Lincoln wh…
Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith, American lawyer and farmer (died 1985)
Frank Scott Hogg was a Canadian astronomer. Hogg was born in Preston, Ontario to Dr. James Scott Hogg and Ida Barberon. After earning an undergraduate degree from the University of…
Frank Scott Hogg, Canadian astronomer and academic (died 1951)
Edwin Albert Link was an American inventor, entrepreneur and pioneer in aviation, underwater archaeology, and submersibles. He invented the flight simulator, which was called the "…
Edwin Albert Link, American industrialist and entrepreneur, invented the flight simulator (died 1981)