Explore 2322 historical events from 1900–1909.
Lev Shankovsky, was a Ukrainian military historian and former Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) soldier, a leading member of the Banderite faction of the Organization of Ukrainian Nat…
Lev Shankovsky, Ukrainian military historian (died 1995)
Edward Falaise Upward, FRSL was a British novelist and short story writer who, prior to his death, was believed to be the UK's oldest living author. Initially gaining recognition a…
Edward Upward, English author (died 2009)
Phyllis Ayame Whitney was an American mystery writer who wrote 73 novels, most all of them in the suspense and mystery genre. 39 of her books were for adults, 20 for young adults (…
Phyllis A. Whitney, American author (died 2008)
Cyril Vernon Connolly was an English literary critic and writer. He was the editor of the influential literary magazine Horizon (1940–49) and wrote Enemies of Promise (1938), which…
Cyril Connolly, English author and critic (died 1974)
Stephen Morgan Etnier was an American realist painter, and an active painter for six decades. His work is distinguished by a mixture of realism and luminism, favoring industrial an…
Stephen Etnier, American lieutenant and painter (died 1984)
Claudette Colbert, also known as Lily Claudette Chauchoin, was a French-American stage and film actress. She began her career in earnest on Broadway during the late 1920s and progr…
Claudette Colbert, American actress (died 1996)
Theodor W. Adorno was a German philosopher, cultural, and music critic. He was a leading member of the Frankfurt School of critical theory, whose work has come to be associated wit…
Theodor Adorno, German sociologist and philosopher (died 1969)
Mart Raud was an Estonian poet, playwright and novelist.
Mart Raud, Estonian poet and author (died 1980)
Roy Claxton Acuff was an American country music singer, fiddler, and promoter. Known as the "King of Country Music", Acuff is often credited with moving the genre from its early st…
Roy Acuff, American singer-songwriter and fiddler (died 1992)
Karel Leendert Miljon was a Dutch boxer, who won the bronze medal in the light heavyweight division at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
Karel Miljon, Dutch boxer (died 1984)
Frank O'Connor was an Irish author and translator. He wrote poetry, dramatic works, memoirs, journalistic columns and features on aspects of Irish culture and history, criticism, l…
Frank O'Connor, Irish short story writer, novelist, and poet (died 1966)
Minanogawa Tōzō , also known as Asashio Kyojiro , was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tsukuba, Ibaraki. He was the sport's 34th yokozuna.
Minanogawa Tōzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 34th Yokozuna (died 1971)
Preston Thomas Tucker was an American automobile entrepreneur who developed the innovative Tucker 48 sedan, initially nicknamed the "Tucker Torpedo", an automobile which introduced…
Preston Tucker, American engineer and businessman, designed the Tucker Sedan (died 1956)
Cec "Dicky" Fifield (1903–1957) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s, and coached in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. An Australian international …
Cec Fifield, Australian rugby league player and coach (died 1957)
Mark Rothko was a Latvian-born American abstract painter. He is best known for his color field paintings that depicted irregular and painterly rectangular regions of color, which h…
Mark Rothko, Latvian-American painter and educator (died 1970)
Haywood Shepherd Hansell Jr. was an American general officer in the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II, and later the United States Air Force. He became an a…
Haywood S. Hansell, American general (died 1988)
Miguel Alemán Valdés was a Mexican politician who served a full term as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952. He was the first civilian president after a string of revolutiona…
Miguel Alemán Valdés, Mexican lawyer and civilian politician, 46th President of Mexico (died 1983)
Diana Vreeland was an American fashion columnist and editor. She worked for the fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar and as editor-in-chief at Vogue, later becoming a special consultan…
Diana Vreeland, American journalist (died 1989)
Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz was a Russian and American pianist. Considered one of the greatest pianists of all time, he was known for his virtuoso technique, timbre, and the publ…
Vladimir Horowitz, Russian-born American pianist and composer (died 1989)
Pierre Veyron was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver active from 1933 through 1953.
Pierre Veyron, French race car driver (died 1970)
Bona Arsenault, was a Canadian historian, genealogist and a federal and provincial politician.
Bona Arsenault, Canadian genealogist, historian, and politician (died 1993)
John Vincent Atanasoff was an American physicist and inventor credited with inventing the first electronic digital computer. Atanasoff invented the first electronic digital compute…
John Vincent Atanasoff, American physicist and academic, invented the Atanasoff–Berry computer (died 1995)
Pierre Garbay was a French Army General.
Pierre Garbay, French general (died 1980)
Ernst Kaltenbrunner was an Austrian lawyer, high-ranking SS official during the Nazi era, major perpetrator of the Holocaust, and convicted war criminal. After the assassination of…
Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian-German lawyer and general, convicted Nuremberg war criminal (died 1946)