Explore 2322 historical events from 1900–1909.
Cecil André Mesritz, known professionally as André Morell, was an English actor. He appeared frequently in theatre, film and on television from the 1930s to the 1970s. His best kno…
André Morell, English actor (died 1978)
Albert William Roberts was a New Zealand Test cricketer who played in five Test matches between 1930 and 1937.
Alby Roberts, New Zealand cricketer and rugby player (died 1978)
Ethel May Caterham is an English supercentenarian who, at the age of 116 years, 347 days, has been the world's oldest verified living person since the death of Inah Canabarro Lucas…
Ethel Caterham, English supercentenarian
Nikolay Nikolayevich Bogolyubov was a Soviet mathematician and theoretical physicist known for his significant contributions to quantum field theory, classical and quantum statisti…
Nikolay Bogolyubov, Russian mathematician and physicist (died 1992)
Julius J. Epstein was an American screenwriter, who had a long career, best remembered for his screenplay, written with his twin brother, Philip, and Howard E. Koch, of the film Ca…
Julius J. Epstein, American screenwriter and producer (died 2000)
Melvin Jack Hein, nicknamed "Old Indestructible", was an American professional football player. In the era of one-platoon football, he played as a center and was inducted into the …
Mel Hein, American football player and coach (died 1992)
John Sydney Buller was an English first-class cricketer and international umpire. He was a wicket-keeper.
Syd Buller, English cricketer and umpire (died 1970)
Ronald Eustace Grieveson was a South African cricketer who played in two Tests in 1938–39. He was born and died in Johannesburg, South Africa. He attended Parktown Boys' High Schoo…
Ronnie Grieveson, South African cricketer and soldier (died 1998)
Ethel Ruby Keeler was a Canadian and American actress, dancer, and singer who was paired on-screen with Dick Powell in a string of successful early musicals at Warner Bros., partic…
Ruby Keeler, Canadian-American actress, singer, and dancer (died 1993)
Michael Rennie was a British film, television and stage actor, who had leading roles in a number of Hollywood films, including his portrayal of the space visitor Klaatu in the scie…
Michael Rennie, English actor and producer (died 1971)
Eric Quail Davies, was a South African cricketer, who played in five Test matches from 1936 to 1939. He was born in King William's Town and died in Port Alfred, both in Cape Provin…
Eric Davies, South African cricketer and educator (died 1976)
Jim Davis was an American actor, best known for his roles in television Westerns. In his later career, he became famous as Jock Ewing in the CBS primetime soap opera Dallas, a role…
Jim Davis, American actor (died 1981)
Eugene Moore Jr. was an American professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Bees / Braves, B…
Gene Moore, American baseball player (died 1978)
Sylvère Maes was a Belgian cyclist, who is most famous for winning the Tour de France in 1936 and 1939. In 1937, Maes left the 1937 Tour de France together with his Belgian team wh…
Sylvère Maes, Belgian cyclist (died 1966)
Charles Albert Pozzi was a French racing driver who participated in one World Championship Formula One race in 1950, the year of its inception.
Charles Pozzi, French race car driver (died 2001)
Lester Willis Young, nicknamed "Pres" or "Prez", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist.
Lester Young, American saxophonist and clarinet player (died 1959)
Virginia Lee Burton, also known by her married name Virginia Demetrios, was an American illustrator and children's book author. She wrote and illustrated seven children's books, in…
Virginia Lee Burton, American author and illustrator (died 1968)
Ferenc Fejtő, also known as François Fejtő, was a Hungarian-born French journalist and political scientist specializing in Eastern Europe.
Ferenc Fejtő, Hungarian-French journalist and political scientist (died 2008)
Egerton Herbert Norman was a Canadian diplomat and historian. Born in Japan to missionary parents, he became a historian of modern Japan before joining the Canadian foreign service…
E. Herbert Norman, Canadian historian and diplomat (died 1957)
Eduard Wirths was the chief SS doctor at the Auschwitz concentration camp from September 1942 to January 1945. Thus, Wirths had formal responsibility for everything undertaken by t…
Eduard Wirths, German physician (died 1945)
Hans Friedrich August Carste was a German composer and conductor. He arrived in Berlin in 1931 after working in Vienna and Breslau. He composed film music and as well as songs for …
Hans Carste, German pianist and conductor (died 1971)
Bernard Delfont, Baron Delfont was a Russian-born British theatrical impresario and media proprietor. He was the brother of fellow impresarios Lew and Leslie Grade, and was a promi…
Bernard Delfont, Russian-English talent manager (died 1994)
Archibald Jackson, occasionally known as Archibald Alexander Jackson, was an Australian international cricketer who played eight Test matches as a specialist batsman between 1929 a…
Archie Jackson, Scottish-Australian cricketer (died 1933)
Michael Gordon was an American stage actor and stage and film director.
Michael Gordon, American actor and director (died 1993)