Explore 1816 historical events from 1900–1909.
Lena Frances Edwards was a New Jersey physician who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1964.
Lena Frances Edwards, African-American physician, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom (died 1986)
John Willard Marriott Sr. was an American entrepreneur and businessman. He was the founder of the Marriott Corporation, the parent company of the world's largest hospitality, hotel…
J. Willard Marriott, American businessman, founded the Marriott Corporation (died 1985)
Martha Ostenso was a Norwegian American novelist and screenwriter who is also an important figure in Canadian literary history.
Martha Ostenso, Canadian screenwriter and novelist (died 1963)
Willis Laurence James was an American musician, composer and educator. He was on the faculty of Spelman College for more than three decades.
Willis Laurence James, American violinist and educator (died 1966)
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, often referred to as Chacha "Uncle" Ramgoolam or SSR, was a Mauritian physician, politician, and statesman. He served as the island's only chief minister…
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, Mauritian philanthropist and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Mauritius (died 1985)
Ricardo Cortez was an American actor and film director. He was a matinée idol during the silent era, and later specialized in playing "heavies".
Ricardo Cortez, American actor (died 1977)
Maharaja RanaShri Vikramatji Khimojiraj Sahib was the ruler of Princely State of Porbandar belonging to Jethwa Rajput dynasty.
Vikramatji Khimojiraj, Indian ruler (born 1819)
John Luther "Casey" Jones was an American railroader who was killed when his passenger train collided with a stalled freight train in Vaughan, Mississippi.
Casey Jones, American railroad engineer (born 1864)
Lars Svendsen Oftedal was a Norwegian priest, social reformer, politician, and newspaper editor. He was the founding editor of Stavanger Aftenblad and served as a member of the Sto…
Lars Oftedal, Norwegian priest, social reformer, politician, and newspaper editor (born 1838)
Hedwig "Hettie" Ross was a New Zealand-born Australian educator and political activist. She was a founding member of the Communist Party of New Zealand and a leader of the Austral…
Hedwig Ross, New Zealand-born educator and political activist, founding member of the Communist Party of New Zealand…
Göran Fredrik Göransson was a Swedish merchant, ironmaster and industrialist. He was the founder of the company Sandvikens Jernverks AB and was the first person to implement the Be…
Göran Fredrik Göransson, Swedish merchant, ironmaster and industrialist (born 1819)
Jean Gaspard Félix Lacher Ravaisson-Mollien was a French philosopher, 'perhaps France's most influential philosopher in the second half of the nineteenth century'. He was originall…
Félix Ravaisson-Mollien, French archaeologist and philosopher (born 1813)
Mary Henrietta Kingsley was an English explorer, travel writer, and ethnographic observer known for her journeys through West Africa and for her influential writings on African soc…
Mary Kingsley, English explorer and author (born 1862)
Stephen Crane was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Prolific throughout his short life, he wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples …
Stephen Crane, American poet, novelist, and short story writer (born 1871)
Lucretia Peabody Hale was an American writer and editor, best known for her humorous The Peterkin Papers stories.
Lucretia Peabody Hale, American journalist and author (born 1820)
Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin was a Russian clergyman and mathematician of the second half of the 19th century, known for his achievements in number theory. He discovered the ninth per…
Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician and academic (born 1827)
Sir Thomas McIlwraith was the Premier of Queensland between 1879 and 1883, 1888, and in 1893. McIlwraith was a dominant figure of colonial politics in Queensland during the late 19…
Thomas McIlwraith, Scottish-Australian politician, 8th Premier of Queensland (born 1835)
Umberto I was King of Italy from 9 January 1878 until his assassination in 1900. His reign saw the creation of the Italian colonial empire and the formation of the Triple Alliance …
Umberto I of Italy (born 1844)
Alfred was sovereign Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 22 August 1893 until his death in 1900. He was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He was k…
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (born 1844)
Isaac Ilyich Levitan was a Russian landscape painter who advanced the genre of the "mood landscape".
Isaac Levitan, Russian painter and educator (born 1860)
Wilhelm Martin Philipp Christian Ludwig Liebknecht was a German social democratic politician and journalist. A principal founder of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), hi…
Wilhelm Liebknecht, German lawyer and politician (born 1826)
William Steinitz was a Bohemian-Austrian, and later American, chess player. From 1886 to 1894, he was the first World Chess Champion. He was also a highly influential writer and ch…
Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian chess player and theoretician (born 1836)
Collis Potter Huntington was an American industrialist and railway magnate. He was one of the Big Four tycoons of western railroading who invested in Theodore Judah's idea to build…
Collis Potter Huntington, American railway magnate (born 1821)
José Maria de Eça de Queiroz or Queirós is generally considered to have been the greatest Portuguese writer in the realist style. Zola considered him to be far greater than Flauber…
José Maria de Eça de Queirós, Portuguese journalist and author (born 1845)