Explore 2322 historical events from 1900–1909.
John Houseman was a British-American theatre and film producer, actor, director, and teacher. He became known for his highly publicized collaboration with director Orson Welles fro…
John Houseman, Romanian-American actor and producer (died 1988)
Su Buqing, also spelled Su Buchin, was a Chinese mathematician, educator and poet. He was the founder of differential geometry in China, and served as president of Fudan University…
Su Buqing, Chinese mathematician and academic (died 2003)
Leopold Figl was an Austrian politician of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) and the first Chancellor after World War II. As foreign minister, he subsequently took part in the nego…
Leopold Figl, Austrian politician, Chancellor of Austria (died 1965)
Larry Fine was an American actor, comedian and musician. He is best known as a member of the comedy act the Three Stooges and was often called "The Middle Stooge".
Larry Fine, American comedian (died 1975)
Raymond Albert Kroc was an American businessman who was instrumental in turning McDonald's into the most successful global fast food corporation by revenue. He purchased the brand …
Ray Kroc, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1984)
Frederick A. Young OBE, BSC was an English cinematographer. Sometimes credited as F. A. Young, his career in motion picture photography spanned more than 130 films across 65 years,…
Freddie Young, English cinematographer (died 1998)
Umberto "Albert" Anastasia was an Italian-American mobster, hitman and crime boss. One of the founders of the modern American Mafia, and a co-founder and later boss of the Murder, …
Albert Anastasia, Italian-American mobster (died 1957)
Kota Shivaram Karanth, also abbreviated as K. Shivaram Karanth, was an Indian author, Kannada language novelist, playwright and ecological conservationist. Ramachandra Guha called …
K. Shivaram Karanth, Indian journalist, author, and activist (died 1997)
Jayaprakash Narayan Srivastava, also known as JP and Lok Nayak, was an Indian politician, theorist and independence activist. He is mainly remembered for leading the mid-1970s oppo…
Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian activist and politician (died 1979)
Arna Wendell Bontemps was an American poet, novelist and librarian, and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance.
Arna Bontemps, American librarian, author, and poet (died 1973)
Karl Leichter was an Estonian musicologist. In 1929 he graduated in theory and composition, studying under Heino Eller with pupils such as Eduard Tubin, Alfred Karindi, Eduard Oja …
Karl Leichter, Estonian musicologist and academic (died 1987)
Learco Guerra was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the 1934 Giro d'Italia. He was born in San Nicolò Po, a frazione o…
Learco Guerra, Italian cyclist and manager (died 1963)
Irene Ryan was an American actress and comedienne who found success in vaudeville, radio, film, television, and Broadway. She is most widely known for her portrayal of Daisy May "G…
Irene Ryan, American actress (died 1973)
Ellen Miriam Hopkins was an American actress known for her versatility. She signed with Paramount Pictures in 1930.
Miriam Hopkins, American actress (died 1972)
Eddy Hamel was an American soccer player who played as a right winger for Dutch club AFC Ajax. Hamel was the first Jewish player for Ajax. He was murdered by the Nazis in 1943 in A…
Eddy Hamel, American footballer (died 1943)
Robert Eberan von Eberhorst, later known as Robert Eberan-Eberhorst, was a noted Austrian engineer, who designed the Auto Union Type D Grand Prix motor racing car.
Robert Eberan von Eberhorst, Austrian engineer (died 1982)
Luther Harris Evans was an American political scientist who served as the tenth Librarian of Congress and third Director-General of UNESCO.
Luther Evans, American political scientist and politician (died 1981)
Ernst Pascual Jordan was a German theoretical and mathematical physicist who made significant contributions to quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. He contributed much to th…
Pascual Jordan, German physicist and theorist (died 1980)
Henry Steele Commager was an American historian. As one of the most active and prolific liberal intellectuals of his time, with 40 books and 700 essays and reviews, he helped defin…
Henry Steele Commager, American historian and author (died 1998)
Carlo Gnocchi was an Italian priest, educator and writer. He is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.
Carlo Gnocchi, Italian priest, educator and writer (died 1956)
Eddie Lang was an American musician who is credited as the father of jazz guitar. During the 1920s, he gave the guitar a prominence it previously lacked as a solo instrument, as pa…
Eddie Lang, American jazz guitarist (died 1933)
Beryl Markham was an English aviator, adventurer, racehorse trainer and author. She was one of the first British bush pilots, and the first person to fly solo, non-stop across the …
Beryl Markham, Kenyan horse trainer and author (died 1986)
Jack Sharkey was a Lithuanian-American boxer who held the NYSAC, NBA, and The Ring heavyweight titles from 1932 to 1933.
Jack Sharkey, American boxer and referee (died 1994)
Henrietta Hill Swope was an American astronomer who studied variable stars. In particular, she measured the period-luminosity relation for Cepheid stars, which are bright variable …
Henrietta Hill Swope, American astronomer and academic (died 1980)