Explore 2322 historical events from 1900–1909.
Elias Kazantzoglou, known as Elia Kazan, was a Greek-American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by The New York Times as "one of the most honor…
Elia Kazan, Greek-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2003)
Józef Noji was a Polish long-distance runner who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Józef Noji, Polish runner (died 1943)
Donald MacDonald was a Canadian social democratic politician and trade unionist who led the Nova Scotia Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and was elected as a member of the Nova…
Donald MacDonald, Canadian trade union leader and politician (died 1986)
Edwin Raymond Bowden was an English footballer who played as an inside forward. He scored 130 goals from 316 appearances in the Football League, playing for Plymouth Argyle, Arsena…
Ray Bowden, English footballer (died 1998)
Alexander Frederik Paul "Frits" Thors was a Dutch journalist and news anchor. Thors was best known as the newscaster of the NTS-Journaal from 1965 until 1972.
Frits Thors, Dutch journalist and radio host (died 2014)
Sir Peter Markham Scott was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter, naval officer, broadcaster and sportsman. The only child of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott, h…
Peter Scott, English ornithologist, painter, and sailor (died 1989)
Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai, also known as Perarignar Anna, was an Indian politician who was the founder and first general-secretary of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). He …
C. N. Annadurai, Indian educator and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (died 1969)
Phil Arnold was an American screen, stage, television, and vaudeville actor and dancer. He appeared in approximately 150 films and television shows between 1939 and 1968.
Phil Arnold, American actor (died 1968)
Elizabeth Wright Enright Gillham was an American writer of children's books, an illustrator, writer of short stories for adults, literary critic and teacher of creative writing. Pe…
Elizabeth Enright, American author and illustrator (died 1968)
Kwame Nkrumah, was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He served as Prime Minister of the Gold Coast from 1952 until 1957, when it gained independence fro…
Kwame Nkrumah, Ghanaian educator and politician, 1st President of Ghana (died 1972)
John Engstead was an American photographer. Engstead was born in California, and began his career in 1926, when he was hired as an office boy by Paramount Pictures' head of studio …
John Engstead, American photographer and journalist (died 1983)
Allan "Rocky" Lane was an American actor. He was the star of many cowboy B-movies in the 1940s and 1950s. He appeared in more than 125 films and TV shows in a career lasting from 1…
Allan Lane, American actor (died 1973)
Lorenc Antoni was an Albanian composer, conductor, and ethnomusicologist.
Lorenc Antoni, Kosovo-Albanian composer and conductor (died 1991)
Gerard Ciołek was a Polish architect, as well as a leading historian of parks and gardens.
Gerard Antoni Ciołek, Polish historian and architect (died 1966)
William Henry Getty France was an American businessman and racing driver. He was also known as Bill France Sr. or Big Bill. He is best known for founding and managing NASCAR, a san…
Bill France Sr., American race car driver, founded NASCAR (died 1992)
Anthony P. "Dutch" Hamann was the city manager of San Jose, California, United States, from 1950 to 1969. During his tenure, San Jose grew from a small agriculture-based city of 95…
A. P. Hamann, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (died 1977)
Virginia Bruce was an American actress and singer.
Virginia Bruce, American actress (died 1982)
Alexander Gillespie Raymond Jr. was an American cartoonist and illustrator who was best known for creating the Flash Gordon comic strip for King Features Syndicate in 1934. The str…
Alex Raymond, American cartoonist, creator of Flash Gordon (died 1956)
Anni Viktoria Blomqvist was a Finland-Swedish novelist.
Anni Blomqvist, Finnish author (died 1990)
Shura Cherkassky was a Russian-American concert pianist known for his performances of the romantic repertoire. His playing was characterized by a virtuoso technique and singing pia…
Shura Cherkassky, Ukrainian-American pianist and educator (died 1995)
Alfred Gerald Caplin, better known as Al Capp, was an American cartoonist and humorist best known for the satirical comic strip Li'l Abner, which he created in 1934 and continued w…
Al Capp, American author and illustrator (died 1979)
Samuel William Yorty was an American politician, attorney, and radio host from Los Angeles, California. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and the …
Sam Yorty, American captain, politician, and 37th Mayor of Los Angeles (died 1998)
Erastus Corning 2nd was an American businessman and Democratic Party politician who served as the 72nd mayor of Albany, New York from 1942 to 1983, when Albany County was controlle…
Erastus Corning 2nd, American soldier and politician, 72nd Mayor of Albany (died 1983)
Frederick Donald Coggan, Baron Coggan, was the 101st Archbishop of Canterbury from 1974 to 1980. As Archbishop of Canterbury, he "revived morale within the Church of England, opene…
Donald Coggan, English archbishop (died 2000)