The 1900s

1901 125 years ago

Saumyendranath Tagore, Indian revolutionary and thinker, Founder of the Revolutionary Communist Party of India (RCPI).…

Saumyendranath Tagore, son of Sudhindranath Tagore, fourth child of Dwijendranath Tagore, and grandnephew of Rabindranath Tagore, was the leader of the Revolutionary Communist Part…

Saumyendranath Tagore, Indian revolutionary and thinker, Founder of the Revolutionary Communist Party of India (RCPI).…

1901 125 years ago

Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor and painter (died 1966)

Alberto Giacometti was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker, who was one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century. His work was particularly influenced by…

Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor and painter (died 1966)

1901 125 years ago

Masanobu Tsuji, Japanese colonel and politician (died 1961)

Masanobu Tsuji was a Japanese army officer, politician, and war criminal. During World War II, he was an important tactical planner in the Imperial Japanese Army and developed th…

Masanobu Tsuji, Japanese colonel and politician (died 1961)

1901 125 years ago

Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Spanish playwright and novelist (died 1952)

Enrique Jardiel Poncela was a Spanish playwright and novelist who wrote mostly humorous works.

Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Spanish playwright and novelist (died 1952)

1901 125 years ago

Emma Gamboa Alvarado, Costa Rican educator (died 1973)

Emma Gamboa Alvarado, was a Costa Rican educator, recognized for her contributions to pedagogy and teaching. She was declared Benemérita de la Patria by the Legislative Assembly of…

Emma Gamboa Alvarado, Costa Rican educator (died 1973)

1901 125 years ago

Arleigh Burke, American admiral (died 1996)

Arleigh Albert Burke was an admiral of the United States Navy who distinguished himself during World War II and the Korean War, and who served as Chief of Naval Operations during t…

Arleigh Burke, American admiral (died 1996)

1901 125 years ago

Frank Churchill, American film composer (died 1942)

Frank Edwin Churchill was an American film composer and songwriter. He wrote music for many classic films produced by Walt Disney, including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Dumbo …

Frank Churchill, American film composer (died 1942)

1901 125 years ago

Adelaide Hall, American-English singer, actress, and dancer (died 1993)

Adelaide Louise Hall was an American-born UK-based jazz singer and entertainer. Her career spanned more than 70 years from 1921 until her death. Early in her career, she was a majo…

Adelaide Hall, American-English singer, actress, and dancer (died 1993)

1901 125 years ago

Gilda Gray, Polish-American actress, singer, and dancer (died 1959)

Gilda Gray was a Polish-American dancer and actress who popularized a dance called the "shimmy" which became fashionable in 1920s films and theater productions.

Gilda Gray, Polish-American actress, singer, and dancer (died 1959)

1901 125 years ago

Roy Fox, British dance bandleader (died 1982)

Roy Clifton Fox was an American-born British dance bandleader who was popular in Britain during the British dance band era of the 1930s.

Roy Fox, British dance bandleader (died 1982)

1901 125 years ago

Ambrogio Gianotti, Italian partigiano and priest (died 1969)

Don Antonio Ambrogio Gianotti was a Catholic priest and member of the Italian resistance movement.

Ambrogio Gianotti, Italian partigiano and priest (died 1969)

1901 125 years ago

Eileen Shanahan, Irish poet (died 1979)

Eileen Shanahan was an Irish poet. Her best-known poem, The Three Children , has been republished five times since its original publication in The Atlantic Monthly in 1929, and was…

Eileen Shanahan, Irish poet (died 1979)

1901 125 years ago

Émilienne Morin, French activist (died 1991)

Émilienne Léontine Morin was a French anarchist activist, journalist and stenographer. Born into an anarcho-syndicalist family, she joined the French anarchist movement at an early…

Émilienne Morin, French activist (died 1991)

1901 125 years ago

Alfred Horatio Belo, American publisher, founded The Dallas Morning News (born 1839)

Alfred Horatio Belo was the founder of The Dallas Morning News newspaper in Dallas, Texas, along with business partner George Bannerman Dealey. The company A. H. Belo Corporation, …

Alfred Horatio Belo, American publisher, founded The Dallas Morning News (born 1839)

1901 125 years ago

John Jones Ross, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec (born 1831)

John Jones Ross was a Canadian politician. Ross served as the seventh premier of Quebec and later as a member of the Senate of Canada.

John Jones Ross, Canadian lawyer and politician, 7th Premier of Quebec (born 1831)

1901 125 years ago

Mariano Ignacio Prado, Peruvian general, twice President of Peru (born 1825)

Mariano Ignacio Prado Ochoa was a Peruvian army general who served twice as President of Peru.

Mariano Ignacio Prado, Peruvian general, twice President of Peru (born 1825)

1901 125 years ago

Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, South African general and politician, 1st President of the South African Republic (born 1819

Marthinus Wessel Pretorius was a South African political leader. An Afrikaner, he helped establish the South African Republic, was the first president of the ZAR, and also compiled…

Marthinus Wessel Pretorius, South African general and politician, 1st President of the South African Republic (born 1819

1901 125 years ago

Joseph Olivier, French rugby player (born 1874)

Joseph Adolphe Théophile Olivier was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal.

Joseph Olivier, French rugby player (born 1874)

1901 125 years ago

Gaetano Bresci, Italian-American anarchist, assassin of Umberto I of Italy (born 1869)

Gaetano Bresci was an Italian anarchist who assassinated King Umberto I of Italy. His experience of working as a young weaver led him to realize he was exploited in the workplace, …

Gaetano Bresci, Italian-American anarchist, assassin of Umberto I of Italy (born 1869)

1901 125 years ago

Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, Canadian bishop (born 1824)

Louis-Zéphirin Moreau was a Canadian Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Saint-Hyacinthe from 1875 until his death in 1901. He was also the cofounder of the Sisters of St. Jos…

Louis-Zéphirin Moreau, Canadian bishop (born 1824)

1901 125 years ago

George Leslie Mackay, Canadian missionary and author (born 1844)

George Leslie Mackay was a Canadian Presbyterian missionary. He was the first Presbyterian missionary to northern Taiwan, serving with the Canadian Presbyterian Mission. Mackay is …

George Leslie Mackay, Canadian missionary and author (born 1844)

1901 125 years ago

Adolf Bötticher, German historian and author (born 1842)

Adolf Bötticher or Adolf Boetticher was a German art historian and conservator.

Adolf Bötticher, German historian and author (born 1842)

1901 125 years ago

Robert Williams Buchanan, Scottish poet, author, and playwright (born 1841)

Robert Williams Buchanan was a Scottish poet, novelist and dramatist. Several of his works were adapted into films.

Robert Williams Buchanan, Scottish poet, author, and playwright (born 1841)

1901 125 years ago

Johannes Schmidt, German linguist and academic (born 1843)

Johannes Friedrich Heinrich Schmidt was a German linguist. He developed the Wellentheorie of language development.

Johannes Schmidt, German linguist and academic (born 1843)