Explore 747 historical events from 1910–1919.
Florence Beatrice Emery was a British West End leading actress, composer and director. She was also a women's rights activist, journalist, educator, singer, novelist, and leader of…
Florence Farr, British actress, composer and director (born 1860)
Albert Ball, was a British fighter pilot during the First World War. At the time of his death he was the United Kingdom's leading flying ace, with 44 victories, and remained its fo…
Albert Ball, English fighter pilot (born 1896)
Clara Ayres was an American nurse who joined the United States Army during the First World War. Ayres and Helen Burnett Wood were the first two women to be killed while serving in …
Clara Ayres, American nurse (born 1880)
Sir Charles Anthoni Johnson Brooke was the head of state of Sarawak from 3 August 1868 until his death. He succeeded his uncle, James Brooke, who was the first of the so-called "Wh…
Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak (born 1829)
Major Valentine Fleming, was a Scottish Conservative Member of Parliament who was killed in the First World War. He was the father of the authors Peter Fleming and Ian Fleming, the…
Valentine Fleming, Scottish soldier and politician (born 1887)
Philip Ferrari de La Renotière was a noted French-born stamp collector, assembling probably the most complete worldwide collection that ever existed, or is considered likely to exi…
Philipp von Ferrary, Italian stamp collector (born 1850)
Maksim Adamavich Bahdanovich was a Belarusian poet, journalist, translator, literary critic and historian of literature. He is considered one of the founders of the modern Belarusi…
Maksim Bahdanovič, Belarusian poet and critic (born 1891)
Kate Harrington, born Rebecca Harrington Smith and later known as Rebecca Smith Pollard, was an American teacher, writer and poet.
Kate Harrington, American poet and educator (born 1831)
Pope Benedict XV was head of the Catholic Church from 1914 until his death in January 1922. His pontificate was largely overshadowed by World War I and its political, social, and h…
Pope Benedict XV (pictured) promulgated the Pio-Benedictine Code, the first official comprehensive codification of Latin
World War I, or the First World War, also known as The Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. Major areas of conflict included …
World War I: Several French army corps began a massive assault against the German-occupied Chemin des Dames ridge, south
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the gra…
The Imperial War Graves Commission was established by royal charter to mark, record and maintain the graves and places o
The Leeds Convention was a socialist meeting in Leeds, England, held on 3 June 1917. It was organised by the British Socialist Party and Independent Labour Party in the wake of the…
A socialist convention in Leeds, United Kingdom, called for an end to the First World War and the establishment of Worke
Martyrs' Square, historically known as "Al Burj" or "Place des Cannons", is the historical central public square of Beirut, Lebanon.
Twenty-one Lebanese nationalists are executed in Martyrs' Square, Beirut by Djemal Pasha
Mahn Win Maung was a Burmese politician who served as the third president of Burma.
Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (died 1989)
Arumugam Thiagarajah was a Sri Lankan Tamil teacher, politician and Member of Parliament. He died in May 1981, a day after being shot and injured an attack by a militant Tamil grou…
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Carl Burgos was an American comic book and advertising artist best known for creating the original Human Torch in Marvel Comics #1, during the period historians and fans call the G…
Carl Burgos, American illustrator (died 1984)
Nasiba Jahangir gizi Zeynalova was a Soviet and Azerbaijani actress. People's Artist of Azerbaijan SSR (1967).
Nasiba Zeynalova, Azerbaijani actress (died 2004)
Estella B. Diggs was an American businesswoman, writer and politician from New York.
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Hanfried Lenz was a German mathematician, who is mainly known for his work in geometry and combinatorics.
Hanfried Lenz, German mathematician and academic (died 2013)
Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, was an American-born British and Swiss violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the…
Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (died 1999)
Yiannis Moralis was an important Greek visual artist and part of the so-called "Generation of the '30s". He is a person who carried weight in many fields and found himself to be eq…
Yiannis Moralis, Greek painter and educator (died 2009)
Sinah Estelle Kelley was an American chemist who worked on the mass production of penicillin.
Sinah Estelle Kelley, American chemist (died 1982)
The mines on the Italian front during the First World War comprised a series of underground explosive charges of varying sizes, secretly planted between 1916 and 1918 by Austro-Hun…
World War I: During a mine warfare in high altitude on the Dolomites, the Italian troops conquer the Col di Lana held by
Aloysius Martin Thesz, known by the ring name Lou Thesz, was an American professional wrestler and wrestling coach. Considered to be one of the last true shooters in professional w…
Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (died 2002)