Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
Maria Ulfah Soebadio Sastrosatomo, better known by her first married name Maria Ulfah Santoso, was an Indonesian politician and women's rights activist who served as Minister of So…
Maria Ulfah Santoso, Indonesian politician and women's rights activist (died 1988)
Võ Nguyên Giáp was a Vietnamese general, communist revolutionary and politician. Highly regarded as a military strategist, Giáp led Vietnamese communist military forces to victory …
Võ Nguyên Giáp, Vietnamese general and politician, 3rd Minister of Defence for Vietnam (died 2013)
Otto Oscar Binder was an American author of science fiction and non-fiction books and stories, and comic books. He is best known as the co-creator of Supergirl and for his many scr…
Otto Binder, American author and screenwriter (died 1974)
Kathleen Walsh was an English actress, dancer, and screenwriter. Her film career prospered after she met her future husband, film director David Lean, with whom she worked on produ…
Kay Walsh, English actress and dancer (died 2005)
Joseph Marie Antoine Hubert Luns was a Dutch politician, diplomat and jurist who served as the fifth secretary general of NATO from 1971 to 1984, being the longest-serving officeho…
Joseph Luns, Dutch politician and diplomat, 5th Secretary General of NATO (died 2002)
Sir John Charnley, was an English orthopaedic surgeon. He pioneered the hip replacement operation, which is now one of the most common operations both in the UK and elsewhere in th…
John Charnley, British orthopedic surgeon (died 1982)
Edward Brongersma was a Dutch politician and doctor of law. For a number of years he was a member of the Dutch Senate for the Labour Party, and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Com…
Edward Brongersma, Dutch journalist and politician (died 1998)
Arsenio Rodríguez was a Cuban musician, composer and bandleader. He played the tres, as well as the tumbadora, and he specialized in son, rumba and other Afro-Cuban music styles. I…
Arsenio Rodríguez, Cuban-American tres player, composer, and bandleader (died 1970)
Romare Howard Bearden was an American artist, author, and songwriter. He worked with many types of media including cartoons, oils, and collages. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, …
Romare Bearden, American painter and author (died 1988)
William Fisk Harrah was an American businessman and the founder of Harrah's Hotel and Casinos, now part of Caesars Entertainment.
William F. Harrah, American businessman, founded Harrah's Entertainment (died 1978)
Lill Tschudi was a Swiss artist associated with the Grosvenor School of Modern Art.
Lill Tschudi, Swiss artist (died 2004)
Bernard Mammes was an American cyclist. Born in Manhattan, Mammes moved with his family to Rockaway Park, Queens around 1920. His father owned an ice cream parlor, where Mammes wor…
Bernard Mammes, American cyclist and sergeant (died 2000)
Harry Danning, nicknamed "Harry the Horse", was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire Major League Baseball career as a catcher for the New York Giants, an…
Harry Danning, American baseball player and coach (died 2004)
Charles Deutsch (1911–1980) was a French aerodynamics engineer and automobile maker, founder of the brand "DB" with René Bonnet, and later of the "CD".
Charles Deutsch, French aerodynamics engineer and automobile maker, co-founder of the brand "DB (died 1980)
Todor Hristov Zhivkov was a Bulgarian communist politician who served as the de facto leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB) from 1956 until 1989 as General Secretary of…
Todor Zhivkov, Bulgarian police officer and politician, Head of State of Bulgaria (died 1998)
Paul Goodman was an American writer and public intellectual best known for his 1960s works of social criticism. Goodman was prolific across numerous literary genres and non-fiction…
Paul Goodman, American author, poet, and playwright (died 1972)
Sir John Grey Gorton was an Australian politician, farmer and airman who served as the 19th prime minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971. He held office as the leader of the Liber…
John Gorton, Australian lieutenant and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (died 2002)
Lala Amarnath Bhardwaj was an Indian cricketer. He is considered to be the father figure of Indian cricket. He scored the first ever century for India in Test Cricket in 1933. He w…
Lala Amarnath, Indian cricketer (died 2000)
Bola de Nieve, born Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández, was a Cuban singer-pianist and songwriter. His name originates from his round, black face.
Bola de Nieve, Cuban singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1971)
William Smith Monroe was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter who created the bluegrass music genre. For this reason, he is often called the "Father of Bluegrass".
Bill Monroe, American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (died 1996)
William Howard Armstrong was an American writer of children's literature and educator, best known for his 1969 novel Sounder, which won the Newbery Medal.
William H. Armstrong, American author and educator (died 1999)
Karsten Solheim was a golf club designer and businessman. He founded Karsten Manufacturing, a golf club maker better known by the name of PING, and the Solheim Cup, the premier int…
Karsten Solheim, Norwegian-American businessman, founded PING (died 2000)
Luther Leonidas Terry was an American physician and public health official. He was appointed the ninth Surgeon General of the United States from 1961 to 1965, and is best known for…
Luther Terry, American physician and academic, 9th Surgeon General of the United States (died 1985)
Wilfred Graham Burchett was an Australian journalist known for being the first western journalist to report from Hiroshima after the dropping of the atomic bomb, and for his report…
Wilfred Burchett, Australian journalist and author (died 1983)