Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
John Alton Claude Keller was an American hurdler who set world records in 120 -yard/110-meter and 220-yard events. He won the 110 m hurdles at the 1932 United States Olympic Trials…
Jack Keller, American hurdler (died 1978)
Ashok Kumar was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema. He is considered to be…
Ashok Kumar, Indian film actor (died 2001)
Mary Blair was an American artist, illustrator, animation concept artist, colorist, designer, and writer. She was prominent in producing art for The Walt Disney Company, drawing co…
Mary Blair, American illustrator and animator (died 1978)
Paul Grégoire, was a Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Montreal from 1968 to 1990, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1988.
Paul Grégoire, Canadian cardinal (died 1993)
Saunders Terrell, known as Sonny Terry, was an American Piedmont blues and folk musician, who was known for his energetic blues harmonica style, which frequently included vocal who…
Sonny Terry, American singer and harmonica player (died 1986)
Sidney Gillman was an American football player, coach and executive. Gillman's insistence on stretching the football field by throwing deep downfield passes, instead of short passe…
Sid Gillman, American football player and coach (died 2003)
Mahalia Jackson was an American gospel singer, widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century. With a career spanning 40 years, Jackson was integral to…
Mahalia Jackson, American singer (died 1972)
Sorley MacLean was a Scottish Gaelic poet, described by the Scottish Poetry Library as "one of the major Scottish poets of the modern era" because of his "mastery of his chosen med…
Sorley MacLean, Scottish poet and educator (died 1996)
Leif Erickson was an American stage, film, and television actor.
Leif Erickson, American actor (died 1986)
Ruth Carol Hussey was an American actress best known for her Academy Award-nominated role as photographer Elizabeth Imbrie in The Philadelphia Story.
Ruth Hussey, American actress (died 2005)
Emilio Salgari was an Italian writer of action adventure swashbucklers and a pioneer of science fiction.
Emilio Salgari, Italian journalist and author (born 1862)
René Vallon was an early French aviator. Born in Paris, he travelled to Shanghai, China, in 1911 with a group of aviation enthusiasts to promote aircraft sales. He achieved the fir…
René Vallon, French aviator (born 1880)
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, who went by the name Wentworth, was an American Unitarian minister, author, abolitionist, politician, and soldier. He was active in abolitionism in the …
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, American abolitionist (born 1823)
Frederick August Otto Schwarz was a German-born American toy retailer known for founding FAO Schwarz.
Frederick August Otto Schwarz, German-American businessman, founded FAO Schwarz (born 1836)
Gustav Mahler was a Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century tradition and the modernism …
Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer and conductor (born 1860)
Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming was a Scottish astronomer. At the Harvard College Observatory, she contributed to the photographic classification of stellar spectra, helping to de…
Williamina Fleming, Scottish-American astronomer and academic (born 1857)
Sir William Schwenck Gilbert was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with the composer Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen …
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Milton Bradley was an American business magnate, game pioneer and publisher, credited by many with launching the board game industry, with his eponymous enterprise, which was purch…
Milton Bradley, American businessman, founded the Milton Bradley Company (born 1836)
Maurice Rouvier was a French statesman of the "Opportunist" faction, who twice served as the Prime Minister of France. He is best known for his financial policies and his unpopular…
Maurice Rouvier, French politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1842)
James Curtis Hepburn was an American physician, educator, translator and lay Christian missionary. He is known for the Hepburn romanization system for transliteration of the Japane…
James Curtis Hepburn, American physician and missionary (born 1815)
Victor John Surridge was an English motor-cycle racer who raced for the Rudge team. After the works Rudge factory team visited the Isle of Man TT Races for the first time, Victor S…
Victor Surridge, English motorcycle racer (born 1882)
Allan McLean was an Australian politician who served as the 19th Premier of Victoria, in office from 1899 to 1900. He was later elected to federal parliament, where he served as a …
Allan McLean, Scottish-Australian politician, 19th Premier of Victoria (born 1840)
Edwin Austin Abbey was an American muralist, illustrator, and painter. He flourished at the beginning of what is now referred to as the "golden age" of illustration, and is best kn…
Edwin Austin Abbey, American painter and illustrator (born 1852)
Samuel Arza Davenport was an American politician and lawyer. A Republican, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Samuel Arza Davenport, American lawyer and politician (born 1843)