The 1910s

Explore 747 historical events from 1910–1919.

1916 110 years ago

Giuseppe Tosi, Italian discus thrower (died 1981)

Giuseppe "Beppe" Tosi was an Italian discus thrower. He won silver medal at the 1946, 1950 and 1954 European championships and 1948 Summer Olympics, every time beaten by the teamma…

Giuseppe Tosi, Italian discus thrower (died 1981)

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1916 110 years ago

Robert F

Robert Francis Furchgott was an American Nobel Prize winning biochemist who contributed to the discovery of nitric oxide as a transient cellular signal in mammalian systems.

Robert F

1916 110 years ago

Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (died 2014)

Fernand Leduc was a Canadian abstract expressionist painter and a major figure in the Quebec contemporary art scene in the 1940s and 1950s. During his 50-year career, Leduc partici…

Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (died 2014)

1916 110 years ago

Tom Clarke, Irish rebel (born 1858)

Thomas James Clarke was an Irish republican and a leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Clarke was arguably the person most responsible for the 1916 Easter Rising. A proponen…

Tom Clarke, Irish rebel (born 1858)

1916 110 years ago

Willie Pearse, Irish rebel (born 1881)

William James Pearse was an Irish republican executed for his part in the Easter Rising. He was a younger brother of Patrick Pearse, a leader of the rising.

Willie Pearse, Irish rebel (born 1881)