The 1910s

Explore 747 historical events from 1910–1919.

1915

Renée Asherson, English actress (died 2014)

Dorothy Renée Ascherson, known professionally as Renée Asherson, was a British actress. Much of her theatrical career was spent in Shakespearean plays, appearing at such venues as …

Renée Asherson, English actress (died 2014)

1915

Chakravarthi V

Chakravarthi Vijayaraghava Narasimhan MBE, ICS was an Indian Civil Service officer and a former Under Secretary-General of the United Nations, serving twenty-two years in the UN.

Chakravarthi V

1915

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Stanley Donald Stookey was an American inventor. He had 60 patents in his name related to glass and ceramics. His discoveries and inventions have contributed to the development of …

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1915

Herman Wouk, American novelist (died 2019)

Herman Wouk was an American author. He published 15 novels, many of them historical fiction such as The Caine Mutiny (1951), for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1952…

Herman Wouk, American novelist (died 2019)

1915

Nelson W

Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate, where he represented Rhode Island from 1881 to 1911. B…

Nelson W

1915

Rupert Brooke, English poet (born 1887)

Rupert Chawner Brooke was an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War, especially "The Soldier". He was also known for his boyish good l…

Rupert Brooke, English poet (born 1887)

1915

Frederick W

Frederick William Seward was an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served twice as the Assistant Secretary of State. He served as Assistant Secretary from 1…

Frederick W

1915

John Bunny, American actor (born 1863)

John Bunny was an American actor. Bunny began his career as a stage actor, but transitioned to a film career after joining Vitagraph Studios around 1910. At Vitagraph, Bunny made o…

John Bunny, American actor (born 1863)

1915

Ida Hunt Udall, American diarist (born 1858)

Ida Frances Hunt Udall was an American diarist, homesteader, and teacher in territorial Utah and Arizona. A lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Udal…

Ida Hunt Udall, American diarist (born 1858)