Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
The Battle of Megiddo was fought between 19 and 25 September 1918, on the Plain of Sharon, in front of Tulkarm, Tabsor and Arara in the Judean Hills as well as on the Esdralon Plai…
World War I: The end of the Battle of Megiddo, the climax of the British Army's Sinai and Palestine campaign under…
The Meuse–Argonne offensive was a major part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire Western Front. It was fought from September 26, 1918, unti…
World War I: The Meuse-Argonne Offensive began which would last until the total surrender of German forces.
Ibolyka Astrid Maria Varnay was a Swedish-born American dramatic soprano of Hungarian descent. She spent most of her career in the United States and Germany. She was one of the lea…
Astrid Varnay, Swedish-American soprano and actress (died 2006)
Francina Elsje "Fanny" Blankers-Koen was a Dutch track and field athlete, best known for winning four gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. She competed there as a 30-…
Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch sprinter and long jumper (died 2004)
Sten John Gustaf Rudholm was a Swedish lawyer, member of the Swedish Academy, former Chancellor of Justice, Chief Justice of Appeal and Marshal of the Realm. Rudholm was prior to h…
Sten Rudholm, Swedish lawyer and jurist (died 2008)
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. One of the deadliest conflicts in…
World War I: The Fifth Battle of Ypres begins.
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. One of the deadliest conflicts in…
World War I: Bulgaria signs the Armistice of Salonica ending its participation.
The Hindenburg Line was a German defensive fortification built during the winter of 1916–1917 on the Western Front in France during the First World War. The line ran from Arras to …
World War I: The Hindenburg Line is broken by an Allied attack.
The Ukrainian War of Independence, also referred to as the Ukrainian–Soviet War in Ukraine, lasted from March 1917 to November 1921 and was part of the wider Russian Civil War. It …
Ukrainian War of Independence: Insurgent forces led by Nestor Makhno defeats the Central Powers at the battle of…
The Battle of Megiddo was fought between 19 and 25 September 1918, on the Plain of Sharon, in front of Tulkarm, Tabsor and Arara in the Judean Hills as well as on the Esdralon Plai…
The battle of Megiddo begins in which British forces attack the right flank of the Ottoman army during World War I.
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. One of the deadliest conflicts in…
World War I: British forces capture Haifa, Acre, and Es Salt from the Ottoman Empire.
Jack Harold Paar was an American talk show host, writer, radio and television comedian, and film actor. He was the second host of The Tonight Show from 1957 to 1962. Time magazine'…
Jack Paar, American comedian, author and talk show host (died 2004)
Edric Thornton Bates MBE was an English professional footballer who played as a forward. He spent the majority of his career at Southampton F.C. as a player, manager, director and …
Ted Bates, English footballer and manager (died 2003)
Kakuei Tanaka was a Japanese politician who served as prime minister of Japan from 1972 to 1974. Known for his background in construction and earthy and tenacious political style,…
Kakuei Tanaka, Japanese soldier and politician, 64th Prime Minister of Japan (died 1993)
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. One of the deadliest conflicts in…
World War I: The Egyptian Expeditionary Force captures Damascus.
The T. A. Gillespie Company Shell Loading Plant explosion, sometimes called the Morgan Munitions Depot explosion or similar titles, began at 7:36 pm EDT on Friday, October 4, 1918,…
World War I: An explosion kills more than 100 people and destroys a Shell Loading Plant in New Jersey.
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. One of the deadliest conflicts in…
World War I: Corporal Alvin C. York kills 28 German soldiers and captures 132, for which he was awarded the Medal of…
The Parliament of Finland is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the pe…
The Finnish Parliament elects Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse as King of Finland, but he never accedes to the throne…
RMS Leinster was an Irish ship operated by the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company. She served as the Kingstown-Holyhead mailboat until she was torpedoed and sunk by the German sub…
RMS Leinster is torpedoed and sunk by UB-123, killing 564, the largest loss of life on the Irish Sea.
Myron Leon Wallace was an American broadcast journalist, and television personality. Known for his investigative journalism, he interviewed a wide range of prominent newsmakers dur…
Mike Wallace, American journalist (died 2012)
Mary Kay Ash was an American businesswoman and founder of direct sales company Mary Kay Cosmetics, Inc. At the time of her death, she had a fortune of $98 million, and her company …
Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (died 2001)
Richard Edward Arnold was an American country music singer. He was a Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second…
Eddy Arnold, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 2008)
Seismic magnitude scales are used to describe the overall strength or "size" of an earthquake. These are distinguished from seismic intensity scales that categorize the intensity o…
The 7.1 Mw San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico. The quake and resulting tsunami kill up to 116 people.
The Cloquet Fire was an immense forest fire in northern Minnesota, United States, in October 1918, caused by sparks on the local railroads amid dry conditions. The fire left much o…
A massive forest fire kills 453 people in Minnesota.