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John Merrill Knapp was an American musicologist and academic. He was considered an authority on the life and works of George Frideric Handel. Born in New York City, Knapp graduated…
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The 1910s
Explore 747 historical events from 1910–1919.
1914
Hank Snow, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1999)
Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian country music guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He recorded 140 albums and charted more than 85 singles on the Billboard country charts …
Hank Snow, American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1999)
1914
Howard K
Howard Kingsbury Smith was an American journalist, radio reporter, television anchorman, political commentator, and film actor. He was one of the original members of the team of wa…
Howard K
1914
Joe Louis, American boxer (died 1981)
Joseph Louis Barrow was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed "the Brown Bomber", Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influe…
Joe Louis, American boxer (died 1981)
1914
Johnnie Wright, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011)
Johnnie Robert Wright Jr. was an American country music singer-songwriter, who spent much of his career working with Jack Anglin as the popular duo Johnnie & Jack, and was also the…
Johnnie Wright, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2011)
1914
Gul Khan Nasir, Pakistani journalist, poet, and politician (died 1983)
Gul Khan Naseer also known as Malek o-Sho'arā Balochistan ; 14 May 1914 – 6 December 1983) was a Pakistani politician, poet, historian, and journalist from Balochistan. Most of his…
Gul Khan Nasir, Pakistani journalist, poet, and politician (died 1983)
1914
William Tutte, British codebreaker and mathematician (died 2002)
William Thomas Tutte was an English and Canadian code breaker and mathematician. During the Second World War, he made a fundamental advance in cryptanalysis of the Lorenz cipher, a…
William Tutte, British codebreaker and mathematician (died 2002)
1914
Turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1972)
Walter Edward "Turk" Broda was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. A goaltender, Broda played his entire career for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey …
Turk Broda, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1972)
1914
Angus MacLean, Canadian farmer and politician, 25th Premier of Prince Edward Island (died 2000)
John Angus MacLean was a politician and farmer in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Angus MacLean, Canadian farmer and politician, 25th Premier of Prince Edward Island (died 2000)
1914
Norrie Paramor, English composer, producer, and conductor (died 1979)
Norman William "Norrie" Paramor was a British record producer, composer, arranger, pianist, bandleader, and orchestral conductor. He is best known for his work with Cliff Richard a…
Norrie Paramor, English composer, producer, and conductor (died 1979)
1914
Robert N
Robert Norman Thompson was a Canadian politician, chiropractor, and educator. He was born in Duluth, Minnesota, to Canadian parents and moved to Canada in 1918 with his family. Rai…
Robert N
1914
Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer, founded Balmain (died 1982)
Pierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain was a French fashion designer and founder of leading post-war fashion house Balmain. Known for sophistication and elegance, he described the art o…
Pierre Balmain, French fashion designer, founded Balmain (died 1982)
1914
Boris Christoff, Bulgarian-Italian opera singer (died 1993)
Boris Christoff was a Bulgarian opera singer, widely considered one of the greatest basses of the 20th century.
Boris Christoff, Bulgarian-Italian opera singer (died 1993)
1914
Edward T
Edward Twitchell Hall Jr. was an American anthropologist and cross-cultural researcher. He is remembered for developing the concept of proxemics and exploring cultural and social c…
Edward T
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Max Perutz, Austrian-English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002)
Max Ferdinand Perutz was an Austrian-born British molecular biologist, who shared the 1962 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with John Kendrew, for their studies of the structures of haemo…
Max Perutz, Austrian-English biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002)
1914
Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2005)
Alexandre Dimitri Shibicky was a Canadian ice hockey forward who played for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League from 1935 to 1946.
Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2005)
1914
John Vachon, American photographer and journalist (died 1975)
John Felix Vachon was an American photographer. Vachon is remembered most for his photography working for the Farm Security Administration (FSA) as part of the New Deal and for con…
John Vachon, American photographer and journalist (died 1975)
1914
Romain Gary, French novelist, diplomat, film director, aviator (died 1980)
Romain Gary, also known by the pen name Émile Ajar, was a Lithuanian-born French novelist, diplomat, film director, and military aviator. He is the only author to have won the Prix…
Romain Gary, French novelist, diplomat, film director, aviator (died 1980)
1914
Max Kohnstamm, Dutch historian and diplomat (died 2010)
Max Kohnstamm was a Dutch historian and diplomat.
Max Kohnstamm, Dutch historian and diplomat (died 2010)
1914
Sun Ra, American pianist, composer, bandleader, poet (died 1993)
Le Sony'r Ra, better known as Sun Ra, was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his experimental music, "cosmic" philosophy, proli…
Sun Ra, American pianist, composer, bandleader, poet (died 1993)
1914
Harold Hitchcock, English visionary landscape artist (died 2009)
Harold Hitchcock, born Raymond Hitchcock, was an English visionary landscape artist.
Harold Hitchcock, English visionary landscape artist (died 2009)
1914
Celestine Sibley, American journalist and author (died 1999)
Celestine Sibley was an American newspaper reporter, syndicated columnist, and novelist in Atlanta, Georgia, for nearly sixty years.
Celestine Sibley, American journalist and author (died 1999)
1914
Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist, journalist, and prominent Catholic layperson (died 1981)
Barbara Mary Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, was a British economist and writer interested in the problems of developing countries. She urged Western governments to share thei…
Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist, journalist, and prominent Catholic layperson (died 1981)
1914
Lilli Palmer, German-American actress (died 1986)
Lilli Palmer was a German actress and writer. After beginning her career in British films in the 1930s, she later transitioned to major Hollywood productions, earning a Golden Glob…
Lilli Palmer, German-American actress (died 1986)