Explore 1744 historical events from 1910–1919.
Barry Commoner was an American cellular biologist, college professor, and politician. He was a leading ecologist and among the founders of the modern environmental movement. He was…
Barry Commoner, American biologist, academic, and politician (died 2012)
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected presi…
John F
Marcel Trudel was a Canadian historian, university professor (1947–1982) and author who published more than 40 books on the history of New France. He brought academic rigour to an …
Marcel Trudel, Canadian historian, author, and academic (died 2011)
William Standish Knowles was an American chemist. He was born in Taunton, Massachusetts. Knowles was one of the recipients of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He split half the p…
William Standish Knowles, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2012)
Heinz Sielmann was a German wildlife photographer, biologist, zoologist and documentary filmmaker.
Heinz Sielmann, German photographer and director (died 2006)
Leo Bernard Gorcey was an American stage and film actor, famous for portraying the leader of a group of street-wise city toughs known variously as the Dead End Kids, the East Side …
Leo Gorcey, American actor (died 1969)
Robert Merrill was an American operatic baritone and actor, who was also active in the musical theatre circuit. He received the National Medal of Arts in 1993.
Robert Merrill, American actor and singer (died 2004)
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won…
Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet (died 2000)
Dean Martin was an American singer, actor, comedian and television host. Nicknamed the "King of Cool", he is regarded as one of the most popular entertainers of the 20th century.
Dean Martin, American singer, actor, and producer (died 1995)
Kerkor "Kirk" Kerkorian was an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was the president and CEO of Tracinda Corporation, his private holding company based in Beverl…
Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the Tracinda Corporation (died 2015)
Byron Raymond "Whizzer" White was an American lawyer and professional football halfback who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1962 to 19…
Byron White, American football player, lawyer and judge (died 2002)
Eric John Ernest Hobsbawm was a British historian of the rise of industrial capitalism, socialism and nationalism. His best-known works include his tetralogy about what he called t…
Eric Hobsbawm, Egyptian-English historian and author (died 2012)
Joseph Edward Turner was a Yorkshire-born English actor and comedian who played dustbin man Chalky Whiteley in the soap opera Coronation Street. He also played the part of the simi…
Teddy Turner, English actor (died 1992)
Augusto Roa Bastos was a Paraguayan novelist and short story writer. As a teenager he fought in the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia, and he later worked as a journalist, scr…
Augusto Roa Bastos, Paraguayan novelist (died 2005)
Lise Nørgaard was a Danish journalist and writer known for her precise and often humorous portrayals of Danish cultural life. Nørgaard wrote novels, compilations of essays and shor…
Lise Nørgaard, Danish journalist, author, and screenwriter (died 2023)
Gilbert Prouteau was a French poet and film director. He was born in Nesmy, Vendée. In 1948 he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his "Rythme du St…
Gilbert Prouteau, French poet and director (died 2012)
Atle Selberg was a Norwegian mathematician known for his work in analytic number theory and the theory of automorphic forms, and in particular for bringing them into relation with …
Atle Selberg, Norwegian-American mathematician and academic (died 2007)
Michalis Genitsaris was a Greek singer and composer of the rebetiko genre. He was born and died in Agia Sofia, Piraeus. He was known as the last pre-war rebetiko singer. He compose…
Michalis Genitsaris, Greek singer-songwriter (died 2005)
Alfred "Lash" LaRue was a Western motion picture star of the 1940s and 1950s.
Lash LaRue, American actor and producer (died 1996)
John Bennett Fenn was an American professor of analytical chemistry who was awarded a share of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002. He shared half of the award with Koichi Tanaka …
John Fenn, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2010)
Phaedon Gizikis was a Greek army general who was the last President of Greece under the junta from 1973 to 1974.
Phaedon Gizikis, Greek general and politician, President of Greece (died 1999)
Katharine Meyer Graham was an American newspaper publisher. She led her family's newspaper, The Washington Post, from 1963 to 1991. Graham presided over the paper as it reported on…
Katharine Graham, American publisher (died 2001)
Aurelio Lampredi was an Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer.
Aurelio Lampredi, Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer (died 1989)
Irving Penn was an American photographer known for his fashion photography, portraits, and still lifes. Penn's career included work at Vogue magazine, and independent advertising w…
Irving Penn, American photographer (died 2009)