1918
Pita Amor, Mexican poet and author (died 2000)
Guadalupe Teresa Amor Schmidtlein, who wrote as Pita Amor, was a Mexican poet.
Pita Amor, Mexican poet and author (died 2000)
The 1910s
Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
1918
Bob Evans, American businessman, founded Bob Evans Restaurants (died 2007)
Robert Lewis Evans was an American restaurateur and marketer of pork sausage products. He founded a restaurant chain bearing his name. The company also owns Owens Country Sausage.
Bob Evans, American businessman, founded Bob Evans Restaurants (died 2007)
1918
Robert Osterloh, American actor (died 2001)[better source needed]
Robert Osterloh was an American actor. In a career spanning 20 years, he appeared in films such as The Dark Past (1948), The Wild One (1953), I Bury the Living (1958), and Young Di…
Robert Osterloh, American actor (died 2001)[better source needed]
1918
Lloyd Quarterman, African American chemist (died 1982)
Lloyd Albert Quarterman was an American chemist working mainly with fluorine. During the Second World War, he was one of the first six African American scientists and technicians o…
Lloyd Quarterman, African American chemist (died 1982)
1918
Ruth Atkinson, Canadian-American illustrator (died 1997)
Ruth Atkinson Ford, née Ruth Atkinson and a.k.a. R. Atkinson, was an American cartoonist and pioneering female comic book writer-artist who created the long-running Marvel Comics c…
Ruth Atkinson, Canadian-American illustrator (died 1997)
1918
Kathryn Tucker Windham, American journalist and author (died 2011)
Kathryn Tucker Windham was an American storyteller, author, photographer, folklorist, and journalist. She was born in Selma, Alabama, and grew up in nearby Thomasville.
Kathryn Tucker Windham, American journalist and author (died 2011)
1918
Patrick Cargill, English actor and producer (died 1996)
Edward Sydney Patrick Cargill was an English actor known for his television and film roles, including the lead role in the British television sitcom Father, Dear Father.
Patrick Cargill, English actor and producer (died 1996)
1918
Lili St
Marie Frances Van Schaack, known professionally as Lili St. Cyr, was a prominent American burlesque dancer and stripper.
Lili St
1918
Kenneth Connor, English comedy actor (died 1993)
Kenneth Connor was a British stage, film and broadcasting actor, who rose to national prominence with his appearances in the Carry On films.
Kenneth Connor, English comedy actor (died 1993)
1918
Edwin G
Edwin Gerhard Krebs was an American biochemist. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research and the Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize of Columbia University in 1989 tog…
Edwin G
1918
George Edward Hughes, Irish-New Zealand philosopher and logician (died 1994)
George Edward Hughes was an Irish-born New Zealand philosopher and logician whose principal scholarly works were concerned with modal logic and medieval philosophy.
George Edward Hughes, Irish-New Zealand philosopher and logician (died 1994)
1918
Robert Preston, American actor and singer (died 1987)
Robert Preston Meservey was an American stage and screen actor best-known for his role as Professor Harold Hill in the 1957 musical The Music Man, for which he received the Tony Aw…
Robert Preston, American actor and singer (died 1987)
1918
John D
John Dombrowski Roberts was an American chemist. He made contributions to the integration of physical chemistry, spectroscopy, and organic chemistry for the understanding of chemic…
John D
1918
John Hospers, American philosopher and politician (died 2011)
John Hospers was an American philosopher and political activist. Hospers was interested in Objectivism, and was once a friend of the philosopher Ayn Rand, though he later broke wit…
John Hospers, American philosopher and politician (died 2011)
1918
Patachou, French singer and actress (died 2015)
Henriette Ragon, better known as Patachou, was a French singer and actress, best-known for popularizing Georges Brassens songs by singing them before he became famous. She was an O…
Patachou, French singer and actress (died 2015)
1918
Barry Morse, English-Canadian actor and director (died 2008)
Herbert "Barry" Morse was a British-Canadian actor, writer, and director. He was known for playing Lt. Philip Gerard, the principal antagonist of the American television series The…
Barry Morse, English-Canadian actor and director (died 2008)
1918
Ruth Aarons, American table tennis player and manager (died 1980)
Ruth Hughes Aarons was a US table tennis player, vaudeville entertainer, and talent manager.
Ruth Aarons, American table tennis player and manager (died 1980)
1918
Georgia Louise Harris Brown, American architect (died 1999)
Georgia Louise Harris Brown, is considered to be the second African American woman to become a licensed architect in the United States. She was also the first black woman to earn a…
Georgia Louise Harris Brown, American architect (died 1999)
1918
Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer, Sri Lankan-Australian mathematician and academic (died 2001)
Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer was a Ceylon Tamil mathematician, physicist and academic.
Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer, Sri Lankan-Australian mathematician and academic (died 2001)
1918
Ben Johnson, American actor and stuntman (died 1996)
Francis Benjamin Johnson Jr. was an American actor, stuntman, and professional rodeo cowboy.
Ben Johnson, American actor and stuntman (died 1996)
1918
Helmut Lent, German soldier and pilot (died 1944)
Helmut Johannes Siegfried Lent was a German night-fighter ace in World War II. Lent shot down 110 aircraft, 102 of them at night. Born into a devoutly religious family, he showed a…
Helmut Lent, German soldier and pilot (died 1944)
1918
Percy Rodriguez, Canadian-American actor (died 2007)
Percy Rodriguez was a Canadian actor who appeared in many television shows and films from the 1950s to the 1980s. He was of Afro-Portuguese heritage and was born in the Saint-Henri…
Percy Rodriguez, Canadian-American actor (died 2007)
1918
François Tombalbaye, Chadian politician, 1st President of Chad (died 1975)
François Tombalbaye, also known as N'Garta Tombalbaye, was a Chadian politician who served as the first President of Chad from the country's independence in 1960 until his overthro…
François Tombalbaye, Chadian politician, 1st President of Chad (died 1975)
1918
Ajahn Chah, Thai monk and educator (died 1992)
Ajahn Chah was a Thai Buddhist monk. He was an influential teacher of the Buddhadhamma and a founder of two major monasteries in the Thai Forest Tradition.
Ajahn Chah, Thai monk and educator (died 1992)