Explore 747 historical events from 1910–1919.
Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, born Joan Pollock Graham, was a British-Canadian far-right political activist who took part in a number of movements, and was described as the "la…
Jane Birdwood, Baroness Birdwood, Canadian-English publisher and politician (died 2000)
Sir Gordon William Wesley Chalk, was Premier of Queensland for a week, from 1 to 8 August 1968. He was the first and only Queensland Premier from the post-war Liberal Party.
Gordon Chalk, Australian politician, 30th Premier of Queensland (died 1991)
Woodrow Charles Herman was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and…
Woody Herman, American singer, saxophonist, and clarinet player (died 1987)
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was an Indian politician who served as the president of India from 1977 to 1982. Beginning a long political career with the Indian National Congress in the ind…
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Indian lawyer and politician, 6th President of India (died 1996)
Teodoro "Lolo" Fernández Meyzán was a Peruvian professional footballer who played as forward. All his football work was carried out as a player of the Universitario de Deportes of …
Teodoro Fernández, Peruvian footballer (died 1996)
William Redington Hewlett was an American engineer and the co-founder, with David Packard, of the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP).
William Redington Hewlett, American engineer, co-founded Hewlett-Packard (died 2001)
Carlos Joaquín Gradin, also known as Carlos Gradín, was an Argentine surveyor and archaeologist. He carried out numerous studies in the Patagonian region, and is known for his exte…
Carlos J
Gina Bachauer was a Greek classical pianist who toured extensively in the United States and Europe. Interested in piano at a young age, Bachauer graduated from the Athens Conservat…
Gina Bachauer, Greek pianist and composer (died 1976)
Dominique Rolin was a Belgian novelist.
Dominique Rolin, Belgian author (died 2012)
Joseph Lawrence Abreu was an American Major League Baseball infielder. He played nine seasons in professional baseball, one at the major league level. He served in the United State…
Joe Abreu, American baseball player and soldier (died 1993)
Frederick Richard Dimbleby was an English journalist and broadcaster who became the BBC's first war correspondent and then its leading TV news commentator.
Richard Dimbleby, English journalist and producer (died 1965)
Peter Wilton Cushing was an English actor. His acting career spanned over six decades and included appearances in more than 100 films, as well as many television, stage and radio r…
Peter Cushing, English actor (died 1994)
Pierre Daninos was a French writer and humorist.
Pierre Daninos, French author (died 2005)
Karin Ekelund was a Swedish actress. She appeared in 29 films between 1933 and 1976. She was the first female radio producer in Sweden, producing, and later directing, for Sveriges…
Karin Ekelund, Swedish actress (died 1976)
Rafael Gil was a Spanish film director and screenwriter. His film I Was a Parish Priest (1953) won the Bronze Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1953 and also won best film and be…
Rafael Gil, Spanish director and screenwriter (died 1986)
Oskar-Heinrich "Pritzl" Bär was a German Luftwaffe flying ace who served throughout World War II in Europe. Bär flew more than one thousand combat missions, and fought in the Weste…
Heinrich Bär, German colonel and pilot (died 1957)
Josef Manger was a German heavyweight weightlifter who won a European title in 1935, an Olympic gold medal in 1936, and two world titles in 1937 and 1938. Between 1935 and 1941 he …
Josef Manger, German weightlifter (died 1991)
Anthony Florian Zaleski, known professionally as Tony Zale, was an American boxer. Zale was born and raised in Gary, Indiana, a steel town, which gave him his nickname, "Man of Ste…
Tony Zale, American boxer (died 1997)
William Francis Deedes, Baron Deedes, was a British Conservative politician, army officer and journalist. He was the first person in Britain to have been both a member of the Cabin…
Bill Deedes, English journalist and politician (died 2007)
Barbara Mary Crampton Pym was an English novelist. In the 1950s, she published a series of social comedies, of which the best known are Excellent Women (1952) and A Glass of Blessi…
Barbara Pym, English author (died 1980)
Elsie Tu, known as Elsie Elliott in her earlier life, was a British-born Hong Kong social activist, elected member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong from 1963 to 1995, and member o…
Elsie Tu, English-Hong Kong educator and politician (died 2015)
Pedro Julio Mir Valentín was a Dominican poet and writer, named Poet Laureate of the Dominican Republic by Congress in 1984, and a member of the generation of "Independent poets of…
Pedro Mir, Dominican poet and author (died 2000)
Joseph-Alfred Archambeault was a Roman Catholic priest and bishop in Canada. He was the first bishop of Joliette, Quebec.
Joseph-Alfred Archambeault, Canadian bishop (born 1859)
John Barclay Armstrong was a Texas Ranger lieutenant and a United States Marshal. He is usually remembered for his role in the pursuit and capture of the famous gunfighter John Wes…
John Barclay Armstrong, American lieutenant (born 1850)