Explore 1744 historical events from 1910–1919.
Emil Theodor Kocher was a Swiss physician and medical researcher who received the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in the physiology, pathology and surgery o…
Emil Theodor Kocher, Swiss physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1841)
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. Major areas of conflict included …
World War I: Several French army corps began a massive assault against the German-occupied Chemin des Dames ridge, south
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the gra…
The Imperial War Graves Commission was established by royal charter to mark, record and maintain the graves and places o
Pope Benedict XV was head of the Catholic Church from 1914 until his death in January 1922. His pontificate was largely overshadowed by World War I and its political, social, and h…
Pope Benedict XV (pictured) promulgated the Pio-Benedictine Code, the first official comprehensive codification of Latin
The Leeds Convention was a socialist meeting in Leeds, England, held on 3 June 1917. It was organised by the British Socialist Party and Independent Labour Party in the wake of the…
A socialist convention in Leeds, United Kingdom, called for an end to the First World War and the establishment of Worke
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. Major areas of conflict included …
First World War: The British Army detonated 19 ammonal mines under German lines, killing perhaps 10,000 in the deadliest
Alexander was King of Greece from 11 June 1917 until his death on 25 October 1920.
Alexander (pictured) was crowned King of Greece, succeeding his father Constantine I, who had abdicated
Nikola Pašić was a Serbian and Yugoslav politician and diplomat. During his political career, which spanned almost five decades, he served five times as prime minister of Serbia an…
Serbian prime minister Nikola Pašić and Yugoslav Committee president Ante Trumbić signed the Corfu Declaration,…
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is an American civil rights organization formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for Afr…
In New York City, the NAACP and church and community leaders organized a silent march of at least 8,000 people to…
Martyrs' Square, historically known as "Al Burj" or "Place des Cannons", is the historical central public square of Beirut, Lebanon.
Twenty-one Lebanese nationalists are executed in Martyrs' Square, Beirut by Djemal Pasha
The Arab Revolt, also known as the Great Arab Revolt, was an armed uprising by the Hashemite-led Arabs of the Hejaz against the Ottoman Empire amidst the Middle Eastern theatre of …
The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire was declared by Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca
The Arab Revolt, also known as the Great Arab Revolt, was an armed uprising by the Hashemite-led Arabs of the Hejaz against the Ottoman Empire amidst the Middle Eastern theatre of …
The Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire is declared by Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state, intergovernmental, or nongovernmental institution to conduct diplomacy with one or more other states or international organizations.
British diplomat turned Irish nationalist Roger Casement is sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising
Mahn Win Maung was a Burmese politician who served as the third president of Burma.
Win Maung, 3rd President of Union of Myanmar (died 1989)
Arumugam Thiagarajah was a Sri Lankan Tamil teacher, politician and Member of Parliament. He died in May 1981, a day after being shot and injured an attack by a militant Tamil grou…
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Carl Burgos was an American comic book and advertising artist best known for creating the original Human Torch in Marvel Comics #1, during the period historians and fans call the G…
Carl Burgos, American illustrator (died 1984)
Nasiba Jahangir gizi Zeynalova was a Soviet and Azerbaijani actress. People's Artist of Azerbaijan SSR (1967).
Nasiba Zeynalova, Azerbaijani actress (died 2004)
Estella B. Diggs was an American businesswoman, writer and politician from New York.
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Hanfried Lenz was a German mathematician, who is mainly known for his work in geometry and combinatorics.
Hanfried Lenz, German mathematician and academic (died 2013)
Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, was an American-born British and Swiss violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the…
Yehudi Menuhin, American-Swiss violinist and conductor (died 1999)
The mines on the Italian front during the First World War comprised a series of underground explosive charges of varying sizes, secretly planted between 1916 and 1918 by Austro-Hun…
World War I: During a mine warfare in high altitude on the Dolomites, the Italian troops conquer the Col di Lana held by
Yiannis Moralis was an important Greek visual artist and part of the so-called "Generation of the '30s". He is a person who carried weight in many fields and found himself to be eq…
Yiannis Moralis, Greek painter and educator (died 2009)
Sinah Estelle Kelley was an American chemist who worked on the mass production of penicillin.
Sinah Estelle Kelley, American chemist (died 1982)
Aloysius Martin Thesz, known by the ring name Lou Thesz, was an American professional wrestler and wrestling coach. Considered to be one of the last true shooters in professional w…
Lou Thesz, American wrestler and trainer (died 2002)