Explore 1744 historical events from 1910–1919.
John Byron Jacobs was an American television announcer, often for Chuck Barris productions—namely, The Newlywed Game and The Dating Game.
Johnny Jacobs, American television announcer (died 1982)
Richard Eastham was an American actor of stage, film, and television, a concert singer known for his deep baritone voice, and an inventor.
Richard Eastham, American actor (died 2005)
Emil Ludwig Fackenheim was a Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi.
Emil Fackenheim, German Jewish philosopher and Reform rabbi (died 2003)
Sir Leonard Hutton was an English cricketer. He played as an opening batsman for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1934 to 1955 and for England in 79 Test matches between 1937 and…
Len Hutton, English cricketer and soldier (died 1990)
Irene Worth, born Harriett Elizabeth Abrams, was an American stage and screen actress who became one of the leading stars of the British and American theatre.
Irene Worth, American actress (died 2002)
Alfred George James Wright was an American bandleader who served as the Director of Bands Emeritus at Purdue University and Chairman of the Board of the John Philip Sousa Foundatio…
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William Bart Saxbe was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. senator for Ohio from 1969 to 1974 after a career in state politics…
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Saloua Raouda Choucair was a Lebanese painter and sculptor.
Saloua Raouda Choucair, Lebanese painter and sculptor (died 2017)
Virginia Satir was an American author, clinical social worker and psychotherapist, recognized for her approach to family therapy. Her pioneering work in the field of family reconst…
Virginia Satir, American psychotherapist and author (died 1988)
Giuseppe Taddei was an Italian baritone, who, during his career, performed multiple operas composed by numerous composers.
Giuseppe Taddei, Italian actor and singer (died 2010)
Robert Uno Normann was a Norwegian guitarist and considered a jazz guitar pioneer.
Robert Normann, Norwegian guitarist (died 1998)
Ruth Elizabeth Warrick was an American singer, actress and political activist, best known for her role as Phoebe Tyler Wallingford on All My Children, which she played regularly fr…
Ruth Warrick, American actress and activist (died 2005)
John Anthony Ciardi was an American poet, translator, and etymologist. While primarily known as a poet and translator of Dante's Divine Comedy, he also wrote several volumes of chi…
John Ciardi, American poet, translator (Dante's "Divine Comedy"), and literary commentator (died 1986)
Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland was a British, American and French actress. She appeared in 49 feature films throughout her career, with the major works of her cinematic career spann…
Olivia de Havilland, British-American actress (died 2020)
Iosif Samuilovich Shklovsky was a Soviet astronomer and astrophysicist. He is remembered for his work in theoretical astrophysics and other topics, as well as for his 1962 book on …
Iosif Shklovsky, Ukrainian astronomer and astrophysicist (died 1985)
George Cashel Stoney was an American documentary filmmaker, educator, and the "father of public-access television." Among his films were Palmour Street, A Study of Family Life (194…
George C. Stoney, American director and producer (died 2012)
Ken Curtis was an American actor and singer best known for his role as Festus Haggen on the Western television series Gunsmoke.
Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (died 1991)
Hans-Ulrich Rudel was a German ground-attack pilot during World War II and a post-war neo-Nazi activist.
Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German colonel and pilot (died 1982)
Reino Kalervo Kangasmäki was a journalist and a Greco-Roman wrestler from Finland. He won a bronze medal in the flyweight class at the 1948 Summer Olympics, his only major internat…
Reino Kangasmäki, Finnish wrestler (died 2010)
Zélia Gattai Amado de Faria was a Brazilian photographer, memoirist, novelist and author of children's literature, as well as a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Gattai w…
Zélia Gattai, Brazilian author and photographer (died 2008)
Iva Ikuko Toguri D'Aquino was an American citizen visiting Japan when World War II began. Unable to return to the United States, she risked her life smuggling food to American serv…
Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American typist and broadcaster (died 2006)
John Albert Kundla was an American college and professional basketball coach. He was the first head coach for the Minneapolis Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) an…
John Kundla, American basketball player and coach (died 2017)
Lívia Rév was a Hungarian classical concert pianist.
Lívia Rév, Hungarian classical pianist (died 2018)
Ivor Verdun Powell, MBE was a Welsh football player and manager. He won eight caps for Wales.
Ivor Powell, Welsh footballer (died 2012)