1919
Finn Helgesen, Norwegian speed skater (died 2011)
Finn Helgesen was a speed skater from Norway.
Finn Helgesen, Norwegian speed skater (died 2011)
The 1910s
Explore 2613 historical events from 1910–1919.
1919
Gérard Oury, French actor, director and screenwriter (died 2006)
Gérard Oury was a French film director, actor and writer. He is best known for a number of comedies he directed and co-wrote between the 1960s and 1980s, most notably The Sucker (1…
Gérard Oury, French actor, director and screenwriter (died 2006)
1919
Manna Dey, Indian singer and composer (died 2013)
Prabodh Chandra Dey, known professionally as Manna Dey, was an Indian playback singer, music director, and musician. With a strong foundation in classical music, he is widely regar…
Manna Dey, Indian singer and composer (died 2013)
1919
Germany's Weimar Constitution is signed into law.
The Constitution of the German Reich, usually known as the Weimar Constitution, was the constitution that governed Germany during the Weimar Republic era. The constitution created …
Germany's Weimar Constitution is signed into law.
1919
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who founded the Republic of Turkey, gathers a congress in Sivas to make decisions as to the…
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was a Turkish field marshal and statesperson who was the founder of the Republic of Turkey and served as its first president from 1923 until his death in 1938…
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who founded the Republic of Turkey, gathers a congress in Sivas to make decisions as to the…
1919
The Republic of German-Austria signs the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, ceding significant territories to Italy,…
The Republic of German-Austria, commonly known as German-Austria, was a de facto state that was created following World War I as an initial rump state for areas with a predominantl…
The Republic of German-Austria signs the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, ceding significant territories to Italy,…
1919
United States Marine Corps invades Honduras.
Honduras was inhabited by many indigenous peoples when the Spanish introduced the wheel to them, in the 16th century. The western-central part of Honduras was inhabited by the Lenc…
United States Marine Corps invades Honduras.
1919
Fritz Pollard becomes the first African American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros.
Frederick Douglass "Fritz" Pollard was an American professional football player and coach. In 1921, he became the first African-American head coach in the National Football League …
Fritz Pollard becomes the first African American to play professional football for a major team, the Akron Pros.
1919
Mohammed Karim Lamrani, Moroccan businessman and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Morocco (died 2018)
Mohammed Karim Lamrani was a Moroccan politician who was the Prime Minister of Morocco for three separate terms.
Mohammed Karim Lamrani, Moroccan businessman and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Morocco (died 2018)
1919
Dan O'Herlihy, Irish actor (died 2005)
Daniel Peter O'Herlihy was an Irish actor. His best-known roles included his Oscar-nominated portrayal of the title character in Luis Buñuel's Robinson Crusoe (1954), Brigadier Gen…
Dan O'Herlihy, Irish actor (died 2005)
1919
Lex Barker, American actor (died 1973)
Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr. was an American film and television actor. He played Tarzan for RKO Pictures between 1949 and 1953 and portrayed leading characters from Karl May's no…
Lex Barker, American actor (died 1973)
1919
Ella T
Ella Rosa Giovianna Oliva Grasso was an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 83rd governor of Connecticut from January 8, 1975, to December 31, …
Ella T
1919
In the Netherlands, a law granting full voting rights to women is granted royal assent by Queen Wilhelmina.
The Netherlands, also informally known as Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countr…
In the Netherlands, a law granting full voting rights to women is granted royal assent by Queen Wilhelmina.
1919
Licio Gelli, Italian financer (died 2015)
Licio Gelli was an Italian Freemason, businessman, and terrorist. A fascist volunteer in his youth, he is chiefly known for his role in the Banco Ambrosiano scandal and in the Bolo…
Licio Gelli, Italian financer (died 2015)
1919
Oleg Penkovsky, Russian colonel (died 1963)
Oleg Vladimirovich Penkovsky, codenamed Hero and Yoga was a Soviet military intelligence (GRU) colonel during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Penkovsky informed the United States a…
Oleg Penkovsky, Russian colonel (died 1963)
1919
David Blackwell, American mathematician and academic (died 2010)
David Harold Blackwell was an American statistician and mathematician who made significant contributions to game theory, probability theory, information theory, and statistics. He …
David Blackwell, American mathematician and academic (died 2010)
1919
Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist (died 2014)
Peter Seeger was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and left-wing social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s and had a string of hit records in the e…
Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist (died 2014)
1919
Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and screenwriter (died 2007)
José Pascual Antonio Aguilar Márquez Barraza, known as Antonio Aguilar, was a Mexican singer and actor. He recorded over 150 albums, which sold 25 million copies, and acted in more…
Antonio Aguilar, Mexican singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and screenwriter (died 2007)
1919
Gustav Naan, Russian-Estonian physicist and philosopher (died 1994)
Gustav Naan was a Soviet and Estonian physicist and philosopher. According to the Estonian Encyclopedia's definition, he "wrote plenty of irritating publicist articles".
Gustav Naan, Russian-Estonian physicist and philosopher (died 1994)
1919
Margot Fonteyn, British ballerina (died 1991)
Dame Margaret Evelyn de Arias DBE, known by the stage name Margot Fonteyn, was an English ballerina. She spent her entire career as a dancer with the Sadler's Wells Ballet Company,…
Margot Fonteyn, British ballerina (died 1991)
1919
Liberace, American pianist and entertainer (died 1987)
Władziu Valentino Liberace was an American pianist, singer, and actor. He was born in Wisconsin to parents of Italian and Polish origin and enjoyed a career spanning four decades o…
Liberace, American pianist and entertainer (died 1987)
1919
Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, 169th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1999)
Georgios Papadopoulos was a Greek military officer and dictator who led a coup d'etat in Greece in 1967 and became the country's Prime Minister from 1967 to 1973. He also was the P…
Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, 169th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1999)
1919
Eva Perón, Argentinian actress, 25th First Lady of Argentina (died 1952)
María Eva Duarte de Perón, better known as Eva "Evita" Perón, was an Argentine politician, activist, and actress who served as First Lady of Argentina from June 1946 until her deat…
Eva Perón, Argentinian actress, 25th First Lady of Argentina (died 1952)
1919
Ramon Margalef, Spanish ecologist and biologist (died 2004)
Ramon Margalef López was a Spanish biologist and ecologist. He was Emeritus Professor of Ecology at the Faculty of Biology of the University of Barcelona. Margalef, one of the most…
Ramon Margalef, Spanish ecologist and biologist (died 2004)