The 1910s

1910

Sam Merwin, Jr

Samuel Kimball Merwin Jr. was an American mystery fiction writer, editor and science fiction author. His pseudonyms included Elizabeth Deare Bennett, Matt Lee, Jacques Jean Ferrat …

Sam Merwin, Jr

1910

Levi Celerio, Filipino pianist, violinist, and composer (died 2002)

Levi Celerio was a Filipino composer and lyricist who is credited with writing over 4,000 songs. Celerio was recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines for Music and Litera…

Levi Celerio, Filipino pianist, violinist, and composer (died 2002)

1910

Raya Dunayevskaya, Ukrainian-American philosopher and activist (died 1987)

Raya Dunayevskaya, later Rae Spiegel, also known by the pseudonym Freddie Forest, was the American founder of the philosophy of Marxist humanism in the United States. At one time L…

Raya Dunayevskaya, Ukrainian-American philosopher and activist (died 1987)

1910

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Josef Allen Hynek was an American astronomer, professor, and ufologist. He is perhaps best remembered for his UFO research. Hynek acted as scientific advisor to UFO studies underta…

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1910

Alexander Bonnyman Jr

Alexander "Sandy" Bonnyman Jr. was a United States Marine Corps officer who was killed in action on Betio Atoll in the Gilbert Islands during World War II.

Alexander Bonnyman Jr

1910

Edmund Bacon, American urban planner, architect, educator, and author (died 2005)

Edmund Norwood Bacon was an American urban planner, architect, educator, and author. During his tenure as the executive director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission from 1…

Edmund Bacon, American urban planner, architect, educator, and author (died 2005)

1910

Norman Corwin, American screenwriter and producer (died 2011)

Norman Lewis Corwin was an American writer, screenwriter, producer, essayist and teacher of journalism and writing. His earliest and biggest successes were in the writing and direc…

Norman Corwin, American screenwriter and producer (died 2011)

1910

Leo Lionni, American author and illustrator (died 1999)

Leo Lionni was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. Born in the Netherlands, he moved to Italy and lived there before moving to the United States in 1939, where …

Leo Lionni, American author and illustrator (died 1999)

1910

Mary Lou Williams, American pianist and composer (died 1981)

Mary Lou Williams was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. She wrote hundreds of compositions and arrangements and recorded more than one hundred records. Williams wro…

Mary Lou Williams, American pianist and composer (died 1981)

1910

Johan Ferrier, Surinamese educator and politician, first President of Suriname (died 2010)

Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier was a Surinamese politician who served as the first president of Suriname from 1975 to 1980. He was also the country's last governor-general before indepe…

Johan Ferrier, Surinamese educator and politician, first President of Suriname (died 2010)

1910

Dorothy Hodgkin, English biochemist, crystallographer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)

Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin was an English chemist who advanced the technique of X-ray crystallography to determine the structure of biomolecules, which became essential for stru…

Dorothy Hodgkin, English biochemist, crystallographer, and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1994)

1910

Ne Win, Burmese army general and politician, 4th President of Burma (died 2002)

Ne Win was a Burmese general and politician who served as Burma's head of government from 1958 to 1960 and again from 1962 to 1974; and also as head of state from 1962 to 1981. Ne …

Ne Win, Burmese army general and politician, 4th President of Burma (died 2002)

1910

Constance Cummings, British-based American actress (died 2005)

Constance Cummings CBE was an American-British actress with a career spanning over 50 years. She starred in films such as Movie Crazy (1932) and American Madness (1932).

Constance Cummings, British-based American actress (died 2005)

1910

Ester Boserup, Danish economist and author (died 1999)

Ester Boserup was a Danish economist. She studied economic and agricultural development, worked at the United Nations as well as other international organizations, and wrote semina…

Ester Boserup, Danish economist and author (died 1999)

1910

Olga Bergholz, Russian poet and author (died 1975)

Olga Fyodorovna Berggolts was a Soviet and Russian poet, writer, playwright and journalist. She is most famous for her work on the Leningrad radio during the city's siege, when she…

Olga Bergholz, Russian poet and author (died 1975)

1910

Higashifushimi Kunihide, Japanese monk and educator (died 2014)

Count Higashifushimi Kunihide was the titular head of the Higashifushimi-no-miya, an extinct branch of the Imperial House of Japan, and a Buddhist monk. He was the youngest brothe…

Higashifushimi Kunihide, Japanese monk and educator (died 2014)

1910

Alan Melville, South African cricketer (died 1983)

Alan Melville was a South African cricketer who played in 11 Test matches from 1938 to 1949. He was born in Carnarvon, Northern Cape, South Africa and died at Sabie, Transvaal.

Alan Melville, South African cricketer (died 1983)

1910

Margaret Wise Brown, American author and educator (died 1952)

Margaret Wise Brown was an American writer of children's books, including Goodnight Moon (1947) and The Runaway Bunny (1942), both illustrated by Clement Hurd. She has been called …

Margaret Wise Brown, American author and educator (died 1952)

1910

Hugh Casson, English architect and academic (died 1999)

Sir Hugh Maxwell Casson was a British architect, also active as an interior designer, an artist, and a writer and broadcaster on twentieth-century design. He was the director of ar…

Hugh Casson, English architect and academic (died 1999)

1910

Scatman Crothers, American actor and comedian (died 1986)

Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers was an American actor and musician. He is known for playing Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show Chico and the Man, and Dick Hallorann in Stanle…

Scatman Crothers, American actor and comedian (died 1986)

1910

Franz Kline, American painter and academic (died 1962)

Franz Kline was an American painter. He is associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement of the 1940s and 1950s. Kline, along with other action painters like Jackson Pollock,…

Franz Kline, American painter and academic (died 1962)

1910

Artie Shaw, American clarinet player, composer, and bandleader (died 2004)

Artie Shaw was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and author of both fiction and non-fiction.

Artie Shaw, American clarinet player, composer, and bandleader (died 2004)

1910

Jimmy Demaret, American golfer (died 1983)

James Newton Demaret was an American professional golfer. He won 31 PGA Tour events in a long career between 1935 and 1957, and was the first three-time winner of the Masters, with…

Jimmy Demaret, American golfer (died 1983)

1910

Imi Lichtenfeld, Hungarian-Israeli martial artist, boxer, and gymnast (died 1998)

Imre "Imi" Lichtenfeld, also known as Imi Sde-Or, was a Hungarian-born Israeli martial artist. He is widely recognized for developing Krav Maga, an Israeli martial art.

Imi Lichtenfeld, Hungarian-Israeli martial artist, boxer, and gymnast (died 1998)