Explore 1744 historical events from 1910–1919.
Harold Norse was an American writer who created a body of work using the American idiom of everyday language and images. One of the expatriate artists of the Beat Generation, Norse…
Harold Norse, American poet and author (died 2009)
Donald Ragnvald Christensen was an American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and inventor. He was sometimes credited as "Don Arr".
Don R. Christensen, American animator, cartoonist, illustrator, writer and inventor (died 2006)
Jean Rouverol was an American actress, screenwriter and author who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studios in the 1950s.
Jean Rouverol, American author, actress and screenwriter (died 2017)
Sir Dean Goffin was one of New Zealand's first prolific Salvation Army composers who composed not only music for the Army but for non-Army bands as well.
Dean Goffin, New Zealand composer (died 1984)
Sir Edward Richard George Heath was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975…
Edward Heath, English colonel and politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1970-74 (died 2005)
Judith Jasmin was a journalist from Quebec. Born in Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada, she was the first woman from Quebec to become a grand reporter.
Judith Jasmin, Canadian journalist (died 1972)
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 (inappropriately known as 'Tokyo Rose') (died 2006)
Lloyd "Tiny" Grimes was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. He was a member of the Art Tatum Trio from 1943 to 1944, was a backing musician on recording sessions, and later led his…
Tiny Grimes, American jazz and R&B guitarist (died 1989)
Hans Maier was a Dutch water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Born in Madioen, Dutch East Indies, he was part of the Dutch team which finished fifth in the 193…
Hans Maier, Dutch water polo player (died 2018)
Reginald Alfred Varney was an English actor, entertainer and comedian. He is best remembered for having played the lead role of bus driver Stan Butler in the LWT sitcom On the Buse…
Reg Varney, English actor and screenwriter (died 2008)
Lyudmila Mikhailovna Pavlichenko was a Soviet sniper in the Red Army during World War II. She is the deadliest female sniper, one of the deadliest snipers in history, with 309 conf…
Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Ukrainian-Russian soldier and sniper (died 1974)
Mortimer Maxwell Caplin was an American lawyer and educator, and the founding member of Caplin & Drysdale, Chartered. He served under President John F. Kennedy on the Task Force o…
Mortimer Caplin, American tax attorney, educator, and IRS Commissioner (died 2019)
Alexander Mikhailovich Prokhorov was an Australian-born Soviet physicist and researcher whose work focused on quantum electronics. His most famous and well-known works were on opti…
Alexander Prokhorov, Australian-Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2002)
Edward Gough Whitlam was the 21st prime minister of Australia, serving from December 1972 to November 1975. To date the longest-serving federal leader of the Australian Labor Party…
Gough Whitlam, Australian lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Australia (died 2014)
Sumner Gerard Jr. MBE was an American businessman, politician, and diplomat. Born in New York to a prominent family, Gerard attended Groton School and Trinity College, Cambridge. A…
Sumner Gerard, American politician and diplomat (died 2005)
Eleanor Martha Hadley was an American economist and policymaker. Because of her relatively rare research specialization in Japanese economics, during World War II Hadley was recru…
Eleanor Hadley, American economist and policymaker (died 2007)
Charles Kittel was an American physicist. He was a professor at the University of California, Berkeley from 1951 and was professor emeritus from 1978 until his death. He is known f…
Charles Kittel, American physicist (died 2019)
Philip Joseph Cavarretta was an American professional baseball first baseman, outfielder, and manager. He was known to friends and family as "Phil" and was also called "Philibuck",…
Phil Cavarretta, American baseball player and manager (died 2010)
Luigi Emilio Rodolfo Bertetti Bianco, better known as Gino Bianco was a racing driver from Brazil. Born in Milan, Italy, he emigrated to Brazil as a child and started racing there.…
Gino Bianco, Brazilian racing driver (died 1984)
Marcellin "Marcel" Cerdan was a French professional boxer and world middleweight champion in 1948-1949. He was considered by many boxing experts and fans to be France's greatest bo…
Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (died 1949)
Laurel Martyn was an Australian ballerina.
Laurel Martyn, Australian ballerina and choreographer (died 2013)
John Dann MacDonald was an American writer of novels and short stories. A prolific author of crime and suspense novels, many set in his adopted home of Florida, he was one of the m…
John D. MacDonald, American colonel and author (died 1986)
Lucien Saulnier, was a Canadian politician. He was chair of the Montreal Urban Community during the October Crisis. He was also chairman and chief executive officer of the Société …
Lucien Saulnier, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1989)
Dean Kent Brooks was an American physician and actor. Brooks was the superintendent of Oregon State Hospital for 27 years from 1955 to 1982. He was born in Colony, Kansas.
Dean Brooks, American physician and actor (died 2013)