Explore 1744 historical events from 1910–1919.
Jaime Luiz Coelho was a Brazilian archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church. At his death at the age of 97 he was one of the oldest bishops in the Church and one of the oldest Brazil…
Jaime Luiz Coelho, Brazilian archbishop (died 2013)
Elizabeth Bruce Hardwick was an American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer.
Elizabeth Hardwick, American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer (died 2007)
Elmer, or Elbert, "Skippy" Williams was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and musical arranger.
Skippy Williams, American saxophonist and arranger (died 1994)
Francis Xavier Aloysius James Jeremiah Keenan Wynn was an American character actor. Well-known for his highly expressive face, he was rarely cast as a leading actor, although he di…
Keenan Wynn, American actor (died 1986)
David Brown was an American film and theatre producer and writer who was best known for producing the 1975 film Jaws based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley.
David Brown, American journalist and producer (died 2010)
Oscar Boetticher Jr., known as Budd Boetticher, was an American film director. He is best remembered for a series of low-budget Westerns he made in the late 1950s starring Randolph…
Budd Boetticher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001)
Charles Henry Christian was an American swing and jazz guitarist. He was among the first electric guitarists and was a key figure in the development of bebop and cool jazz. He gain…
Charlie Christian, American guitarist (died 1942)
Sir Rupert James "Dick" Hamer, was an Australian politician who served as the 39th premier of Victoria from 1972 to 1981, and prior to that, the 18th deputy premier of Victoria fro…
Rupert Hamer, Australian politician, 39th Premier of Victoria (died 2004)
Ephraim Shay was an American merchant, entrepreneur and self-taught railroad engineer who worked in the state of Michigan. He designed the Shay locomotive and patented the type. He…
Ephraim Shay, American engineer, designed the Shay locomotive (born 1839)
Mário de Sá-Carneiro was a Portuguese poet and writer. He is one of the best known authors of the Geração de Orpheu, and is usually considered their greatest poet, after Fernando P…
Mário de Sá-Carneiro, Portuguese poet and writer (born 1890)
Jørgen Pedersen Gram was a Danish actuary and mathematician who was born in Nustrup, Duchy of Schleswig, Denmark and died in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jørgen Pedersen Gram, Danish mathematician and academic (born 1850)
Thomas James Clarke was an Irish republican and a leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Clarke was arguably the person most responsible for the 1916 Easter Rising. A proponen…
Tom Clarke, Irish rebel (born 1858)
Thomas Stanislaus MacDonagh was an Irish political activist, poet, playwright, educationalist and revolutionary leader. He was one of the seven leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916…
Thomas MacDonagh, Irish poet and rebel (born 1878)
Patrick Henry Pearse was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist, republican political activist and revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in …
Patrick Pearse, Irish teacher and rebel leader (born 1879)
John Edward Daly was commandant of Dublin's 1st Battalion of the Irish Volunteers during the Easter Rising of 1916. He was the youngest man to hold that rank and the youngest execu…
Ned Daly, Irish rebel commander (Easter Rising) (born 1891)
John (Jack) Murray was an Australian politician who was the 23rd premier of Victoria from 1909 to 1912.
John Murray, Australian politician, 23rd Premier of Victoria (born 1851)
William James Pearse was an Irish republican executed for his part in the Easter Rising. He was a younger brother of Patrick Pearse, a leader of the rising.
Willie Pearse, Irish rebel (born 1881)
Joseph Mary Plunkett was an Irish republican, poet and journalist. As a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising, he was one of the seven signatories to the Proclamation of the Irish Repub…
Joseph Plunkett, Irish rebel and writer (born 1887)
John MacBride was an Irish republican and military leader. He was executed by the British government for his participation in the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin.
John MacBride, executed Irish soldier and rebel (born 1865)
Maurice Raoul-Duval was a French polo player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Maurice Raoul-Duval, French polo player (born 1866)
Karl Schwarzschild was a German physicist and astronomer.
Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer and physicist (born 1873): xix
James Connolly was a Scottish-born Irish republican, socialist, and trade union leader, executed for his part in the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland. He remains …
James Connolly, executed Scottish-born Irish socialist and rebel leader (born 1868)
Seán Mac Diarmada, also known as Seán MacDermott, was an Irish republican political activist and revolutionary leader. He was one of the seven leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916,…
Seán Mac Diarmada, executed Irish rebel leader (born 1883)
Solomon Naumovich Rabinovich, better known under his pen name Sholem Aleichem, was a Jewish author and playwright who wrote in Yiddish and lived in the Russian Empire and in the Un…
Sholem Aleichem, Ukrainian-American author and playwright (born 1859)