Explore 2613 historical events from 1910–1919.
John Cooper Fitch was an American racing driver and inventor. He was the first American to race automobiles successfully in Europe in the post-war era.
John Fitch, American race car driver and engineer (died 2012)
Barbara Cooney was an American writer and illustrator of 110 children's books, published for over sixty years. She received two Caldecott Medals for her work on Chanticleer and the…
Barbara Cooney, American author and illustrator (died 2000)
Robert Charles Durman Mitchum was an American actor and singer. He is known for his antihero roles and film noir appearances. He received nominations for an Academy Award and a BAF…
Robert Mitchum, American actor (died 1997)
Oliver Crawford was an American screenwriter and author who overcame the Hollywood blacklist during the McCarthy Era of the 1950s to become one of the entertainment industry's most…
Oliver Crawford, American screenwriter and author (died 2008)
Ebba Margareta Haslund Halvorsen was an American-Norwegian novelist, writer of short stories, playwright, essayist, children's writer, literary critic, radio speaker and politician…
Ebba Haslund, Norwegian writer (died 2009)
Sidney Gordon was an American right-handed Major League Baseball two-time All-Star outfielder, third baseman, and first baseman.
Sid Gordon, American baseball player (died 1975)
Matthew Frederick Christopher was an American writer of children's books. He wrote more than 100 novels and 300 short stories, mainly featuring sports. After Christopher's death, h…
Matt Christopher, American author (died 1997)
John Mary Lynch was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Taoiseach from 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. He was Leader of Fianna Fáil from 1966 to 1979, Leader of the Opposi…
Jack Lynch, Irish footballer and politician, 5th Taoiseach of Ireland (died 1999)
Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a prelate of the Catholic Church in El Salvador; he served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Salvador, the Titular Bishop of Tambeae…
Óscar Romero, Salvadoran archbishop (died 1980)
Roque Cordero was a Panamanian composer.
Roque Cordero, Panamanian composer and educator (died 2008)
Caspar Willard Weinberger was an American politician and businessman who served in a variety of state and federal positions for three decades as a Republican, most notably as Secre…
Caspar Weinberger, American captain, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Defense (died 2006)
James Terry Sanford was an American lawyer and politician from North Carolina. A member of the Democratic Party, Sanford served as the 65th governor of North Carolina from 1961 to …
Terry Sanford, 65th governor of North Carolina (died 1998)
Leonid Hurwicz was a Polish–American economist and mathematician, known for his work in game theory and mechanism design. He originated the concept of incentive compatibility, and …
Leonid Hurwicz, Polish-American economist and mathematician (died 2008)
John Lee Hooker was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta bl…
John Lee Hooker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2001)
Sollie Paul "Tex" Williams was an American Western swing singer and musician. He is best known for his talking blues style; his biggest hit was the novelty song, "Smoke! Smoke! Smo…
Tex Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1985)
Melchor Gastón Ferrer was an American actor, director, and producer, active in film, theatre, and television. He achieved prominence on Broadway before scoring notable film hits wi…
Mel Ferrer, American actor, director, and producer (died 2008)
Harry Lee "Peanuts" Lowrey was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds (1949–50), St. Louis Cardinals (1950–54) and Philade…
Peanuts Lowrey, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1986)
Eloise Gwendolyn "Isabel" Sanford was an American stage, film, and television actress and comedian known for her role as Louise "Weezy" Mills Jefferson on the CBS sitcoms All in th…
Isabel Sanford, American actress (died 2004)
Daniel Enright was an American television producer, primarily of game shows. Enright worked with Jack Barry from the 1940s until Barry's death in 1984. They were partners in creati…
Dan Enright, American television producer (died 1992)
Denis Winston Healey, Baron Healey was a British Labour Party politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1974 to 1979 and as Secretary of State for Defence from 1964…
Denis Healey, English soldier and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (died 2015)
Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia was the Head of the Imperial Family of Russia, a position which he claimed from 1938 to his death in 1992.
Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (died 1992)
Laurindo José de Araújo Almeida Nóbrega Neto was a Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music. He was one of the pioneers in the creation of bossa nova. A…
Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian-American guitarist and composer (died 1995)
Cleveland Amory was an American author, reporter, television critic, commentator and animal rights activist. He wrote a series of popular books poking fun at the pretensions and cu…
Cleveland Amory, American author and critic (died 1997)
Henry Ford II, commonly known as "Hank the Deuce," was an American businessman in the automotive industry. He was the oldest son of Edsel Ford and oldest grandson of Henry Ford I. …
Henry Ford II, American businessman (died 1987)