Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
The Miracle of the Sun, also known as the Miracle of Fátima, is a series of events reported to have occurred miraculously on 13 October 1917, attended by a large crowd who had gath…
The "Miracle of the Sun" is witnessed by an estimated 70,000 people in the Cova da Iria in Portugal.
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. One of the deadliest conflicts in…
World War I: Italy suffers a disastrous defeat at the Battle of Caporetto on the Austro-Italian front.
Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, they refer to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gr…
Old Style date of the October Revolution in Russia.
World War I, or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Central Powers. One of the deadliest conflicts in…
World War I: Brazil declares war on the Central Powers.
Doña Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba y Fernández de Henestrosa, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli, GE was a Spanish noblewoman and Grandee of Spain. She was the head of the Spanish …
Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli (died 2013)
Edward Norton Lorenz was an American mathematician and meteorologist who established the theoretical basis of weather and climate predictability, as well as the basis for computer-…
Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (died 2008)
Alan Robertson Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway ERD QC was a British judge, barrister and author who sat in the House of Lords as a Conservative life peer.
Alan Campbell, Baron Campbell of Alloway, English lawyer and judge (died 2013)
Steve Cochran was an American film, television and stage actor. He attended the University of Wyoming. After a stint working as a cowboy, Cochran developed his acting skills in loc…
Steve Cochran, American film, television and stage actor (died 1965)
Theodore Martin Hesburgh, C.S.C. was an American Catholic priest and academic who was a member of the Congregation of Holy Cross. He served as president of the University of Notre …
Theodore Hesburgh, American priest, theologian, and academic (died 2015)
Henry George Webster, CBE was a British automotive engineer. He is best known for his work at the Triumph Motor Company throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
Harry Webster, English engineer (died 2007)
Salvatore Anthony Maglie was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB), and later a scout and a pitching coach. He played from 1945 to 1958 for the New York Giants, Clevel…
Sal Maglie, American baseball player and coach (died 1992)
Kiro Gligorov was a Macedonian and Yugoslav statesman, economist, and politician who served as the first president of the Republic of Macedonia from 1991 to 1999. He was born and r…
Kiro Gligorov, Macedonian politician and first president of the Republic of Macedonia (died 2012)
Nicomedes "Nick" Marquez Joaquin was a Filipino writer and journalist best known for his short stories and novels in the English language. He also wrote using the pen name Quijano …
Nick Joaquin, Filipino writer, journalist and historian (died 2004)
Sir Cyrus Lenox Simson Hewitt was an Australian public servant. His career in the Commonwealth Public Service spanned from 1939 to 1980, and included periods as a senior adviser an…
Lenox Hewitt, Australian public servant (died 2020)
Lou Silver Harrison was an American composer, music critic, music theorist, painter, and creator of unique musical instruments. Harrison initially wrote in a dissonant, ultramodern…
Lou Harrison, American composer and critic (died 2003)
Barry Commoner was an American cellular biologist, college professor, and politician. He was a leading ecologist and among the founders of the modern environmental movement. He was…
Barry Commoner, American biologist, academic, and politician (died 2012)
Marcel Trudel was a Canadian historian, university professor (1947–1982) and author who published more than 40 books on the history of New France. He brought academic rigour to an …
Marcel Trudel, Canadian historian, author, and academic (died 2011)
William Standish Knowles was an American chemist. He was born in Taunton, Massachusetts. Knowles was one of the recipients of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He split half the p…
William Standish Knowles, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2012)
Heinz Sielmann was a German wildlife photographer, biologist, zoologist and documentary filmmaker.
Heinz Sielmann, German photographer and director (died 2006)
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected presi…
John F
Leo Bernard Gorcey was an American stage and film actor, famous for portraying the leader of a group of street-wise city toughs known variously as the Dead End Kids, the East Side …
Leo Gorcey, American actor (died 1969)
Robert Merrill was an American operatic baritone and actor, who was also active in the musical theatre circuit. He received the National Medal of Arts in 1993.
Robert Merrill, American actor and singer (died 2004)
Kerkor "Kirk" Kerkorian was an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was the president and CEO of Tracinda Corporation, his private holding company based in Beverl…
Kirk Kerkorian, American businessman, founded the Tracinda Corporation (died 2015)
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won…
Gwendolyn Brooks, American poet (died 2000)