Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
The Elaine massacre occurred on September 30 – October 2, 1919, at Hoop Spur in the vicinity of Elaine in rural Phillips County, Arkansas, where African Americans were organizing a…
The Elaine massacre in Arkansas commences.
Georgie Auld was a Canadian jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
Georgie Auld, Canadian-American saxophonist, clarinet player, and bandleader (died 1990)
Mitja Ribičič was a Slovenian and Yugoslav communist politician. He was the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia—the only Slovenian to hold the office—from 1969 to 1971.
Mitja Ribičič, Italian-Slovenian soldier and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (died 2013)
George Leslie Goebel was an American humorist, actor, and comedian. He was best known as the star of his own weekly comedy variety television series, The George Gobel Show, on NBC …
George Gobel, American comedian (died 1991)
George Phydias Mitchell was an American businessman, real estate developer and philanthropist from Texas credited with pioneering the economic extraction of shale gas.
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Paul Emile François Henri Vanden Boeynants was a Belgian politician. He served as the prime minister of Belgium for two brief periods.
Paul Vanden Boeynants, Belgian businessman and politician, 55th Prime Minister of Belgium (died 2001)
A stroke, also referred to as a cerebrovascular accident, is a medical condition in which blood flow to a part of the brain is reduced or blocked causing cell death. There are two …
Seven days after suffering a "physical collapse" following a speech in Pueblo, Colorado, U.S. president Woodrow Wilson…
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, or simply KLM, is the flag carrier of the Netherlands. KLM's headquarters are located in Amstelveen, with its hub at nearby Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. It…
KLM, the flag carrier of the Netherlands, is founded. It is the oldest airline still operating under its original name.
The Regional Congresses of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents represented the "highest form of democratic authority" within the political system of the Makhnovshchina. They brought t…
The Fourth Regional Congress of Peasants, Workers and Insurgents is held by the Makhnovshchina at Oleksandrivsk.
The National Prohibition Act, commonly known as the Volstead Act, was an act of the 66th United States Congress designed to execute the 18th Amendment which established the prohibi…
The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto, paving the way for Prohibition to…
Licio Gelli was an Italian Freemason, businessman, and terrorist. A fascist volunteer in his youth, he is chiefly known for his role in the Banco Ambrosiano scandal and in the Bolo…
Licio Gelli, Italian financer (died 2015)
Robert Bernstein, sometimes credited as R. Berns, was an American comic book writer, playwright and concert impresario, notable as the founder of the Island Concert Hall recital se…
Robert Bernstein, American author and playwright (died 1988)
Ruth Fernández was a Puerto Rican contralto and a member of the Puerto Rican Senate. According to the "Comisiones Nacionales para la Celebración del Quinto Centenario" (National Co…
Ruth Fernández, Puerto Rican contralto and a member of the Puerto Rican Senate (died 2012)
Betty Garrett was an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer. She originally performed on Broadway, and was then signed to a film contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. She appea…
Betty Garrett, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 2011)
Rubén González Fontanills was a Cuban pianist. Together with Lilí Martínez and Peruchín he is said to have "forged the style of modern Cuban piano playing in the 1940s".
Rubén González, Cuban pianist (died 2003)
Jacques Genest was a Canadian physician and scientist. He founded the Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) and was an emeritus professor at Université de Montréal an…
Jacques Genest, Canadian physician and academic (died 2018)
Oleg Vladimirovich Penkovsky, codenamed Hero and Yoga was a Soviet military intelligence (GRU) colonel during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Penkovsky informed the United States a…
Oleg Penkovsky, Russian colonel (died 1963)
David Harold Blackwell was an American statistician and mathematician who made significant contributions to game theory, probability theory, information theory, and statistics. He …
David Blackwell, American mathematician and academic (died 2010)
Peter Seeger was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and left-wing social activist. He was a fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s and had a string of hit records in the e…
Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist (died 2014)
Georgios Papadopoulos was a Greek military officer and dictator who led a coup d'etat in Greece in 1967 and became the country's Prime Minister from 1967 to 1973. He also was the P…
Georgios Papadopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, 169th Prime Minister of Greece (died 1999)
María Eva Duarte de Perón, better known as Eva "Evita" Perón, was an Argentine politician, activist, and actress who served as First Lady of Argentina from June 1946 until her deat…
Eva Perón, Argentinian actress, 25th First Lady of Argentina (died 1952)
René Emilio Barrientos Ortuño was a Bolivian military officer and politician who served as the 47th president of Bolivia from 1964 to 1965 and 1966 to 1969. During his first term, …
René Barrientos, Bolivian general and politician, 55th President of Bolivia (died 1969)
Robie Mayhew Macauley was an American editor, novelist and critic whose literary career spanned more than 50 years.
Robie Macauley, American editor, novelist and critic (died 1995)
John Russell Deane Jr. was a highly decorated United States Army officer who rose to the rank of general and served as commander of the United States Army Materiel Command.
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