Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
Geoffrey Leonard Cheshire, Baron Cheshire was a British Royal Air Force pilot, officer and philanthropist.
Leonard Cheshire, English captain, pilot, and humanitarian (died 1992)
Sir John Warcup Cornforth Jr., was an Australian–British chemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1975 for his work on the stereochemistry of enzyme-catalysed reactions, bec…
John Cornforth, Australian-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2013)
Jacob Armstead Lawrence was an American painter known for his portrayal of African-American historical subjects and contemporary life. Lawrence referred to his style as "dynamic cu…
Jacob Lawrence, American painter and educator (died 2000)
Jan Boleslav Sedivka, Czech-born, was one of Australia's foremost violinists and teachers.
Jan Sedivka, Czech-Australian violinist and educator (died 2009)
Miguel Joaquín Diego del Carmen Serrano Fernández was a Chilean diplomat, writer, occultist, and fascist activist. A Nazi sympathiser in the late 1930s and early 1940s, he later be…
Miguel Serrano, Chilean poet and diplomat (died 2009)
Donald James Matthew Blakeslee was an American pilot and officer in the United States Air Force, whose aviation career began as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force flying Spitf…
Donald Blakeslee, American colonel and pilot (died 2008)
Herbert Charles Angelo Kuchačevič ze Schluderpacheru, known professionally as Herbert Lom, was a Czech-British actor with a career spanning over 60 years. His cool demeanour and pr…
Herbert Lom, Czech-born English actor (died 2012)
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr. was a Filipino lawyer, dictator, and kleptocrat who served as the tenth president of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. From 1972 to 1981, Mar…
Ferdinand Marcos, Filipino soldier, lawyer, and politician, 10th President of the Philippines (died 1989)
Jessica Lucy "Decca" Treuhaft was an English-American author, communist activist and one of the Mitford sisters. Her 1960 memoir Hons and Rebels and her 1963 book of social comment…
Jessica Mitford, English-American journalist and author (died 1996)
Daniel Leopold Wildenstein was a French art dealer, historian and owner-breeder of thoroughbred and standardbred race horses. He was the third member of the family to preside over …
Daniel Wildenstein, French art dealer and horse breeder (died 2001)
Carol Seeger "Siggy" Kendall was an American writer of children's books. She has received the Newbery Honor, Ohioana award, Parents choice award, and the Mythopoeic Society Aslan a…
Carol Kendall, American historian and author (died 2012)
Robert Eugene Ward was an American composer who is best remembered for his opera The Crucible (1961) after the 1953 play of the same name by Arthur Miller. He was awarded the Pulit…
Robert Ward, American soldier, composer, and educator (died 2013)
Rudolf Baumgartner was a Swiss conductor, violinist and music educator. In 1956 he founded the Lucerne Festival Strings chamber orchestra together with Wolfgang Schneiderhan.
Rudolf Baumgartner, Swiss violinist and conductor (died 2002)
Hilde Güden was an Austrian soprano who was one of the most appreciated Straussian and Mozartian sopranos of her day. Her youthful and lively interpretations made her an ideal inte…
Hilde Gueden, Austrian soprano (died 1988)
Harry Edward "Buddy" Jeannette was an American professional basketball player and coach.
Buddy Jeannette, American basketball player and coach (died 1998)
Ib Jørgen Melchior was a Danish-American novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and film director of low-budget American science fiction movies, most of them released by Americ…
Ib Melchior, Danish-American author and screenwriter (died 2015)
Isang Yun, or Yun I-sang, was a Korean-born composer who made his later career in West Germany.
Isang Yun, South Korean-German composer and educator (died 1995)
June Foray was an American voice actress and radio personality, best known as the voice of such animated characters as Rocky the Flying Squirrel, Natasha Fatale, Nell Fenwick, Luci…
June Foray, American actress and voice artist (died 2017)
Philip Henry Taylor was an English footballer who played for and managed Liverpool.
Phil Taylor, English footballer and manager (died 2012)
Francis Parker Yockey was an American fascist writer best known for his neo-Spenglerian book Imperium: The Philosophy of History and Politics, published in 1948 under the pen name …
Francis Parker Yockey, American lawyer and philosopher (died 1960)
Arnold Jacob "Red" Auerbach was an American professional basketball coach and executive. As head coach, he led the Boston Celtics to eight consecutive NBA championships between 195…
Red Auerbach, American basketball player and coach (died 2006)
Olga Inga Birgitta Dahl was a Swedish city and family historian. She carried out solid basic research in the National Archives on Gothenburg's root division exploring with great si…
Olga Dahl, Swedish genealogist (died 2009)
Fernando Casado Arambillet, best known as Fernando Rey, was a Spanish film, theatre, and television actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States. A suave, international a…
Fernando Rey, Spanish actor (died 1994)
Clarice Taylor was an American stage, film and television actress. She is best known for playing Cousin Emma on Sanford and Son; Anna Huxtable, the mother of Cliff Huxtable, on The…
Clarice Taylor, American actress (died 2011)