Explore 2613 historical events from 1910–1919.
Robert Strassburg was an American conductor, composer, musicologist and music educator. Included among his compositions are numerous musical settings of the poetry of Walt Whitman,…
Robert Strassburg, American composer, conductor, and educator (died 2003)
Peter Francis Newell was an American college men's basketball coach and basketball instructional coach. He coached for 15 years at the University of San Francisco, Michigan State U…
Pete Newell, American basketball player and coach (died 2008)
Benjamin Aaron was an American attorney, labor law scholar and civil servant. He is known for his work as an arbitrator and mediator, and for helping to advance the development of …
Benjamin Aaron, American lawyer and scholar (died 2007)
Knut Nystedt was a Norwegian orchestral and choral composer.
Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist and composer (died 2014)
John Len Chatman, known professionally as Memphis Slim, was an American blues pianist, singer, and composer. He led a series of bands that, reflecting the popular appeal of jump bl…
Memphis Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1988)
Edward Stewart "Porky" Oliver, Jr. was an American professional golfer. He played on what is now known as the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s.
Ed Oliver, American golfer (died 1961)
Franz Josef Strauss was a German politician. He was the long-time chairman of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) from 1961 until 1988, member of the federal cabinet in dif…
Franz Josef Strauss, German lieutenant and politician, Minister President of Bavaria (died 1988)
Pedro Reginaldo Lira, was an Argentine Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
Pedro Reginaldo Lira, Argentine bishop (died 2012)
Nestor Vicente Madali Gonzalez was a Filipino novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. Conferred as the National Artist of the Philippines for Literature in 1997.
N. V. M. Gonzalez, Filipino novelist, poet, and writer (died 1999)
Kiyosi Itô was a Japanese mathematician who made fundamental contributions to probability theory, in particular, the theory of stochastic processes. He invented the concept of sto…
Kiyosi Itô, Japanese mathematician and academic (died 2008)
Eamon Joseph O'Brien, known professionally as Edmond O'Brien, was an American actor of stage, screen, and television, and film director. His career spanned almost 40 years, and he …
Edmond O'Brien, American actor (died 1985)
Anant "Dajikaka" Gadgil was an Indian jeweller, industrialist and writer. He is best known for founding the P. N. Gadgil Jewellers & Company in Pune in 1958.
Dajikaka Gadgil, Indian jeweller (died 2014)
John Lowry Dobson was an American amateur astronomer and is best known for the Dobsonian telescope, a portable, low-cost Newtonian reflector telescope. He was also known for his ef…
John Dobson, Chinese-American astronomer and author, designed the Dobsonian telescope (died 2014)
Fawn McKay Brodie was an American biographer and one of the first female professors of history at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She is best known for Thomas Jef…
Fawn M. Brodie, American historian and author (died 1981)
Cyril Frank Walter was an American café society pianist based in New York City for four decades. Dubbed the "Art Tatum of Park Avenue," he was praised for his extensive repertoire …
Cy Walter, American pianist (died 1968)
Maqbool Fida Husain was an Indian painter and film director who painted narrative paintings in a modified Cubist style. One of the founding members of Bombay Progressive Artists' G…
M. F. Husain, Indian painter and director (died 2011)
Germán Genaro Cipriano Teodoro Gómez Valdés y Castillo, known as Tin-Tan, was a Mexican actor, comedian and singer, specialized in the musical genre of bolero.
Germán Valdés, Mexican actor, singer, and producer (died 1973)
Malik Meraj Khalid was a Pakistani barrister, politician and Marxist philosopher who served as the caretaker prime minister of Pakistan from 1996 to 1997. He also served as the chi…
Malik Meraj Khalid, Pakistani politician, Prime Minister of Pakistan (died 2003)
Thomas Playford was an Australian politician who served two terms as Premier of South Australia. He subsequently entered federal politics, serving as a Senator for South Australia …
Thomas Playford, English-Australian politician, 17th Premier of South Australia (born 1837)
Rupert Chawner Brooke was an English poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War, especially "The Soldier". He was also known for his boyish good l…
Rupert Brooke, English poet (born 1887)
Frederick William Seward was an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served twice as the Assistant Secretary of State. He served as Assistant Secretary from 1…
Frederick W
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate, where he represented Rhode Island from 1881 to 1911. B…
Nelson W
John Bunny was an American actor. Bunny began his career as a stage actor, but transitioned to a film career after joining Vitagraph Studios around 1910. At Vitagraph, Bunny made o…
John Bunny, American actor (born 1863)
Ida Frances Hunt Udall was an American diarist, homesteader, and teacher in territorial Utah and Arizona. A lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Udal…
Ida Hunt Udall, American diarist (born 1858)