Explore 1744 historical events from 1910–1919.
Jean René Désiré Françaix was a French neoclassical composer, pianist, and orchestrator known for his prolific output and vibrant style. Françaix composed for various genres, and …
Jean Françaix, French pianist and composer (died 1997)
John Howard Payne was an American film actor who is mainly remembered from film noir crime stories and 20th Century Fox musical films, and for his leading roles in Miracle on 34th …
John Payne, American actor (died 1989)
Dean Ladrath Rockwell ) was a decorated World War II group commander in the D-Day invasion, an Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling coach, and a college football coach.
Dean Rockwell, American commander, wrestler, and coach (died 2005)
János József Kádár was a Hungarian Communist leader and the General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, a position he held for 32 years. Declining health led to hi…
János Kádár, Hungarian mechanic and politician, 46th Prime Minister of Hungary (died 1989)
Jay Silverheels was a First Nations and Mohawk actor and athlete, descended from three Iroquois nations. He was well known for his role as Tonto, the Native American companion of t…
Jay Silverheels, Canadian-American actor (died 1980)
John William Cheever was an American short story writer and novelist. He is sometimes called "the Chekhov of the suburbs". His fiction is mostly set on the Upper East Side of Manha…
John Cheever, American novelist and short story writer (died 1982)
Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for the better part of four decades and widely regarded as one of the greatest …
Sam Snead, American golfer and sportscaster (died 2002)
Terry Bluford Moore was an American professional baseball center fielder, manager, and coach. He played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1…
Terry Moore, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1995)
Herman Johannes was an Indonesian professor, scientist, politician and National Hero. Johannes was the rector of Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta (1961–1966), Coordinator for …
Herman Johannes, Indonesian scientist, academic, and politician (died 1992)
Ruby Violet Payne-Scott was an Australian pioneer in radiophysics and radio astronomy.
Ruby Payne-Scott, Australian physicist and astronomer (died 1981)
Hugh Emrys Griffith was a Welsh actor. Described by BFI Screenonline as a "wild-eyed, formidable character player", Griffith appeared in more than 100 theatre, film, and television…
Hugh Griffith, Welsh actor (died 1980)
Millicent Ellis Selsam was an American children's author.
Millicent Selsam, American author and academic (died 1996)
Patrick Victor Martindale White was an Australian novelist and playwright who explored themes of religious experience, personal identity and the conflict between visionary individu…
Patrick White, Australian novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1990)
Julius Axelrod was an American biochemist. He won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1970 along with Bernard Katz and Ulf von Euler. The Nobel Committee honore…
Julius Axelrod, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2004)
Erich Rudolf Bagge was a German scientist. Bagge, a student of Werner Heisenberg for his doctorate and Habilitation, was engaged in German Atomic Energy research and the German nuc…
Erich Bagge, German physicist and academic (died 1996)
Joseph Stein was an American playwright best known for writing the books for such musicals as Fiddler on the Roof and Zorba.
Joseph Stein, American playwright and author (died 2010)
Chien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese-American particle and experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the fields of nuclear and particle physics. Wu worked on the Manhat…
Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-American experimental physicist (died 1997)
Herbert Tichy was an Austrian writer, geologist, journalist and climber.
Herbert Tichy, Austrian geologist, author, and mountaineer (died 1987)
Robert Julius Tommy Jacobsen was a Danish sculptor and painter. The Danish Robert Award is named in his honor.
Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor and painter (died 1993)
Henry Martin "Scoop" Jackson was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. representative (1941–1953) and U.S. senator (1953–1983) from the state of Washington. A Cold…
Henry M
Martin Schwarzschild was a German-American astrophysicist.
Martin Schwarzschild, German-American astrophysicist (died 1997)
Dean Arthur Amadon was an American ornithologist and an authority on birds of prey.
Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (died 2003)
William Eric Hollies was an English cricketer, who is mainly remembered for dismissing Donald Bradman for a duck in Bradman's final Test match innings, in which he needed only four…
Eric Hollies, English cricketer (died 1981)
Jacques Mikaël Der Mikaëlian better known as Jacques Hélian, was a famous French orchestra conductor for French music-hall.
Jacques Hélian, French bandleader (died 1986)