Explore 1744 historical events from 1910–1919.
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham CBE was one of the foremost British abstract artists, a member of the influential Penwith Society of Arts.
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, British abstract painter (died 2004)
Maurice Bellemare, was a politician in Quebec, Canada. He was known as Le Vieux Lion de la Politique Québécoise because of his colourful style and his many years of public office. …
Maurice Bellemare, Canadian lawyer and politician (died 1989)
Harry Holtzman was an American artist and founding member of the American Abstract Artists group.
Harry Holtzman, American painter (died 1987)
Ingolf Dahl was a German-born American composer, pianist, conductor, and educator.
Ingolf Dahl, German-American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1970)
Jean Lesage was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the 19th premier of Quebec from July 5, 1960, to June 16, 1966. Alongside Georges-Émile Lapalme, René Lévesque and ot…
Jean Lesage, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Premier of Quebec (died 1980)
James Algar was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He worked at Walt Disney Productions for 43 years and received the Disney Legends award in 1998. He was born …
James Algar, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1998)
William Baziotes was an American painter influenced by Surrealism and was a contributor to Abstract Expressionism.
William Baziotes, American painter and academic (died 1963)
Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Ph.D. was an Iranian meteorologist and academic. He was born in Birjand. He is credited as being the father of modern geography in Iran.
Mohammad Hassan Ganji, Iranian meteorologist and academic (died 2012)
William Mailes "Cowboy" Cowley was a Canadian professional ice hockey center who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Eagles and Boston Bruins. Describ…
Bill Cowley, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1993)
Carl Iver Hovland was a psychologist working primarily at Yale University and for the US Army during World War II who studied attitude change and persuasion. He first reported the …
Carl Hovland, American psychologist and academic (died 1961)
Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau was a Canadian poet, writer, letter writer, and essayist, who "was posthumously hailed as a herald of the Quebec literary renaissance of the 1950s". H…
Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (died 1943)
Albert Chartier was a French-Canadian cartoonist and illustrator, best known for having created the comic strip Onésime.
Albert Chartier, Canadian illustrator (died 2004)
Glenn Edgar Morris was a U.S. track and field athlete. He won a gold medal in the Olympic decathlon in 1936, setting new world and Olympic records. He attended Colorado A&M — now k…
Glenn Morris, American decathlete (died 1974)
Donald Joseph Gutteridge was an American infielder, coach, manager and scout in Major League Baseball. Primarily a second baseman and third baseman, he was a member of the St. Loui…
Don Gutteridge, American baseball player and manager (died 2008)
John Enoch Powell was a British politician, soldier, scholar and writer. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wolverhampton South West for the Conservative Party from 1950 to Febru…
Enoch Powell, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Health (died 1998)
Virginia MacWatters was an American coloratura soprano and university professor.
Virginia MacWatters, American soprano and actress (died 2005)
Field Marshal Sir Geoffrey Harding Baker, was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, from 1968 to 1971. He served in the Second World War and became…
Geoffrey Baker, English Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the British Army (died 1980)
Anthony Malcolm Buckeridge was an English author, best known for his Jennings and Rex Milligan series of children's books. He also wrote the 1953 children's book A Funny Thing Happ…
Anthony Buckeridge, English author (died 2004)
John Torrance was an American shot putter and American football player. Torrance broke the shot put world record several times in 1934, his eventual best mark of 17.40 m remaining …
Jack Torrance, American shot putter and football player (died 1969)
Kazimierz Leski, nom de guerre Bradl, was a Polish engineer, co-designer of the Polish submarines ORP Sęp (1938) and ORP Orzeł, a fighter pilot, and an officer in World War II Home…
Kazimierz Leski, Polish pilot and engineer (died 2000)
Mary Therese McCarthy was an American novelist, critic and political activist, best known for her novel The Group, her marriage to critic Edmund Wilson, her intimate friendship wit…
Mary McCarthy, American novelist and critic (died 1989)
Vishnu Prabhakar was a Hindi writer. He had several short stories, novels, plays and travelogues to his credit. Prabhakar's works have elements of patriotism, nationalism and messa…
Vishnu Prabhakar, Indian author and playwright (died 2009)
Charles Edward was at various points in his life a British prince and royal duke, a German duke, and a Nazi politician. He was the last ruling Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, a stat…
Princess Caroline Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (died 1983)
Raymonde Allain was a French model and actress. She was Miss France in 1928. Her participation in the Miss Universe contest drew international media attention, and her controversia…
Raymonde Allain, French model and actress (died 2008)