Explore 1744 historical events from 1910–1919.
Brian Alexander Johnston, nicknamed Johnners, was a British cricket commentator, author, and television presenter. He was most prominently associated with the BBC during a career w…
Brian Johnston, English sportscaster and author (died 1994)
Mary Aline Siepmann CBE, known by the pen name Mary Wesley, was an English novelist. During her career, she was one of Britain's most successful novelists, selling three million co…
Mary Wesley, English author (died 2002)
Alan Mathison Turing was an English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher and theoretical biologist. He was highly influential in the development o…
Alan Turing, English mathematician and computer scientist (died 1954)
William Thomas Cahill was a liberal American politician, lawyer, and academic who served as the 46th governor of New Jersey from 1970 to 1974. A Republican, Cahill previously serve…
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Eustace Edward Ricardo Braithwaite, publishing as E. R. Braithwaite, was a Guyanese-born British-American novelist, writer, teacher and diplomat best known for his stories of socia…
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Carl Friedrich Freiherr von Weizsäcker was a German physicist and philosopher. He was the longest-living member of the team which performed nuclear research in Nazi Germany during …
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German physicist and philosopher (died 2007)
José Pablo Moncayo García was a Mexican pianist, percussionist, music teacher, composer and conductor. "As composer, José Pablo Moncayo represents one of the most important legacie…
José Pablo Moncayo, Mexican pianist, composer, and conductor (died 1958)
Émile Peynaud was a French oenologist and researcher who has been credited with revolutionizing winemaking in the latter half of the 20th century, and has been called "the forefath…
Émile Peynaud, French oenologist and academic (died 2004)
John Willard Toland was an American writer and historian. He is best known for his biography of Adolf Hitler and a Pulitzer Prize-winning history of World War II-era Japan, The Ris…
John Toland, American historian and author (died 2004)
Ludwig Bölkow was a German aeronautical engineer.
Ludwig Bölkow, German engineer (died 2003)
Daniel Farrell Reeves was an American sports entrepreneur, best known as the owner of the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He owned the franchise when it was…
Dan Reeves, American businessman and philanthropist (died 1971)
María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías was a Mexican architect who worked for close to 50 years in the Federal District of Mexico City, primarily designing single-family homes and apartme…
María Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías, Mexican architect (died 2009)
Sally Kathleen Kirkland was a manager at Lord & Taylor, a fashion editor at Vogue magazine, and served as the only fashion editor at Life magazine between 1947 and 1969.
Sally Kirkland, American journalist (died 1989)
Mary Alexander "Molly" Yard was an American feminist and social activist who served as the eighth president of the National Organization for Women (NOW) from 1987 to 1991 and was a…
Molly Yard, American feminist (died 2005)
Mary Isabella "Peta" Taylor, married name Mary Jager, was an English cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in seven Test matches for England between 1934 …
Peta Taylor, English cricketer (died 1989)
David Ross Brower was a prominent environmentalist and the founder of many environmental organizations, including the John Muir Institute for Environmental Studies (1997), Friends …
David Brower, American environmentalist, founder of the Sierra Club Foundation (died 2000)
Heinrich Harrer was an Austrian mountaineer, explorer, writer, sportsman, geographer, and an SS sergeant. He was a member of the four-man climbing team that made the first ascent o…
Heinrich Harrer, Austrian geographer and mountaineer (died 2006)
Sergiu Celibidache was a Romanian conductor, composer, musical theorist, and teacher. Educated in his native Romania, and later in Paris and Berlin, Celibidache's career in music s…
Sergiu Celibidache, Romanian conductor and composer (died 1996)
William Francis Walsh was a Republican-Conservative member of the United States House of Representatives from New York State.
William F. Walsh, American captain and politician, 48th Mayor of Syracuse (died 2011)
Herman Northrop Frye was a Canadian literary critic and literary theorist, considered one of the most influential of the 20th century.
Northrop Frye, Canadian literary critic (died 1991)
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie was an American singer, songwriter, and composer widely considered one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of …
Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1967)
Milton Francis Bocek was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played parts of two seasons for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). During his playing c…
Milt Bocek, American baseball player (died 2007)
Amelia Cabeza de Pelayo Patterson was an Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher responsible for writing the anthem of the Province of Salta. She was very popular in Argentin…
Amy Patterson, Argentine composer, singer, poet, and teacher (died 2019)
Erwin Erich Bauer was a German Formula One driver who raced a privately entered Veritas in his one World Championship Grand Prix.
Erwin Bauer, German race car driver (died 1958)