Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
Eunice Gibbs Allyn was an American correspondent, author, songwriter, illustrator, and painter. She intended to become a teacher, but her mother dissuaded her so she remained at ho…
Eunice Eloisae Gibbs Allyn, American correspondent, author, and poet (born 1847)
Henrietta "Hetty" Howland Robinson Green was an American businesswoman and financier known as "the richest woman in America" during the Gilded Age. Those who knew her well referred…
Hetty Green, American businesswoman and financier (born 1834)
Odilon Redon was a French Symbolist draftsman, printmaker, and painter.
Odilon Redon, French painter and illustrator (born 1840)
James Whitcomb Riley was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "Childrens' Poet" for his dialect works and h…
James Whitcomb Riley, American poet and author (born 1849)
Charles Algernon Fryatt was a British merchant seaman who was court martialled by the Imperial German Navy for attempting to ram a German U-boat in 1915. When his ship, the SS Brus…
Charles Fryatt, English captain (born 1872)
William Jonas, usually known as Billy or Willie, was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Clapton Orient.
William Jonas, English footballer (born 1890)
Roger David Casement, known as Sir Roger Casement, CMG, between 1911 and 1916, was a diplomat and Irish nationalist executed by the United Kingdom for treason during World War I.
Roger Casement, executed Irish poet and activist (born 1864)
Alan Seeger was an American war poet who fought and died in World War I during the Battle of the Somme, serving in the French Foreign Legion. Seeger was the brother of Elizabeth Se…
Alan Seeger, American soldier and poet (born 1888)
Benjamin Cummings Truman, was an American journalist and author; in particular, he was a distinguished war correspondent during the American Civil War, and an authority on duels. T…
Benjamin C. Truman, American journalist and author (born 1835)
Sir William Ramsay was a British chemist who discovered the noble gases and received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1904 "in recognition of his services in the discovery of the in…
William Ramsay, Scottish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1852)
George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, MC was an English composer who was best known for the orchestral idyll The Banks of Green Willow and his song settings of A. E. Housman's poems fro…
George Butterworth, British composer (born 1885)
John Jacob Loud was an American inventor known for designing the first ballpoint pen.
John J. Loud, American inventor (born 1844)
George Scott was an English footballer.
George Scott, English footballer (born 1885)
Mary Tappan Wright was an American novelist and short story writer best known for her acute characterizations and depictions of academic life. She was the wife of classical scholar…
Mary Tappan Wright, American novelist and short story writer (born 1851)
Friedrich August Wilhelm Baumfelder was a German composer of classical music, conductor, and pianist. He started in the Leipzig Conservatory, and went on to become a well-known com…
Friedrich Baumfelder, German pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1836)
José Echegaray y Eizaguirre was a Spanish civil engineer, mathematician, politician, and one of the leading dramatists of the last quarter of the 19th century. He was awarded the 1…
José Echegaray, Spanish engineer, mathematician, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1832)
Ioannis Frangoudis was a Greek Cypriot Military officer, athlete and Olympic shooter. He served in the Hellenic Army reaching the rank of Colonel, and represented the kingdom of Gr…
Ioannis Frangoudis, Greek general and target shooter (born 1863)
Richard McFadden was a Scottish footballer who was Clapton Orient's top scorer for four consecutive seasons between 1911 and 1915.
Richard McFadden, Scottish footballer and soldier (born 1889)
William Merritt Chase was an American painter, known as an exponent of Impressionism and as a teacher. He is also responsible for establishing the Chase School, which later became …
William Merritt Chase, American painter and educator (born 1849)
Cleveland Abbe was an American meteorologist and advocate of time zones.
Cleveland Abbe, American meteorologist and academic (born 1838)
Hauptmann Oswald Boelcke was a German professional soldier and pioneering flying ace credited with 40 aerial victories during World War I. Boelcke is honored as the father of the G…
Oswald Boelcke, German WWI flying ace (born 1891)
John Sebastian Little was an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives and briefly as the 21st governor of Arkansas, before having a …
John Sebastian Little, American lawyer and politician, 21st Governor of Arkansas (born 1851)
Irish republicanism is the political movement which advocates the establishment of an Irish republic, void of any British rule. Throughout its centuries of existence, it has encomp…
Irish republicans led by Patrick Pearse began the Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland, and proclaimed the Iris
Irish War News was a republican publication in Dublin during the Easter Rising. The first issue of Irish War News was published by the Gaelic Press on 25 April 1916, the second day…
The first issue of Irish War News was published in Ireland