Explore 2613 historical events from 1910–1919.
Arnold Meri was a Soviet World War II veteran and the first Estonian Hero of the Soviet Union. After Estonia became independent, he was later charged with genocide for his role in …
Arnold Meri, Estonian colonel (died 2009)
Malik Dohan al-Hassan was an Iraqi politician and academician, who served as Minister of Culture and Information in 1967, headed the Iraqi Bar Association in 2003, and was the Mini…
Malik Dohan al-Hassan, Iraqi politician (died 2021)
Gerald Edward Miller was a vice admiral in the United States Navy. He was a commander of the United States Sixth Fleet. He graduated in 1942 from the United States Naval Academy. M…
Gerald E. Miller, American vice admiral (died 2014)
Jean Carolyn Craighead George was an American writer of more than one hundred books for children and young adults, including the Newbery Medal-winning Julie of the Wolves and Newbe…
Jean Craighead George, American author (died 2012)
Cecil O'Bryen Fitz-Maurice, 8th Earl of Orkney was a Scottish peer. He held the subsidiary titles of Viscount of Kirkwall and Baron of Dechmont.
Cecil FitzMaurice, 8th Earl of Orkney (died 1998)
Gerald Waylett Thomas was President Emeritus of New Mexico State University, a veteran of World War II, and an author.
Gerald W. Thomas, American soldier and academic (died 2013)
Ernst Haefliger was a Swiss tenor.
Ernst Haefliger, Swiss tenor and educator (died 2007)
Edward Kenna, VC was an Australian soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of th…
Edward Kenna, Australian Second World War recipient of the Victoria Cross (died 2009)
Raymond Thomas Dowker was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury between 1949 and 1957.
Ray Dowker, New Zealand cricketer (died 2004)
John Devon Roland Pertwee, known professionally as Jon Pertwee, was an English actor. His best known television roles included the third incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who and…
Jon Pertwee, English actor (died 1996)
Walter Scheel was a German statesman. A former member of the Nazi Party who joined the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) in 1946, he first served in government as the Federal …
Walter Scheel, German soldier and politician, 4th President of West Germany (died 2016)
Pierre Gamarra was a French poet, novelist and literary critic, a long-time chief editor and director of the literary magazine Europe.Gamarra is best known for his poems and novels…
Pierre Gamarra, French author, poet, and critic (died 2009)
Ian Bryce Wallace OBE was an English bass-baritone opera and concert singer, actor and broadcaster of Scottish extraction.
Ian Wallace, English actor and singer (died 2009)
Hau Pei-tsun was a Chinese general and politician who served as the premier of the Republic of China from 1990 to 1993. He was previously the chief of the General Staff of the Repu…
Hau Pei-tsun, 13th Premier of the Republic of China (died 2020)
Choi Kyu-hah was a South Korean politician who served as the fourth president of South Korea from 1979 to 1980. An independent politician, he served as the prime minister under the…
Choi Kyu-hah, South Korean politician, 4th President of South Korea (died 2006)
William Moses Kunstler was an American attorney and civil rights activist, known for defending the Chicago Seven. Kunstler was an active member of the National Lawyers Guild, a boa…
William Kunstler, American defense attorney (defended the Chicago 7) (died 1995)
William Francis Quinn OESSH was an American lawyer and politician. He served as the 12th and last governor of the Territory of Hawaii from 1957 to 1959 and the first governor of th…
William F. Quinn, American lawyer (died 2006)
The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the…
Fritz Langanke, German lieutenant (died 2012)
Dame Jean Iris Murdoch was an Irish and British novelist and philosopher. Murdoch is best known for her novels about good and evil, sexual relationships, morality, and the power of…
Iris Murdoch, Anglo-Irish British novelist and philosopher (died 1999)
Hermine Braunsteiner Ryan was an Austrian SS Helferin and female camp guard at Ravensbrück and Majdanek concentration camps. She was the first Nazi war criminal to be extradited fr…
Hermine Braunsteiner, Austrian SS officer and Majdanek concentration camp guard (died 1999)
Albert Stubbins was an English footballer who played as a centre forward. Beginning his career at Newcastle United, the onset of World War II limited his playing time.
Albert Stubbins, English footballer (died 2002)
Lilia Dale was an Italian film actress.
Lilia Dale, Italian actress (died 1991)
Patricia Paz Maria Medina was a British actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the films Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954) and Mr. Arkadin (1955).
Patricia Medina, English-American actress (died 2012)
Miltos Sachtouris was a Greek poet. He was a descendant of Georgios Sachtouris, whose origins were the Island of Ydra. When he was young he abandoned his law studies to follow his …
Miltos Sachtouris, Greek poet and author (died 2005)