Explore 1744 historical events from 1910–1919.
Giorgio Borg Olivier was a Maltese politician. He twice served as Prime Minister of Malta and as the Leader of the Nationalist Party. He was also Leader of the Opposition between 1…
Giorgio Borġ Olivier, Maltese lawyer and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Malta (died 1980)
Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou was President of France from 1969 until his death in 1974. He had previously served from 1962 to 1968 as Prime Minister of France under President Char…
Georges Pompidou, French banker and politician, 19th President of France (died 1974)
Mitchell William Miller was an American choral conductor, record producer, record-industry executive, and professional oboist. He was involved in almost all aspects of the industry…
Mitch Miller, American singer and producer (died 2010)
Elizabeth Peratrovich was an American civil rights activist, Grand President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, and a Tlingit who worked for equality on behalf of Alaska Natives. In …
Elizabeth Peratrovich, Alaskan-American civil rights activist (died 1958)
June Gale was an American actress sometimes credited under her married name as June Levant.
June Gale, American actress (died 1996)
Gian Carlo Menotti was an Italian composer, librettist, director, and playwright who is primarily known for his output of 25 operas. Although he often referred to himself as an Ame…
Gian Carlo Menotti, Italian-American composer (died 2007)
Kenneth Farnes was an English cricketer. He played in fifteen Tests from 1934 to 1939.
Ken Farnes, English cricketer (died 1941)
Mervyn Laurence Peake was a British writer, artist, poet, and illustrator. He is best known for what are usually referred to as the Gormenghast books. The four works were part of w…
Mervyn Peake, English author and illustrator (died 1968)
John Archibald Wheeler was an American theoretical physicist. He was largely responsible for reviving interest in general relativity in the United States after World War II. Wheele…
John Archibald Wheeler, American physicist and author (died 2008)
Terry-Thomas was an English character actor and comedian who became internationally known through his films during the 1950s and 1960s. He often portrayed disreputable members of t…
Terry-Thomas, English comedian and character actor (died 1990)
Charles Melvin "Cootie" Williams was an American jazz, jump blues, and rhythm and blues trumpeter.
Cootie Williams, American trumpeter and bandleader (died 1985)
Erna Flegel was a German nurse during World War II. In late April 1945 she worked at the emergency casualty station at the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, and was one of the final occ…
Erna Flegel, German nurse who was still present in the Führerbunker when it was captured by Soviet troops (died 2006)
Evald Mikson was an Estonian athlete and police officer. A multi-sport athlete, he played basketball and football and was a goalkeeper for the Estonia national football team, winni…
Evald Mikson, Estonian footballer (died 1993)
Robert Lee Steele was an American radio personality. He was a radio host with WTIC Radio in Hartford, Connecticut for more than 66 years, and hosted the morning radio show in South…
Bob Steele, American radio personality (died 2002)
Pavel Ivanovich Prudnikau was a Belarusian writer. He was a cousin of another Belarusian writer, Ales Prudnikau.
Pavel Prudnikau, Belarusian poet and author (died 2000)
Edward Arthur Alexander Shackleton, Baron Shackleton was a British geographer, Royal Air Force officer and Labour Party politician.
Edward Shackleton, Baron Shackleton, English geographer and politician, Secretary of State for Air (died 1994)
Ginger Rogers was an American actress, dancer, and singer during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her starring role in Kitty Foyle (1940),…
Ginger Rogers, American actress, singer, and dancer (died 1995)
Bowen Charlton "Sonny" Tufts III was an American stage, film, and television actor. He is best known for the films he made as a contract star at Paramount in the 1940s, including S…
Sonny Tufts, American actor (died 1970)
Lionel Charles Ferbos was an American jazz trumpeter. He was from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Lionel Ferbos, American trumpet player (died 2014)
Heinz Edgar Lehmann was a German-born Canadian psychiatrist best known for his use of chlorpromazine for the treatment of schizophrenia in 1950s and "truly the father of modern psy…
Heinz Lehmann, German-Canadian psychiatrist and academic (died 1999)
Hume Blake Cronyn Jr. was a Canadian-American actor, screenwriter and playwright. He appeared in many stage productions, television and film roles throughout his career, and receiv…
Hume Cronyn, Canadian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2003)
Mohammad Baqa Khan Jilani was a bowler who represented India in Test cricket.
Baqa Jilani, Indian cricketer (died 1941)
José Zabala-Santos, nicknamed as "Mang Pepe" by hometown neighbors and as "Zabala" by colleagues in the cartooning profession, was a successful cartoonist in the Philippines and wa…
José Zabala-Santos, Filipino author and illustrator (died 1985)
Loda Halama was a Polish dancer and actress. She was the Principal dancer of Grand Theatre, Warsaw (1934–1936). She appeared in eleven films between 1927 and 1950.
Loda Halama, Polish dancer and actress (died 1996)