Explore 1744 historical events from 1910–1919.
Aleksandr Trifonovich Tvardovsky was a Soviet poet and writer and chief editor of Novy Mir literary magazine from 1950 to 1954 and 1958 to 1970. During his editorship, the magazine…
Aleksandr Tvardovsky, Russian poet and author (died 1971)
Henry Cecil John Hunt, Baron Hunt was a British Army officer who is best known as the leader of the successful 1953 British expedition to Mount Everest.
John Hunt, Baron Hunt, Indian-English lieutenant and mountaineer (died 1998)
Anne Ziegler was an English singer, known for her light operatic duets with her husband Webster Booth. The pair were known as the "Sweethearts in Song" and were among the most famo…
Anne Ziegler, English singer (died 2003)
Gordon Bitner Hinckley was an American religious leader and author who served as the 15th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from March 1995 until his dea…
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Milton John Hinton was an American double bassist and photographer.
Milt Hinton, American bassist and photographer (died 2000)
Konrad Ernst Otto Zuse was a German civil engineer, pioneering computer scientist, inventor and businessman. His greatest achievement was the world's first programmable computer; t…
Konrad Zuse, German computer scientist and engineer, invented the Z3 computer (died 1995)
Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh was a French dramatist and screenwriter whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is be…
Jean Anouilh, French playwright and screenwriter (died 1987)
Commander William Donald Aelian King, DSO & Bar, DSC was a British naval officer, yachtsman and author. He was the oldest participant in the first solo non-stop, around-the-world y…
Bill King, English yachtsman, naval commander and author (died 2012)
William Lawson Little Jr. was an American professional golfer who also had a distinguished amateur career.
Lawson Little, American golfer (died 1968)
Frank Henry Loesser was an American songwriter who wrote music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, among other…
Frank Loesser, American composer and conductor (died 1969)
Burgess Urquhart "Whitey" Whitehead was an American Major League Baseball second baseman from 1933 to 1946. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and Pittsburgh P…
Burgess Whitehead, American baseball player (died 1993)
Glenn Foster "Slats" Hardin was an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Glenn Hardin, American hurdler (died 1975)
Fritz Kasparek was an Austrian mountaineer who was on the team that made the first successful ascent of the Eiger north face.
Fritz Kasparek, Austrian mountaineer (died 1954)
Robert King Merton was an American sociologist who is considered a founding father of modern sociology, and a major contributor to the subfield of criminology. He served as the 47t…
Robert K. Merton, American sociologist and scholar (died 2003)
Gloria Frances Stuart was an American actress, visual artist and activist. She was known for her roles in pre-code films, and garnered renewed fame late in life for her portrayal o…
Gloria Stuart, American actress (died 2010)
Georges Vedel was a French public law professor from Auch, France.
Georges Vedel, French lawyer and academic (died 2002)
René Le Grevès was a French professional road bicycle racer. As an amateur cyclist, he won the silver medal at the 1932 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit. In 1933 Le Grevès becam…
René Le Grèves, French cyclist (died 1946)
Doris McCarthy, LL. D. was a Canadian artist known for her semi-abstracted landscapes. In a 2004 interview with Harold Klunder, the artist remarked:I was influenced very strongly b…
Doris McCarthy, Canadian painter and author (died 2010)
The 65th Infantry Regiment, nicknamed "The Borinqueneers" during the Korean War for the original Arawak Native Taino name for Puerto Rico (Borinquen), is a Puerto Rican regiment of…
Carlos Betances Ramírez, Puerto Rican general (died 2001)
Govan Archibald Mvunyelwa Mbeki was a South African politician, military commander, Communist leader who served as the Secretary of Umkhonto we Sizwe, at its inception in 1961. He …
Govan Mbeki, South African anti-apartheid and ANC leader and activist (died 2001)
William Thomas "Champion Jack" Dupree was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer. His nickname was derived from his early career as a boxer.
Champion Jack Dupree, American boxer, blues and boogie-woogie pianist, singer-songwriter (died 1992)
Sally Blane was an American actress who appeared in more than 100 movies.
Sally Blane, American actress (died 1997)
Carolina Anna "Lien" Gisolf was a Dutch high jumper. She won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics and finished fourth in 1932.
Lien Gisolf, Dutch high jumper (died 1993)
Loren Brooks Pope was an American writer and educational consultant, best known for his book, Colleges That Change Lives. He was also the education editor of The New York Times.
Loren Pope, American journalist and author (died 2008)