Explore 1744 historical events from 1910–1919.
Heinrich Hermann Robert Koch was a German physician and microbiologist. He won the 1905 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for his investigations and discoveries in relation to…
Robert Koch, German physician and microbiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1843)
Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor known today primarily for his work promoting musical nationalism and his encouragement of more famous Russ…
Mily Balakirev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1837)
Elizabeth Blackwell was an English-American physician, notable as the first woman to earn a medical degree in the United States, and the first woman on the Medical Register of the …
Elizabeth Blackwell, English-American physician and educator (born 1821)
William Sydney Porter, better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer known primarily for his short stories, though he also wrote poetry and non-fiction. His works i…
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Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli was an Italian astronomer and science historian. Schiaparelli established the Martian system of nomenclature still in use today; before him, features…
Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer and historian (born 1835)
Charles Stewart Rolls was a British motoring and aviation pioneer. With Henry Royce, he co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. He was the first Briton to be killed in a…
Charles Rolls, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Rolls-Royce Limited (born 1877)
Melville Weston Fuller was an American politician, attorney, and jurist who served as the eighth chief justice of the United States from 1888 until his death in 1910. Staunch conse…
Melville Fuller, American lawyer and jurist, Chief Justice of the United States (born 1833)
Kabua the Great, also Kabua Laplap, was a Marshallese iroij whom the German Empire recognized as the king of the Marshall Islands. From 1863 until his death in 1910, he claimed to …
Kabua the Great, Marshallese iroijlaplap (born c. 1820)
Marius Ivanovich Petipa was a French and Russian ballet dancer, pedagogue and choreographer. He is considered one of the most influential ballet masters and choreographers in balle…
Marius Petipa, French dancer and choreographer (born 1818)
Andrew Dawson, usually known as Anderson Dawson, was an Australian politician and unionist who served as the 14th premier of Queensland for one week from 1 to 7 December 1899. This…
Anderson Dawson, Australian politician, 14th Premier of Queensland (born 1863)
Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi was a Russian landscape painter of Urum origin.
Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ukrainian-Russian painter (born 1841)
Isidore Auguste Marie Louis Paulhan, was a French aviator. He is known for winning the first Daily Mail aviation prize for the first flight between London and Manchester in 1910.
Frenchman Louis Paulhan landed his biplane at Manchester, having departed from London the previous day, to win the world
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies …
Parliament passed the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the express intent of redistributing wea
Glacier National Park is a national park of the United States located in northwestern Montana, on the Canada–United States border. The park encompasses more than 1 million acres (4…
Glacier National Park was established in the U
The United States Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a bicameral legislature, including a lower body, the U.S. House of Repres…
The United States Congress passed the Mann Act, which prohibited the interstate transport of females for "immoral purpos
The Ottoman Empire, historically also known as the Turkish Empire or Turkey, was a state that spanned much of Southeastern Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century…
Ottoman forces captured the city of Shkodër, ending the Albanian revolt of 1910 (depicted).