Explore 3298 historical events from 1910–1919.
Virgil Finlay was an American pulp fantasy, science fiction and horror illustrator. He has been called "part of the pulp magazine history ... one of the foremost contributors of or…
Virgil Finlay, American illustrator (died 1971)
Frances Kathleen Oldham Kelsey was a Canadian-American pharmacologist and physician who had a 45-year career with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As a reviewer, she re…
Frances Oldham Kelsey, Canadian pharmacologist and physician (died 2015)
Alan Mossman Waddell was an Australian walker who received national and international media attention for walking every street in over 280 suburbs in Sydney.
Alan Waddell, Australian walker (died 2008)
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode was an American athlete, actor, and author. He was a decathlete and football star who was one of the first Black American players in the National Foo…
Woody Strode, American football player and actor (died 1994)
Cecil Farris Bryant was an American politician serving as the 34th governor of Florida. He also served on the United States National Security Council as director of the Office of E…
C. Farris Bryant, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 34th Governor of Florida (died 2002)
Erskine Ramsay Hawkins was an American trumpeter and big band leader from Birmingham, Alabama, dubbed "The 20th Century Gabriel". He is best remembered for composing the jazz stand…
Erskine Hawkins, American trumpet player and bandleader (died 1993)
Ellis Raymond "Old Folks" Kinder was an American Major League Baseball pitcher with the St. Louis Browns, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago White Sox between 1946…
Ellis Kinder, American baseball player (died 1968)
August Sang was an Estonian poet and literary translator. Sang was a member of the Arbujad literary group, which represented a new direction in Estonian poetry before the outbreak …
August Sang, Estonian poet and translator (died 1969)
Carmen Dragon was an American conductor, composer, and arranger who in addition to live performances and recording, worked in radio, film, and television.
Carmen Dragon, American conductor and composer (died 1984)
Irwin Corey was an American stand-up comic, film actor and activist, often billed as "The World's Foremost Authority". He introduced his unscripted, improvisational style of stand-…
Irwin Corey, American actor and activist (died 2017)
Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin was an Irish journalist, author, sports official, and the sixth president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), serving from 1972 to 1980…
Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Irish journalist and author, 6th President of the International Olympic Committee…
Paul Joseph Christiansen was an American choral conductor and composer. As the youngest son of F. Melius Christiansen, he was brought up into the Lutheran Choral Tradition and quic…
Paul J. Christiansen, American conductor and composer (died 1997)
Mario Bava was an Italian filmmaker who worked variously as a director, cinematographer, special effects artist and screenwriter. His low-budget genre films, known for their distin…
Mario Bava, Italian director and screenwriter (died 1980)
Louis Germain David de Funès de Galarza was a French actor and comedian. His acting style is remembered for its high-energy performance and his wide range of facial expressions and…
Louis de Funès, French actor and screenwriter (died 1983)
Jack Delano was a Russian Empire-born Ukrainian photographer, filmmaker, and composer, who spent much of his life in Puerto Rico. In the United States, he worked for the Works Prog…
Jack Delano, American photographer and composer (died 1997)
Alan Moore was an Australian war artist during World War II. He is best known for his images of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, and the Australian War Memorial holds many of …
Alan Moore, Australian painter and educator (died 2015)
John Lee Thompson was an English film director, screenwriter and producer. Initially an exponent of social realism, he became known as a versatile and prolific director of thriller…
J. Lee Thompson, English-Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2002)
Félix Leclerc was a Québécois singer-songwriter, poet, writer, actor and political activist. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on December 20, 1968. Leclerc was posthum…
Félix Leclerc, Canadian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (died 1988)
Big Walter Price was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist.
Big Walter Price, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2012)
Beatrice Whitney Straight was an American theatre, film, television and radio actress and a member of the prominent Whitney family. She was both an Academy Award and Tony Award win…
Beatrice Straight, American actress (died 2001)
Parley Edward Baer was an American actor in radio and later in television and film. Despite dozens of appearances in television series and theatrical films, he remains best known a…
Parley Baer, American actor (died 2002)
Sir Gordon Freeth was an Australian politician and diplomat. He served in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1969, including as a minister in the Coalition governments from …
Gordon Freeth, Australian lawyer and politician, 24th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (died 2001)
Ferenc Fricsay was a Hungarian conductor. From 1960 until his death, he was an Austrian citizen.
Ferenc Fricsay, Hungarian-Austrian conductor and director (died 1963)
Joseph Mercer was an English footballer and manager. He played as a defender for Everton and Arsenal and managed Aston Villa and Manchester City, and served as caretaker manager of…
Joe Mercer, English footballer and manager (died 1990)