Explore 2613 historical events from 1910–1919.
Frédéric Passy was a French economist and pacifist who was a founding member of several peace societies and the Inter-Parliamentary Union. He was also an author and politician, sit…
Frédéric Passy, French economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1822)
Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema was a Dutch painter who later settled in the United Kingdom, becoming the last officially recognised denizen in 1873. Born in Dronryp, the Netherlands, and…
Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch-British painter (born 1836)
George John Bonnor was an Australian cricketer, known for his big hitting, who played Test cricket between 1880 and 1888.
George Bonnor, Australian cricketer (born 1855)
The Wright brothers, Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright, were American aviation pioneers generally credited with inventing, building, and flying the world's first successful airplane…
Wilbur Wright, American pilot and businessman, co-founded the Wright Company (born 1867)
Harriet Quimby was an American pioneering aviator, journalist, and film screenwriter. In 1911, she became the first woman in the United States to receive a pilot's license and in 1…
Harriet Quimby, American pilot and screenwriter (born 1875)
Tom Richardson was an English cricketer. A fast bowler, Richardson relied to a great extent on the break-back, a relatively long run-up and high arm which allowed him to gain sharp…
Tom Richardson, English cricketer (born 1870)
Jules Henri Poincaré was a French mathematician, theoretical physicist, engineer, and philosopher of science. He is often described as a polymath, and in mathematics as "The Last U…
Henri Poincaré, French mathematician, physicist, and engineer (born 1854)
Emperor Meiji was Emperor of Japan from 30 January 1867 until his death in 1912. The Meiji Restoration proclaimed the Empire of Japan in 1868, beginning the Meiji era. During his r…
Emperor Meiji of Japan (born 1852)
François-Alphonse Forel was a Swiss physician and scientist who pioneered the study of lakes, and is thus considered the founder. He was also professor at the University of Lausann…
François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss limnologist and academic (born 1841)
Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet was a French composer of the Romantic era best known for his operas, of which he wrote more than thirty. The two most frequently staged are Manon (188…
Jules Massenet, French composer (born 1842)
William Booth was an English Methodist preacher who, along with his wife, Catherine, founded the Salvation Army and became its first General (1878–1912). This Christian movement, f…
William Booth, English preacher, co-founded The Salvation Army (born 1829)
Jean Élie Octave Louis Sévère Amanien Decazes de Glücksbierg, 3rd Duc Decazes and 3rd Duke of Glücksbierg, was a French aristocrat and sportsman.
Jean, duc Decazes, French sailor (born 1864)
Arthur MacArthur Jr. was a lieutenant general of the United States Army. He became the military Governor-General of the American-occupied Philippines in 1900; his term ended a year…
Arthur MacArthur, Jr., American LTG (Army), Medal of Honor recipient (born 1845)
William Edward Hasha was an American motorcycle racer on board tracks early in the twentieth century. His death contributed to the demise of the board tracks. He was nicknamed the …
Eddie Hasha, American motorcycle racer (born 1890)
Pierre-Hector Coullié was a French Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Lyon from 1893 to 1912. He was previously Bishop of Orléans from 1878 to 1893 and was made a cardina…
Pierre-Hector Coullié, French cardinal (born 1829)
Joseph Furphy was an Australian author and poet. He mostly wrote under the pseudonym Tom Collins and is best known for his novel Such Is Life (1903), regarded as an Australian clas…
Joseph Furphy, Australian author and poet (born 1843)
Count Nogi Maresuke , also known as Kiten, Count Nogi, was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army and a governor-general of Taiwan. He was one of the commanders during th…
Nogi Maresuke, Japanese general (born 1849)
Harriet Quimby was an American pioneering aviator, journalist, and film screenwriter. In 1911, she became the first woman in the United States to receive a pilot's license and in 1…
American pilot Harriet Quimby (pictured) became the first woman to fly across the English Channel
Tyrus Raymond Cobb, nicknamed "the Georgia Peach", was an American professional baseball center fielder. A native of rural Narrows, Georgia, Cobb played 24 seasons in Major League …
During a match, baseball star Ty Cobb enters the stands and assaults a fan who had heckled him, leading to his suspensio
Novarupta is a volcano located on the Alaska Peninsula on a slope of Trident Volcano in Katmai National Park and Preserve, about 290 miles (470 km) southwest of Anchorage. Novarupt…
The largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century began, forming the volcano Novarupta in the Alaska Peninsula
Arthur Rose Eldred was an American agricultural and railroad industry executive, civic leader, and the first Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). As a 16-year-old candid…
Arthur Rose Eldred became the first person to attain the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.
The Albanian revolt of 1912 was the last revolt against the Ottoman Empire's rule in Albania and lasted from January until August 1912. The revolt ended when the Ottoman government…
The Albanian revolt ended when the Ottoman government agreed to meet most of the rebels' demands.
The Second Guangzhou (Canton) Uprising, known in Chinese as the Yellow Flower Mound Uprising or the Guangzhou Xinhai Uprising, was a failed uprising took place in China led by Huan…
The Second Canton Uprising took place in Guangzhou, Qing China but was suppressed
Tsinghua University (THU) is a public university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of China. The university is part of the D…
Tsinghua University, one of mainland China's leading universities, is founded