Explore 2613 historical events from 1910–1919.
Mohammad Baqa Khan Jilani was a bowler who represented India in Test cricket.
Baqa Jilani, Indian cricketer (died 1941)
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)
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)
Herbert Marshall McLuhan was a Canadian philosopher whose work is among the cornerstones of the study of media theory. Raised in Winnipeg, McLuhan studied at the University of Mani…
Marshall McLuhan, Canadian author and theorist (died 1980)
Umashankar Jethalal Joshi was an Indian poet, scholar and writer known for his contributions to Gujarati literature. He wrote most of his works in Gujarati.
Umashankar Joshi, Indian author, poet, and scholar (died 1988)
John Rayner Heppenstall was a British novelist, poet, diarist, and a BBC radio producer.
Rayner Heppenstall, English author and poet (died 1981)
John Foster Furcolo was an American lawyer, writer, and Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts. He was the state's 60th governor, and also represented the state as a member…
Foster Furcolo, American lawyer and politician, 60th Governor of Massachusetts (died 1995)
Archbishop Iakovos of North and South America was the primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America from 1959 until his resignation in 1996.
Archbishop Iakovos of America (died 2005)
George Liberace was an American musician and television performer.
George Liberace, American violinist (died 1983)
Jackie Ormes was an American cartoonist. She is known as the first African-American woman cartoonist and creator of the Torchy Brown comic strip and the Patty-Jo 'n' Ginger panel.
Jackie Ormes, American journalist and cartoonist (died 1985)
Ann Dvorak was an American stage and film actress.
Ann Dvorak, American actress (died 1979)
Alex McCrindle was a Scottish actor. He was best known for his role as General Jan Dodonna in Star Wars.
Alex McCrindle, Scottish actor and producer (died 1990)
Robert Taylor was an American film and television actor and singer who was one of the most popular leading men of his era.
Robert Taylor, American actor and singer (died 1969)
Norman Gordon was a South African cricketer who played in five Test matches during the 1938–39 South African cricket season.
Norman Gordon, South African cricketer (died 2014)
Constance Christina Aimee Heaven was a British writer of romance novels, under her maiden name, her married name and under the pseudonym Christina Merlin. In 1973, her novel The Ho…
Constance Heaven, English author and actress (died 1995)
István Bibó was a Hungarian lawyer, civil servant, politician and political theorist.
István Bibó, Hungarian lawyer and politician (died 1979)
Lucille Désirée Ball was an American comedian, actress, producer, and studio executive. She was recognized by Time in 2020 as one of the most influential women of the 20th century …
Lucille Ball, American actress, television producer and businesswoman (died 1989)
Nicholas Ray was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor. Described by the Harvard Film Archive as "Hollywood's last romantic" and "one of postwar American cinema's supr…
Nicholas Ray, American director and screenwriter (died 1979)
Rosetta LeNoire was an American stage, film, and television actress. She was known to contemporary audiences for her work in television. She had regular roles on such series as Gim…
Rosetta LeNoire, American actress (died 2002)
William Alfred Fowler (August 9, 1911 – March 14, 1995) was an American astrophysicist. He shared the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his theoretical and experimental studies of t…
William Alfred Fowler, American astronomer and astrophysicist, Nobel Laureate (died 1996)
Eddie Futch was an American boxing trainer. Among the fighters he trained are Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Larry Holmes, and Trevor Berbick, four of the five men to defeat Muhammad Ali…
Eddie Futch, American boxer and trainer (died 2001)
John McQuade was a Northern Irish unionist politician. He was a professional boxer under the name of Jack Higgins.
John McQuade, Northern Irish soldier, boxer, and politician (died 1984)
Leonidas Andrianopoulos was a Greek footballer who played as a forward.
Leonidas Andrianopoulos, Greek footballer (died 2011)