Explore 2613 historical events from 1910–1919.
Harry Danning, nicknamed "Harry the Horse", was an American professional baseball player. He played his entire Major League Baseball career as a catcher for the New York Giants, an…
Harry Danning, American baseball player and coach (died 2004)
Charles Deutsch (1911–1980) was a French aerodynamics engineer and automobile maker, founder of the brand "DB" with René Bonnet, and later of the "CD".
Charles Deutsch, French aerodynamics engineer and automobile maker, co-founder of the brand "DB (died 1980)
Todor Hristov Zhivkov was a Bulgarian communist politician who served as the de facto leader of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (PRB) from 1956 until 1989 as General Secretary of…
Todor Zhivkov, Bulgarian police officer and politician, Head of State of Bulgaria (died 1998)
Sir John Grey Gorton was an Australian politician, farmer and airman who served as the 19th prime minister of Australia from 1968 to 1971. He held office as the leader of the Liber…
John Gorton, Australian lieutenant and politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (died 2002)
Lala Amarnath Bhardwaj was an Indian cricketer. He is considered to be the father figure of Indian cricket. He scored the first ever century for India in Test Cricket in 1933. He w…
Lala Amarnath, Indian cricketer (died 2000)
Paul Goodman was an American writer and public intellectual best known for his 1960s works of social criticism. Goodman was prolific across numerous literary genres and non-fiction…
Paul Goodman, American author, poet, and playwright (died 1972)
Bola de Nieve, born Ignacio Jacinto Villa Fernández, was a Cuban singer-pianist and songwriter. His name originates from his round, black face.
Bola de Nieve, Cuban singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1971)
William Smith Monroe was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter who created the bluegrass music genre. For this reason, he is often called the "Father of Bluegrass".
Bill Monroe, American singer-songwriter and mandolin player (died 1996)
William Howard Armstrong was an American writer of children's literature and educator, best known for his 1969 novel Sounder, which won the Newbery Medal.
William H. Armstrong, American author and educator (died 1999)
Karsten Solheim was a golf club designer and businessman. He founded Karsten Manufacturing, a golf club maker better known by the name of PING, and the Solheim Cup, the premier int…
Karsten Solheim, Norwegian-American businessman, founded PING (died 2000)
Luther Leonidas Terry was an American physician and public health official. He was appointed the ninth Surgeon General of the United States from 1961 to 1965, and is best known for…
Luther Terry, American physician and academic, 9th Surgeon General of the United States (died 1985)
Wilfred Graham Burchett was an Australian journalist known for being the first western journalist to report from Hiroshima after the dropping of the atomic bomb, and for his report…
Wilfred Burchett, Australian journalist and author (died 1983)
Paul William Henning was an American TV producer and screenwriter. Most famous for creating the television sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies, he was also crucial in developing the "ru…
Paul Henning, American screenwriter and producer (died 2005)
Sydney Harris Howe was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. Howe played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Quakers, Toronto …
Syd Howe, Canadian ice hockey player (died 1976)
Emilio Salgari was an Italian writer of action adventure swashbucklers and a pioneer of science fiction.
Emilio Salgari, Italian journalist and author (born 1862)
René Vallon was an early French aviator. Born in Paris, he travelled to Shanghai, China, in 1911 with a group of aviation enthusiasts to promote aircraft sales. He achieved the fir…
René Vallon, French aviator (born 1880)
Frederick August Otto Schwarz was a German-born American toy retailer known for founding FAO Schwarz.
Frederick August Otto Schwarz, German-American businessman, founded FAO Schwarz (born 1836)
Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming was a Scottish astronomer. At the Harvard College Observatory, she contributed to the photographic classification of stellar spectra, helping to de…
Williamina Fleming, Scottish-American astronomer and academic (born 1857)
Milton Bradley was an American business magnate, game pioneer and publisher, credited by many with launching the board game industry, with his eponymous enterprise, which was purch…
Milton Bradley, American businessman, founded the Milton Bradley Company (born 1836)
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, who went by the name Wentworth, was an American Unitarian minister, author, abolitionist, politician, and soldier. He was active in abolitionism in the …
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, American abolitionist (born 1823)
Gustav Mahler was a Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century tradition and the modernism …
Gustav Mahler, Austrian composer and conductor (born 1860)
Sir William Schwenck Gilbert was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with the composer Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen …
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Maurice Rouvier was a French statesman of the "Opportunist" faction, who twice served as the Prime Minister of France. He is best known for his financial policies and his unpopular…
Maurice Rouvier, French politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1842)
James Curtis Hepburn was an American physician, educator, translator and lay Christian missionary. He is known for the Hepburn romanization system for transliteration of the Japane…
James Curtis Hepburn, American physician and missionary (born 1815)