1895 in History

1895

William Roberts, English soldier and painter (died 1980)

William Roberts, English soldier and painter (died 1980)

1895

Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Spanish footballer and manager (died 1978)

Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Spanish footballer and manager (died 1978)

1895

Archie Weston, American football player and journalist (died 1981)

Archie Weston, American football player and journalist (died 1981)

1895

Nikolai Bulganin, Soviet politician (died 1975)

Nikolai Bulganin, Soviet politician (died 1975)

1895

Eugénie Brazier, French chef (died 1977)

Eugénie Brazier, French chef (died 1977)

1895

Jack Adams, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 1968)

Jack Adams, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (died 1968)

1895

Jack Dempsey, American boxer and soldier (died 1983)

Jack Dempsey, American boxer and soldier (died 1983)

1895

George Hainsworth, Canadian ice hockey player and politician (died 1950)

George Hainsworth, Canadian ice hockey player and politician (died 1950)

1895

Heinz Warneke, German-American sculptor and educator (died 1983)

Heinz Warneke, German-American sculptor and educator (died 1983)

1895

Irving Caesar, American songwriter and composer (died 1996)

Irving Caesar, American songwriter and composer (died 1996)

1895

Igor Tamm, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971)

Igor Tamm, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1971)

1895

Carl Orff, German composer and educator (died 1982)

Carl Orff, German composer and educator (died 1982)

1895

Dorothy Wilde, English author and poet (died 1941)

Dorothy Wilde, English author and poet (died 1941)

1895

Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (died 1962)

Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian soprano (died 1962)

1895

Buckminster Fuller, American architect and engineer, designed the Montreal Biosphère (died 1983)

Buckminster Fuller, American architect and engineer, designed the Montreal Biosphère (died 1983)

1895

Oscar Hammerstein II, American director, producer, and songwriter (died 1960)

Oscar Hammerstein II, American director, producer, and songwriter (died 1960)

1895

Sidney Blackmer, American actor (died 1973)

Sidney Blackmer, American actor (died 1973)

1895

F.R. Leavis, British literary critic (died 1978)

F.R. Leavis, British literary critic (died 1978)

1895

Wilfrid Hamel, Canadian businessman and politician, 35th Mayor of Quebec City (died 1968)

Wilfrid Hamel, Canadian businessman and politician, 35th Mayor of Quebec City (died 1968)

1895

Olga Spessivtseva, Russian-American ballerina (died 1991)

Olga Spessivtseva, Russian-American ballerina (died 1991)