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January

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January 13 Events Pre-1600 * 27 BC – Octavian transfers the state to the free disposal of the Roman Senate and the people. He receives Spain, Gaul, and Syria as his province for ten years. * 532 – The Nika riots break out, during the raci ...
– The first public radio broadcast takes place; live performances of the operas ''
Cavalleria rusticana ''Cavalleria rusticana'' (; Italian for "rustic chivalry") is an opera in one act by Pietro Mascagni to an Italian libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, adapted from an 1880 short story of the same name and subsequent play ...
'' and ''
Pagliacci ''Pagliacci'' (; literal translation, "Clowns") is an Italian opera in a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo. The opera tells the tale of Canio, actor and leader of a commedia dell'arte theatrical company, who ...
'' are sent out over the airwaves, from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.


February

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February 20 Events Pre-1600 *1339 – The Milanese army and the St. George's (San Giorgio) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti clash in the Battle of Parabiago; Visconti is defeated. * 1472 – Orkney and Shetland are pawned by Norway to Scotlan ...
Boutros Ghali , image = Boutros Ghali Pasha.jpg , order = 9th Prime Minister of Egypt , monarch = Abbas II , birth_date = , birth_place = Kiman-al-'Arus, Beni Suef, Ottoman Empire , death_date = , death_place = Cairo, Khedivate of ...
, the first native-born
Prime Minister of Egypt The prime minister of Egypt () is the head of the Egyptian government. A direct translation of the Arabic-language title is "Minister-President of Egypt" and "President of the Government". The Arabic title can also be translated as "President of ...
, is assassinated in Cairo.


March

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March March is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the second of seven months to have a length of 31 days. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March ...
Albanian revolt of 1910: An uprising against Ottoman rule breaks out in
Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and share ...
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March 8 Events Pre-1600 * 1010 – Ferdowsi completes his epic poem ''Shahnameh''. *1126 – Following the death of his mother, queen Urraca of León, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of León. * 1262 – Battle of Hausbergen between bou ...
– In
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
, Raymonde de Laroche is awarded
Pilot's license Pilot licensing or certification refers to permits for operating aircraft. Flight crew licences are regulated by ICAO Annex 1 and issued by the civil aviation authority of each country. CAA’s have to establish that the holder has met a specifi ...
No. 36 by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, becoming the first woman authorized to fly an airplane. *
March 10 Events Pre-1600 * 241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end. * 298 – Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa and makes a ...
**
Slavery in China Slavery in China has taken various forms throughout history. Slavery was abolished as a legally recognized institution, including in a 1909 lawHallet, Nicole.China and Antislavery". ''Encyclopedia of Antislavery and Abolition'', Vol. 1, p. 15415 ...
, which has existed since the
Shang dynasty The Shang dynasty (), also known as the Yin dynasty (), was a Chinese royal dynasty founded by Tang of Shang (Cheng Tang) that ruled in the Yellow River valley in the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty a ...
, is now made illegal. **
Nazareth Baptist Church The Nazareth Baptist Church (Alternatively called "The Nazarite Church" "iBandla lamaNazaretha") is the second largest, African initiated church based in South Africa, founded in 1910. It reveres Shembe as a prophet sent by God to restore the t ...
, an
African-initiated church An African-initiated church (AIC) is a Christian church independently started in Africa by Africans rather than chiefly by missionaries from another continent. Nomenclature A variety of overlapping terms exist for these forms of Christianity: A ...
, is founded by Prophet
Isaiah Shembe Isaiah Mloyiswa Mdliwamafa Shembe (c. 1865 John Langalibalele Dube (1936) ''uShembe'' (Pietermaritzburg: Shuter & Shooter Publishers Pty Ltd) – 2 May 1935), was the founder of the Ibandla lamaNazaretha, South Africa, which was the largest A ...
in South Africa. *
March 17 Events Pre-1600 * 45 BC – In his last victory, Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger in the Battle of Munda. * 180 – Commodus becomes sole emperor of the Roman Empire at the age of ei ...
– Progressive Republicans in the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
rebel against Speaker
Joseph Gurney Cannon Joseph Gurney Cannon (May 7, 1836 – November 12, 1926) was an American politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1911, and many consid ...
, removing him from the Rules Committee, and stripping him of his power to appoint committee chairmen. *
March 18 Events Pre-1600 * 37 – Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ''(aka Caligula = Little Boots)'' emperor.Tacitus, ''Annals'' V.10. * 1068 – An earthquake in the Levant and the Ara ...
– The first filmed version of Mary Shelley's ''
Frankenstein ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific ...
'' comes out. Considered to be the first horror movie, it stars actor Charles Ogle as the monster.


April

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April 5 Events Pre-1600 * 823 – Lothair I is crowned King of Italy by Pope Paschal I. * 919 – The second Fatimid invasion of Egypt begins, when the Fatimid heir-apparent, al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah, sets out from Raqqada at the head of his ...
– The
Transandine Railway The Transandine Railway ( es, Ferrocarril Trasandino) was a combined rack ( Abt system) and adhesion railway which operated from Mendoza in Argentina, across the Andes mountain range via the Uspallata Pass, to Santa Rosa de Los Andes in C ...
connecting Chile and Argentina is inaugurated. *
April 20 Events Pre-1600 * 1303 – The Sapienza University of Rome is instituted by a bull of Pope Boniface VIII. 1601–1900 *1653 – Oliver Cromwell dissolves England's Rump Parliament. *1657 – English Admiral Robert Blake destroys ...
Halley's Comet Halley's Comet or Comet Halley, officially designated 1P/Halley, is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 75–79 years. Halley is the only known short-period comet that is regularly visible to the naked eye from Earth, and thus the on ...
is visible from Earth (its next visit will be in
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal en ...
).


May

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May 6 Events Pre-1600 * 1527 – Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance. * 1536 – The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Sp ...
George V George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. Born during the reign of his grandmother ...
becomes King of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in the British Isles that existed between 1801 and 1922, when it included all of Ireland. It was established by the Acts of Union 1800, which merged the Kingdom of Grea ...
upon the death of his father,
Edward VII Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until Death and state funeral of Edward VII, his death in 1910. The second chil ...
. *
May 12 Events Pre-1600 * 254 – Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and immediately takes a stand against Novatianism. * 907 – Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the Tang d ...
– The second
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans by a group including W. E.& ...
meeting is held in
New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
. * May 18 – The Earth passes through the tail of
Halley's Comet Halley's Comet or Comet Halley, officially designated 1P/Halley, is a short-period comet visible from Earth every 75–79 years. Halley is the only known short-period comet that is regularly visible to the naked eye from Earth, and thus the on ...
. *
May 31 Events Pre-1600 * 455 – Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome. * 1223 – Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol armies of Genghis Khan led by Subutai defeat K ...
– The
Union of South Africa The Union of South Africa ( nl, Unie van Zuid-Afrika; af, Unie van Suid-Afrika; ) was the historical predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa. It came into existence on 31 May 1910 with the unification of the Cape, Natal, Tr ...
is created.


June

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June 3 Events Pre-1600 * 350 – The Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators. * 713 – The Byzantine emperor Philippicus is blinded, depo ...
The Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, led by
Roald Amundsen Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (, ; ; 16 July 1872 – ) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. He was a key figure of the period known as the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Born in Borge, Østfold, Norway, Amundsen beg ...
on the steamer '' Fram'', departs from Christiania (modern-day
Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
) without fanfare, and no announcement until later in the year of Amundsen's intention to reach the South Pole. *
June 5 Events Pre-1600 * 1257 – Kraków, in Poland, receives city rights. *1283 – Battle of the Gulf of Naples: Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon, destroys the Neapolitan fleet and captures Charles of Salerno. *1288 & ...
– The
Nanyang industrial exposition The 1910 Nanyang industrial exposition (南洋勸業會) or more internationally known as the 1910 Nanking Exposition was the official world's fair held in Nanking, Qing China on June 5, 1910.HK.huaxia.com.HK.huaxia.com." ''南洋勸業會:南京 ...
("
Nanking Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...
Exposition"), an official
world's fair A world's fair, also known as a universal exhibition or an expo, is a large international exhibition designed to showcase the achievements of nations. These exhibitions vary in character and are held in different parts of the world at a specif ...
, opens in
Qing dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...
China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, slig ...
. *
June 6 Events Pre-1600 * 913 – Constantine VII, the eight-year-old illegitimate son of Leo VI the Wise, becomes nominal ruler of the Byzantine Empire under the regency of a seven-man council headed by Patriarch Nicholas Mystikos, appointed ...
– The Holland Dakota Landbouw Compagnie is established. *
June 15 Events Pre-1600 * 763 BC – Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. * 844 – Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II. * 923 – Battle of So ...
The British Antarctic Expedition, led by
Robert Falcon Scott Captain Robert Falcon Scott, , (6 June 1868 – c. 29 March 1912) was a British Royal Navy officer and explorer who led two expeditions to the Antarctic regions: the ''Discovery'' expedition of 1901–1904 and the ill-fated ''Terra Nov ...
on the whaler '' Terra Nova'', departs from
Cardiff Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of Wales. It forms a Principal areas of Wales, principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a ...
for the South Pole. *
June 22 Events Pre-1600 * 217 BC – Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. * 168 BC – Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat Macedonian King Perseus ...
DELAG DELAG, acronym for ''Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft'' (German for "German Airship Travel Corporation"), was the world's first airline to use an aircraft in revenue service. It operated a fleet of zeppelin rigid airships manufacture ...
Zeppelin dirigible ''Deutschland'' makes the first commercial passenger flight, from
Friedrichshafen Friedrichshafen ( or ; Low Alemannic: ''Hafe'' or ''Fridrichshafe'') is a city on the northern shoreline of Lake Constance (the ''Bodensee'') in Southern Germany, near the borders of both Switzerland and Austria. It is the district capital (''K ...
to
Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in ...
in
Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...
; the flight takes 9 hours. *
June 25 Events Pre-1600 * 524 – The Franks are defeated by the Burgundians in the Battle of Vézeronce. * 841 – In the Battle of Fontenay-en-Puisaye, forces led by Charles the Bald and Louis the German defeat the armies of Lothair I of ...
– The ballet ''
The Firebird ''The Firebird'' (french: L'Oiseau de feu, link=no; russian: Жар-птица, Zhar-ptitsa, link=no) is a ballet and orchestral concert work by the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It was written for the 1910 Paris season of Sergei Diaghilev' ...
'' (''L'Oiseau de feu''), the first major work by Russian composer
Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential 20th-century clas ...
, commissioned by Diaghilev's
Ballets Russes The Ballets Russes () was an itinerant ballet company begun in Paris that performed between 1909 and 1929 throughout Europe and on tours to North and South America. The company never performed in Russia, where the Revolution disrupted society. ...
, is premièred in Paris, bringing the composer international fame.


July

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July 4 Events Pre-1600 *362 BC – Battle of Mantinea: The Thebans, led by Epaminondas, defeated the Spartans. * 414 – Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yields power to his older sister Aelia Pulcheria, who reigned as regent and proclaimed ...
African-American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ensl ...
boxer Jack Johnson defeats white American boxer James J. Jeffries in a
heavyweight boxing Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. Boxing Professional Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the Wor ...
match, sparking
race riot This is a list of ethnic riots by country, and includes riots based on ethnic, sectarian, xenophobic, and racial conflict. Some of these riots can also be classified as pogroms. Africa Americas United States Nativist period: 1700 ...
s across the United States. *
July 11 Events Pre-1600 * 472 – After being besieged in Rome by his own generals, Western Roman Emperor Anthemius is captured in St. Peter's Basilica and put to death. * 813 – Byzantine emperor Michael I, under threat by conspiracies, ...
– Departure for France of Amenokal
Moussa Ag Amastan Musa Ag Amastan (1867–1920) was the Chief (Amenokal) of the Kel Ahaggar Tuareg from 1905 to 1920. Based in the Ahaggar, it formed part of the Kel Ghela. Reign Many of the French who had met Moussa noted his religiosity. Maurice Benhazera confi ...
as part of the
Tuareg The Tuareg people (; also spelled Twareg or Touareg; endonym: ''Imuhaɣ/Imušaɣ/Imašeɣăn/Imajeɣăn'') are a large Berber ethnic group that principally inhabit the Sahara in a vast area stretching from far southwestern Libya to southern Al ...
mission. * July 22 – A
wireless Wireless communication (or just wireless, when the context allows) is the transfer of information between two or more points without the use of an electrical conductor, optical fiber or other continuous guided medium for the transfer. The most ...
telegraph sent from the results in the identification, arrest and execution of murderer Dr.
Hawley Crippen Hawley Harvey Crippen (September 11, 1862 – November 23, 1910), usually known as Dr. Crippen, was an American homeopath, ear and eye specialist and medicine dispenser. He was hanged in Pentonville Prison in London for the murder of his wife Co ...
. *
July 24 Events Pre-1600 *1132 – Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. * 1148 – Louis VII of France lays siege to Damascus during the Second Crusade. *1304 – Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirl ...
Ottoman forces capture the city of
Shkodër Shkodër ( , ; sq-definite, Shkodra) is the fifth-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. The city sprawls across the Plain of Mbishkodra between the southern part of Lake Shko ...
to put down the Albanian Revolt of 1910.


August

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August August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and the fifth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. Its zodiac sign is Leo and was originally named '' Sextilis'' in Latin because it was the 6th month i ...
– The International Commercial Bureau of the American Republics becomes the
Pan-American Union The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 April ...
. *
August 14 Events Pre-1600 *74 BC – A group of officials, led by the Western Han minister Huo Guang, present articles of impeachment against the new emperor, Liu He, to the imperial regent, Empress Dowager Shangguan. The articles, enumerating th ...
– A fire at the
Brussels International 1910 The Brussels International Exposition (french: Exposition Universelle et Internationale de Bruxelles, nl, Wereldtentoonstelling te Brussel) of 1910 was a world's fair held in Brussels, Belgium, from 23 April to 1 November 1910. This was just t ...
world's fair destroys exhibitions of Britain and France. *
August 20 Events Pre-1600 * AD 14 – Agrippa Postumus, maternal grandson of the late Roman emperor Augustus, is mysteriously executed by his guards while in exile. * 636 – Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take con ...
– The Great Fire of 1910 ("Big Blowup"), a wildfire that burns 4,700 square miles in the
Inland Northwest The Inland Northwest, historically and alternatively known as the Inland Empire, is a region of the American Northwest centered on the Greater Spokane, Washington Area, encompassing all of Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Under broader def ...
of the United States, due to dry weather. *
August 22 Events Pre-1600 * 392 – Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. * 851 – Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland. *1138 – Battle of the Standard between Scotland a ...
– The
Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910 The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, also known as the Japan–Korea Annexation Treaty, was made by representatives of the Empire of Japan and the Korean Empire on 22 August 1910. In this treaty, Japan formally annexed Korea following the Ja ...
, by which the
Empire of Japan The also known as the Japanese Empire or Imperial Japan, was a historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the post-World War II 1947 constitution and subsequent form ...
formally annexes the
Korean Empire The Korean Empire () was a Korean monarchical state proclaimed in October 1897 by Emperor Gojong of the Joseon dynasty. The empire stood until Japan's annexation of Korea in August 1910. During the Korean Empire, Emperor Gojong oversaw the Gwan ...
, is signed (it becomes effectively void in
1945 1945 marked the end of World War II and the fall of Nazi Germany and the Empire of Japan. It is also the only year in which Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, have been used in combat. Events Below, ...
, which is formally recognised in
1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in for a full term ...
). *
August 28 Events Pre-1600 * 475 – The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna. * 489 – Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way ...
Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Podgorica , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = ...
is proclaimed an independent kingdom, under Nicholas I. *
August 29 Events Pre-1600 * 708 – Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708). * 870 – The city of Melite surrenders to an Aghlabid army following a siege, putting an end to Byzantine M ...
– Emperor
Sunjong of Korea Sunjong, the Emperor Yunghui (; 25 March 1874 – 24 April 1926), was the second and the last Emperor of Korea, of the Yi dynasty, ruling from 1907 until 1910. Biography Crown Prince of Korea Sunjong was the second son of Emperor Gojong ...
abdicates and the country's monarchy is abolished.


September

* September 1 ** The
Vatican Vatican may refer to: Vatican City, the city-state ruled by the pope in Rome, including St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museum The Holy See * The Holy See, the governing body of the Catholic Church and sovereign entity recognized ...
introduces a compulsory
oath against modernism The Oath Against Modernism was required of "all clergy, pastors, confessors, preachers, religious superiors, and professors in philosophical-theological seminaries" of the Catholic Church from 1910 until 1967. It was instituted on 1 September ...
(''Sacrorum antistitum''), to be taken by all priests upon
ordination Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform ...
. **
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista Sport Club Corinthians Paulista () is a Brazilian sports club based in the Tatuapé district of São Paulo. Although competing in a number of different sports, Corinthians is mostly known for its professional association football team that play ...
is founded in
Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...
by railwaymen; its Association football team will be the first
FIFA Club World Cup The FIFA Club World Cup is an international men's association football competition organised by the ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The competition was first contested in 200 ...
champions in 2000.


October

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October October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and the sixth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old calendar of Romulus , October retained its name (from Latin and Greek ''ôct ...
** Infrared photographs are first published by Professor
Robert Williams Wood Robert Williams Wood (May 2, 1868 – August 11, 1955) was an American physicist and inventor who made pivotal contributions to the field of optics. He pioneered infrared and ultraviolet photography. Wood's patents and theoretical work inform m ...
, in the
Royal Photographic Society The Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, commonly known as the Royal Photographic Society (RPS), is one of the world's oldest photographic societies. It was founded in London, England, in 1853 as the Photographic Society of London with ...
's journal. ** Approximate date of origin of
Manchurian plague The Manchurian plague was a pneumonic plague that occurred mainly in Manchuria in 1910–1911. It killed 60,000 people, stimulating a multinational medical response and the wearing of the first personal protective equipment (PPE). __TOC__ Histor ...
, a form of
pneumonic plague Pneumonic plague is a severe lung infection caused by the bacterium ''Yersinia pestis''. Symptoms include fever, headache, shortness of breath, chest pain, and coughing. They typically start about three to seven days after exposure. It is one ...
which by December is spreading through northeastern China, killing more than 40,000. *
October 5 Events Pre-1600 * 610 – Heraclius arrives at Constantinople, kills Byzantine Emperor Phocas, and becomes emperor. * 816 – King Louis the Pious is crowned emperor of the Holy Roman Empire by the Pope. * 869 – The Fourth Coun ...
5 October 1910 revolution The 5 October 1910 revolution was the overthrow of the centuries-old List of Portuguese monarchs, Portuguese monarchy and its replacement by the First Portuguese Republic. It was the result of a ''coup d'état'' organized by the Portuguese Repub ...
: The
First Portuguese Republic The First Portuguese Republic ( pt, Primeira República Portuguesa; officially: ''República Portuguesa'', Portuguese Republic) spans a complex 16-year period in the history of Portugal, between the end of the period of constitutional monarchy ...
is proclaimed in
Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits w ...
; King
Manuel II of Portugal '' Dom'' Manuel II (15 November 1889 – 2 July 1932), "the Patriot" ( pt, "o Patriota") or "the Unfortunate" (), was the last King of Portugal, ascending the throne after the assassination of his father, King Carlos I, and his elder brother, ...
flees to England. *
October 7 Events Pre-1600 * 3761 BC – The epoch reference date (start) of the modern Hebrew calendar. * 1403 – Venetian–Genoese wars: The Genoese fleet under a French admiral is defeated by a Venetian fleet at the Battle of Modon. * 1477 ...
Baudette fire of 1910, a wildfire that burns ca. 350,000 square miles in
Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over t ...
and
Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...
, including several towns. * October 18 – The
lake freighter Lake freighters, or lakers, are bulk carrier vessels that operate on the Great Lakes of North America. These vessels are traditionally called boats, although classified as ships. Since the late 19th century, lakers have carried bulk cargoes of ma ...
SS ''William C. Moreland'' runs aground on a reef near the
Keweenaw Peninsula The Keweenaw Peninsula ( , sometimes locally ) is the northernmost part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. It projects into Lake Superior and was the site of the first copper boom in the United States, leading to its moniker of " Copper Country." A ...
in
Lake Superior Lake Superior in central North America is the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface areaThe Caspian Sea is the largest lake, but is saline, not freshwater. and the third-largest by volume, holding 10% of the world's surface fresh wa ...
, leading to its loss. *
October 20 Events Pre-1600 *1568 – The Spanish Duke of Alba defeats a Dutch rebel force under William the Silent. * 1572 – Eighty Years' War: Three thousand Spanish soldiers wade through fifteen miles of water in one night to effect the re ...
– The hull of White Star
ocean liner An ocean liner is a passenger ship primarily used as a form of transportation across seas or oceans. Ocean liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes (such as for pleasure cruises or as hospital ships). Ca ...
is launched, at the
Harland and Wolff Harland & Wolff is a British shipbuilding company based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It specialises in ship repair, shipbuilding and offshore construction. Harland & Wolff is famous for having built the majority of the ocean liners for the W ...
Shipyards in
Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom ...
. *
October 23 Events Pre-1600 *4004 BC – James Ussher's proposed creation date of the world according to the Bible. *42 BC – Liberators' civil war: Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeat an army under Brutus in the second part of the Batt ...
**
Vajiravudh Vajiravudh ( th, วชิราวุธ, , 1 January 188126 November 1925) was the sixth monarch of Siam under the Chakri dynasty as Rama VI. He ruled from 23 October 1910 until his death in 1925. King Vajiravudh is best known for his efforts ...
(Rama VI) is crowned
King of Siam The monarchy of Thailand (whose monarch is referred to as the king of Thailand; th, พระมหากษัตริย์ไทย, or historically, king of Siam; th, พระมหากษัตริย์สยาม) refers to the c ...
, after the death of his father, King
Chulalongkorn Chulalongkorn ( th, จุฬาลงกรณ์, 20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910) was the fifth monarch of Siam under the House of Chakri, titled Rama V. He was known to the Siamese of his time as ''Phra Phuttha Chao Luang'' (พร ...
(Rama V). ** The
Philadelphia Athletics The Philadelphia Athletics were a Major League Baseball team that played in Philadelphia from 1901 to 1954, when they moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and became the Kansas City Athletics. Following another move in 1967, the team became the Oakla ...
defeat the
Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is locate ...
, 7–2, to win the
1910 World Series The 1910 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1910 in baseball, 1910 season. The seventh edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the American League (AL) champion 1910 Philadelphia ...
in baseball in Game 5 (
Jack Coombs John Wesley Coombs (November 18, 1882 – April 15, 1957), nicknamed "Colby Jack" after his alma mater, was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics (1906–14), Broo ...
has been the winning pitcher in three of the Athletics' four wins).


November

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November 7 Events Pre-1600 * 335 – Athanasius is banished to Trier, on the charge that he prevented a grain fleet from sailing to Constantinople. * 680 – The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople. * 921 – Treaty of Bon ...
– The first air flight for the purpose of delivering commercial freight takes place in the United States. The flight, made by Wright brothers pilot
Philip Parmalee Philip Orin Parmelee (March 8, 1887 – June 1, 1912) was an American aviation pioneer trained by the Wright brothers and credited with several early world aviation records and "firsts" in flight. He turned a keen interest in small engines into ...
, is between
Dayton Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...
and
Columbus, Ohio Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, an ...
. * November 14 – In the first
takeoff Takeoff is the phase of flight in which an aerospace vehicle leaves the ground and becomes airborne. For aircraft traveling vertically, this is known as liftoff. For aircraft that take off horizontally, this usually involves starting with a ...
from a ship by a fixed-wing aircraft, Eugene Ely takes off from a temporary platform erected over the bow of the
light cruiser A light cruiser is a type of small or medium-sized warship. The term is a shortening of the phrase "light armored cruiser", describing a small ship that carried armor in the same way as an armored cruiser: a protective belt and deck. Prior to th ...
USS ''Birmingham'' in Hampton Roads, Virginia. *
November 20 Events Pre-1600 * 284 – Diocletian is chosen as Roman emperor. * 762 – During the An Shi Rebellion, the Tang dynasty, with the help of Huihe tribe, recaptures Luoyang from the rebels. *1194 – Palermo is conquered by Henr ...
– The
Mexican Revolution The Mexican Revolution ( es, Revolución Mexicana) was an extended sequence of armed regional conflicts in Mexico from approximately 1910 to 1920. It has been called "the defining event of modern Mexican history". It resulted in the destruction ...
begins, when Francisco I. Madero proclaims the elections of 1910 null and void, and calls for an armed revolution at 6 p.m. against the illegitimate presidency/dictatorship of
Porfirio Díaz José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori ( or ; ; 15 September 1830 – 2 July 1915), known as Porfirio Díaz, was a Mexican general and politician who served seven terms as President of Mexico, a total of 31 years, from 28 November 1876 to 6 Decem ...
. *
November 22 Events Pre-1600 * 498 – After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Palace, while Laurentius is elected Pope in Santa Maria Maggiore. * 845 – The first duke of Brittany, Nominoe, defeats the Fr ...
Revolt of the Lash The Revolt of the Lash ( pt, Revolta da Chibata, link=no) was a naval mutiny in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in late November 1910. It was the direct result of the use of whips ("lashes") by white naval officers when punishing Afro-Brazilian and mixe ...
at
Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
: Mutineers in the
Brazilian Navy ) , colors= Blue and white , colors_label= Colors , march= " Cisne Branco" ( en, "White Swan") (same name as training ship '' Cisne Branco'' , mascot= , equipment= 1 multipurpose aircraft carrier7 submarines6 frigates2 corvettes4 amphibio ...
, led by
João Cândido Felisberto João Cândido Felisberto (24 June 1880 – 6 December 1969) was a Brazilian sailor, best known as the leader of the 1910 "Revolt of the Lash". His name was sometimes given as simply "João Cândido" or "Jean Candido" in foreign articles. E ...
, seize control of the new
dreadnought The dreadnought (alternatively spelled dreadnaught) was the predominant type of battleship in the early 20th century. The first of the kind, the Royal Navy's , had such an impact when launched in 1906 that similar battleships built after her ...
battleship ''Minas Geraes'', and other ships whose guns are aimed at the city, as the crews demand improvements in their conditions (which are conceded on
November 26 Events Pre-1600 * 783 – The Asturian queen Adosinda is held at a monastery to prevent her king from retaking the throne from Mauregatus. * 1161 – Battle of Caishi: A Song dynasty fleet fights a naval engagement with Jin dynast ...
by the Brazilian government). *
November 23 Events Pre-1600 * 534 BC – Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage. * 1248 – Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile. * 1499 – Pretender to the t ...
Johan Alfred Ander Johan Alfred Andersson Ander (27 November 1873 – 23 November 1910) was a convicted Swedish murderer and the last person to be executed in Sweden. The only person to be executed in Sweden following the instatement of the guillotine, he remains ...
becomes the last person to be executed in Sweden.


December

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December 3 Events Pre-1600 * 915 – Pope John X crowns Berengar I of Italy as Holy Roman Emperor (probable date). 1601–1900 * 1775 – American Revolutionary War: becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the ...
– Modern neon lighting is first demonstrated by Georges Claude at the Paris Motor Show.


Undated

* The electric streetcars of
Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
, France, Germany and Great Britain are carrying 6.7 million riders per year. *
Henry Ford Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American industrialist, business magnate, founder of the Ford Motor Company, and chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production. By creating the first automobile that mi ...
sells 10,000 automobiles.


Births


January

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January 4 Events Pre-1600 *46 BC – Julius Caesar fights Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina. * 871 – Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred are defeated by a Danish invasion army. 1601–1900 *1649 – Engli ...
**
Josephine McKim Josephine Eveline McKim (January 4, 1910 – December 10, 1992), also known by her married name Josephine Chalmers, was an American swimmer who won three medals at the 1928 and 1932 Olympics. In 1928 she won the bronze medal in the 400-meter fr ...
, American Olympic swimmer (d.
1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...
) **
Hilde Schrader Hildegard "Hilde" Schrader (4 January 1910 – 23 March 1966) was a German swimmer who won the 200 m breaststroke event at the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1927 European Championships. She also set two world records in obsolete breaststroke events, ...
, German swimmer (d.
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
) *
January 5 Events Pre-1600 *1477 – Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is defeated and killed in a conflict with René II, Duke of Lorraine; Duchy of Burgundy, Burgundy subsequently becomes part of France. 1601–1900 *1675 – Battle of Turckh ...
Jack Lovelock John Edward Lovelock (5 January 1910 – 28 December 1949) was a New Zealand athlete who became the world 1500m and mile record holder and 1936 Olympic champion in the 1500 metres. Early life Lovelock was born in the town of Crushingto ...
, New Zealand Olympic athlete (d.
1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2022. * January 2 – Luis ...
) *
January 8 Events Pre-1600 * 307 – Emperor Huai of Jin, Jin Huaidi becomes emperor of China in succession to his father, Emperor Hui of Jin, Jin Huidi, despite a challenge from his uncle, Sima Ying. * 871 – Æthelred I, King of Wessex, Æthel ...
Galina Ulanova Galina Sergeyevna Ulanova (russian: Галина Сергеевна Уланова, ; 21 March 1998) was a Russian ballet dancer. She is frequently cited as being one of the greatest ballerinas of the 20th century. Biography Ulanova was born ...
, Russian dancer (d.
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
) *
January 10 Events Pre-1600 *49 BC – Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signalling the start of civil war. * 9 – The Western Han dynasty ends when Wang Mang claims that the divine Mandate of Heaven called for the end of the dynasty and the be ...
**
Alioune Diop Alioune Diop (10 January 1910 – 2 May 1980) was a Senegalese writer and editor, founder of the intellectual journal ''Présence africaine'', and a central figure in the ''Négritude'' movement.1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...
) **
Allal al-Fassi Muhammad Allal al-Fassi (ⵄⵍⵍⴰⵍ ⵍⴼⴰⵙⵉ) (January 10, 1910 – May 13, 1974), was a Moroccan politician, writer, poet and Islamic scholar. Politics He was born in Fes, Morocco. He studied at the University of Al-Qarawiyyin. For ...
, Moroccan politician, writer, poet and Islamic scholar (d.
1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
) *
January 11 Events Pre-1600 * 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence. * 630 – Conquest of Mecca: The prophet Muhamma ...
Trygve Bratteli (11 January 1910 – 20 November 1984) was a Norwegian newspaper editor and politician with the Norwegian Labour Party. He served as the 26th prime minister of Norway from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1973 to 1976. He was president of the No ...
, Norwegian politician,
Prime Minister of Norway The prime minister of Norway ( no, statsminister, which directly translates to "minister of state") is the head of government and chief executive of Norway. The prime minister and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior government department ...
(d.
1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
) *
January 12 Events Pre-1600 * 475 – Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire. *1528 – Gustav I of Sweden is crowned King of Sweden, having already reigned s ...
**
Luise Rainer Luise Rainer ( , ; 12 January 1910 – 30 December 2014) was a German-American-British film actress. She was the first thespian to win multiple Academy Awards and the first to win back-to-back; at the time of her death, thirteen days shy of her ...
, German-born actress (d.
2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
) **
Patsy Kelly Patsy Kelly (born Sarah Veronica Rose Kelly; January 12, 1910 – September 24, 1981) was an American actress. She is known for her role as the brash, wisecracking sidekick to Thelma Todd in a series of short comedy films produced by Hal Ro ...
, American actress and comedienne (d.
1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
) *
January 16 Events Pre-1600 * 27 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire. * 378 – General Siyaj K'ak' conquers Tikal, enlarging the domain of King Spear ...
– Mario Tobino, Italian poet, writer and psychiatrist (d. 1991) * January 21 – Károly Takács, Hungarian Olympic shooter (d. 1976) * January 23 – Django Reinhardt, Belgian jazz musician (d. 1953) * January 25 – Edgar V. Saks, Estonian statesman, historian (d.
1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
) * January 27 – Edvard Kardelj, Yugoslav political leader, partisan (d. 1979) * January 28 ** John Banner, Austrian film, television actor (d. 1973) ** Arnold Moss, American actor (d. 1989)


February

* February 2 – David Sharpe (actor), David Sharpe, American actor, stunt performer (d.
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...
) * February 5 – Francisco Varallo, Argentine footballer (d. 2010) * February 9 – Jacques Monod, French biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1976) * February 10 ** Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark (d. 1989) ** Georges Pire, Belgian monk and humanitarian, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1969) ** Sofia Vembo, Greek singer and actress (d. 1978) * February 13 – William Shockley, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989) * February 15 – Irena Sendler, Polish humanitarian (d. 2008) * February 17 ** Arthur Hunnicutt, American actor (d. 1979) ** Marc Lawrence, American actor (d. 2005) ** Kothamangalam Seenu, Tamil actor, Carnatic music singer (d. 2001) * February 21 – Douglas Bader, British fighter pilot (d. 1982) * February 22 – Vaughn Taylor (actor), Vaughn Taylor, American actor (d. 1983) * February 27 ** Joan Bennett, American actress (d. 1990) ** Genrikh Kasparyan, Armenian chess player, composer (d. 1995) ** Carl Tchilinghiryan, German businessman (d. 1987)


March

* March 1 ** Archer Martin, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2002) ** David Niven, British actor (d. 1983) * March 4 – Tancredo Neves, President of Brazil (d. 1985) * March 5 ** Momofuku Ando, Japanese inventor, businessman (d. 2007) ** Ennio Flaiano, Italian screenwriter, playwright, novelist, journalist and drama critic (d. 1972) * March 7 – Will Glickman, American playwright (d. 1983) *
March 8 Events Pre-1600 * 1010 – Ferdowsi completes his epic poem ''Shahnameh''. *1126 – Following the death of his mother, queen Urraca of León, Alfonso VII is proclaimed king of León. * 1262 – Battle of Hausbergen between bou ...
– Claire Trevor, American actress (d. 2000) * March 9 – Samuel Barber, American composer (d.
1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
) * March 11 ** Robert Havemann, German chemist (d. 1982) ** Jacinta Marto, Portuguese saint (d. 1920) * March 12 – Masayoshi Ōhira, Prime Minister of Japan (d.
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...
) * March 13 – Karl Gustav Ahlefeldt, Danish actor (d. 1985) * March 16 – Aladár Gerevich, Hungarian fencer (d. 1991) * March 21 – Muhammad Siddiq Khan, Bangladeshi academic and librarian (d. 1978) * March 23 – Akira Kurosawa, Japanese screenwriter, producer and director (d.
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
) * March 24 ** Adolph Malan, Sailor Malan, South African Battle of Britain fighter pilot (d. 1963) ** Richard Halsey Best, US Navy pilot (d. 2001) * March 25 – Magda Olivero, Italian soprano (d.
2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
) * March 27 – Hugh Nibley, American scholar and Latter-day Saint apologist (d. 2005) * March 28 – Ingrid of Sweden, Queen consort of Denmark (d. 2000) * March 31 – Edward Seago, British artist (d.
1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
)


April

* April 1 – Harry Carney, American jazz musician (d.
1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
) * April 2 – Chico Xavier, Brazilian medium (d. 2002) * April 4 – Barthélemy Boganda, Central African politician (d. 1959) * April 6 – Barys Kit, Belarusian scientist (d. 2018) * April 9 – Nouhak Phoumsavanh, 3rd President of Laos (d. 2008) * April 10 – Paul Sweezy, American economist, editor (d. 2004) * April 11 – António de Spínola, 14th President of Portugal (d. 1996) * April 12 ** Gillo Dorfles, Italian art critic, painter and philosopher (d. 2018) ** Irma Rapuzzi, French politician (d. 2018) * April 14 - Stanisław Kowalski, Polish supercentenarian, athlete (d. 2022) *
April 20 Events Pre-1600 * 1303 – The Sapienza University of Rome is instituted by a bull of Pope Boniface VIII. 1601–1900 *1653 – Oliver Cromwell dissolves England's Rump Parliament. *1657 – English Admiral Robert Blake destroys ...
– Brigitte Mira, German actress (d. 2005) * April 22 – Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 2001) * April 23 – Simone Simon, French actress (d. 2005) * April 24 – Pupella Maggio, Italian actress (d. 1999) * April 26 – Tomoyuki Tanaka, Japanese film producer (d. 1997) * April 27 ** Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Republic of China (d. 1988) ** Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli, 2-time President of Brazil (d. 1975) * April 30 – Levi Celerio, Filipino composer, lyricist (d. 2002)


May

* May 1 ** Raya Dunayevskaya, Russian-born philosopher, founder of Marxist humanism in the United States (d. 1987) ** J. Allen Hynek, American astronomer, ufologist (d.
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal en ...
) ** Mary French Rockefeller, Mary Rockefeller, American heiress, socialite and philanthropist (d. 1997) *
May 6 Events Pre-1600 * 1527 – Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance. * 1536 – The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Sp ...
– June Gittelson, American film actress (d. 1993) *
May 12 Events Pre-1600 * 254 – Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and immediately takes a stand against Novatianism. * 907 – Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the Tang d ...
** Johan Ferrier, 1st President of Suriname (d. 2010) ** Elwyn Flint, Australian Linguistics, linguist and academic (d. 1983) ** Dorothy Hodgkin, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1994) ** Giulietta Simionato, Italian mezzo-soprano (d. 2010) * May 14 – Ne Win, 4th President of Burma (d. 2002) * May 23 ** Scatman Crothers, African-American actor, musician (d.
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal en ...
) ** Artie Shaw, American clarinetist, bandleader (d. 2004) * May 25 – Edward Harrison (cricketer), Edward Harrison, English cricketer, squash player (d. 2002) * May 28 ** Rachel Kempson, English actress (d. 2003) ** T-Bone Walker, American singer (d. 1975) * May 29 – Ralph Metcalfe, American athlete (d. 1978) * May 30 – Inge Meysel, German actress (d. 2004)


June

* June 1 – Gyula Kállai, 48th Prime Minister of Hungary (d. 1996) * June 2 – Annie Lee Cooper, American civil rights activist (d. 2010) * June 4 – Christopher Cockerell, British engineer, inventor of the Hovercraft (d. 1999) * June 8 – Lauro Ortega Martínez, governor of Morelos, Mexico 1982–1988 (d. 1999) * June 9 – Robert Cummings, American actor (d. 1990) * June 10 ** Abdul Rahman al-Eryani, President of the Yemen Arab Republic (d.
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
) ** Armen Takhtajan, Soviet-Armenian botanist (d. 2009) ** Howlin' Wolf, African-American blues musician (d. 1976) ** Ted Richmond, American film producer (d. 2013) * June 11 – Jacques-Yves Cousteau, French naval officer, explorer (d. 1997) * June 12 – Ahmadu Bello, Nigerian statesman (d.
1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
) * June 13 – Mary Wickes, American actress (d. 1995) * June 14 ** Rudolf Kempe, German conductor (d. 1976) ** J. Harold Smith, American pastor, evangelist (d. 2001) *
June 15 Events Pre-1600 * 763 BC – Assyrians record a solar eclipse that is later used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. * 844 – Louis II is crowned as king of Italy at Rome by pope Sergius II. * 923 – Battle of So ...
– Suleiman Frangieh, 10th President of Lebanon (d.
1992 File:1992 Events Collage V1.png, From left, clockwise: 1992 Los Angeles riots, Riots break out across Los Angeles, California after the Police brutality, police beating of Rodney King; El Al Flight 1862 crashes into a residential apartment buildi ...
) ** Bob and Alf Pearson, Alf Pearson, British variety performer with his brother Bob as half of Bob and Alf Pearson (d. 2012) * June 16 – Juan Velasco Alvarado, military President of Peru (d. 1977) * June 17 – Red Foley, American country music singer (d. 1968) * June 19 ** Paul Flory, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985) ** Abe Fortas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (d. 1982) *
June 22 Events Pre-1600 * 217 BC – Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV Philopator of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. * 168 BC – Battle of Pydna: Romans under Lucius Aemilius Paullus defeat Macedonian King Perseus ...
** Peter Pears, English tenor (d.
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal en ...
) ** Anne Ziegler, born Irené Eastwood, English soprano (d. 2003) ** Konrad Zuse, German engineer (d. 1995) * June 23 ** Jean Anouilh, French dramatist (d. 1987) ** Lydia Delectorskaya, Russian refugee, model (d.
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
) ** Gordon B. Hinckley, 15th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 2008) *
June 25 Events Pre-1600 * 524 – The Franks are defeated by the Burgundians in the Battle of Vézeronce. * 841 – In the Battle of Fontenay-en-Puisaye, forces led by Charles the Bald and Louis the German defeat the armies of Lothair I of ...
– Ian McTaggart-Cowan, Scottish-Canadian zoologist (d. 2010) * June 26 ** Margaret Dunning, American philanthropist (d. 2015) ** Roy J. Plunkett, American chemist noted for discovering Teflon (d. 1994) * June 27 – Pierre Joubert (illustrator), Pierre Joubert, French illustrator (d. 2001) * June 28 – Ingrid Luterkort, Swedish actress, stage director (d. 2011)


July

* July 2 – Louise Laroche, one of the last remaining survivors of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912 (d.
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
) *
July 4 Events Pre-1600 *362 BC – Battle of Mantinea: The Thebans, led by Epaminondas, defeated the Spartans. * 414 – Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yields power to his older sister Aelia Pulcheria, who reigned as regent and proclaimed ...
– Gloria Stuart, American actress (d. 2010) * July 5 – S. Poniman, Indonesian singer and actor (d. 1978) * July 6 ** John Knott (public servant), John Knott, Australian public servant (d. 1999) ** Jayna Rowley, American model (d.2000) ** René Le Grevès, French cyclist (d. 1946) * July 8 – Carlos Betances Ramírez, first Puerto Rican to command a battalion in the Korean War (d. 2001) * July 9 – Govan Mbeki, South African anti-apartheid activist, politician (d. 2001) * July 10 ** Nguyễn Hữu Thọ, Vietnamese politician (d. 1996) ** Ne Win, Burmese politician, military commander (d. 2002) *
July 11 Events Pre-1600 * 472 – After being besieged in Rome by his own generals, Western Roman Emperor Anthemius is captured in St. Peter's Basilica and put to death. * 813 – Byzantine emperor Michael I, under threat by conspiracies, ...
** Sally Blane, American actress (d. 1997) ** John Stapp, American career U.S. Air Force officer, flight surgeon, physician and biophysicist (d. 1999) * July 12 ** Samuel Hazard Gillespie Jr., American counsel (d. 2011) ** Laszlo Szapáry, Austrian sports shooter (d.
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
) * July 14 – William Hanna, American animator (d. 2001) * July 15 ** Bettie du Toit, South African trade unionist and anti-apartheid activist (d. 2002) ** Ken Lynch, American actor (d. 1990) * July 17 – James Elliott Coyne, James Coyne, 2nd Governor of the Bank of Canada (1955–1961) (d. 2012) * July 18 – Mamadou Dia, 1st Prime Minister of Senegal (d. 2009) * July 19 – Mamadou M'Bodje, Malian politician (d. 1958) * July 20 – Muriel Evans, American actress (d. 2000) * July 21 – Pietro Pasinati, Italian football player (d. 2000) * July 22 ** Gordon Blake, U.S. Air Force lieutenant general (d. 1997) ** Ruthie Tompson, American animator, artist (d. 2021) * July 27 ** Julien Gracq, French author (d. 2007) ** Lupita Tovar, Mexican-born American actress (d. 2016)


August

* August 4 ** Anita Page, American actress (d. 2008) ** William Schuman, American composer (d.
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) * August 6 – Adoniran Barbosa, Brazilian musician, singer, composer, humorist and actor (d. 1982) * August 7 – Lucien Hervé, Hungarian-born French photographer (d. 2007) * August 10 – Aldo Buzzi, Italian architect, director and screenwriter (d. 2009) * August 12 ** Yusof bin Ishak, 1st President of Singapore (d. 1970) ** Jane Wyatt, American actress (d. 2006) *
August 14 Events Pre-1600 *74 BC – A group of officials, led by the Western Han minister Huo Guang, present articles of impeachment against the new emperor, Liu He, to the imperial regent, Empress Dowager Shangguan. The articles, enumerating th ...
** Nüzhet Gökdoğan, Turkish astronomer and mathematician (d. 2003) ** Pierre Schaeffer, French composer (d. 1995) * August 15 – Josef Klaus, 16th Chancellor of Austria (d. 2001) * August 19 – Saint Alphonsa, Indian saint (d. 1946) *
August 22 Events Pre-1600 * 392 – Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. * 851 – Battle of Jengland: Erispoe defeats Charles the Bald near the Breton town of Jengland. *1138 – Battle of the Standard between Scotland a ...
– Lucille Ricksen, American silent film actress (d. 1925) * August 25 ** George Cisar (baseball), George Cisar, American baseball player (d. 2010) ** Dorothea Tanning, American artist (d. 2012) * August 26 ** Katherine Fryer, English artist (d. 2017) ** Mother Teresa, Macedonian-born Albanian-Indian nun, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997) *
August 28 Events Pre-1600 * 475 – The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna. * 489 – Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way ...
– Tjalling Koopmans, Dutch economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1985) *
August 29 Events Pre-1600 * 708 – Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708). * 870 – The city of Melite surrenders to an Aghlabid army following a siege, putting an end to Byzantine M ...
– Georges Loinger, French resistance fighter (d. 2018)


September

* September 1 – Edda Mussolini, eldest child of Benito Mussolini (d. 1995) * September 3 – Maurice Papon, French civil servant and collaborator (d. 2007) * September 5 – Ralph Berkowitz, American composer, classical musician, and painter (d. 2011) * September 10 – Charles August Nichols, American animator, film director (d.
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) * September 11 – Gerhard Schröder (CDU), Gerhard Schröder, German politician (d. 1989) * September 14 – Jack Hawkins, British actor (d. 1973) * September 15 – Robert Carter (RAF officer), Robert Carter, British Royal Air Force officer (d. 2012) * September 16 ** Erich Kempka, German chauffeur, bodyguard of Adolf Hitler (d. 1975) ** Karl Kling, German race car driver (d. 2003) * September 19 – Margaret Lindsay, American film actress (d.
1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
) * September 21 – Zhang Tianfu, Chinese agronomist, tea expert (d. 2017) * September 22 ** Louis Bisdee, Australian politician (d. 2010) ** Hidekichi Miyazaki, Japanese athlete (d. 2019) * September 24 – Ignatius J. Galantin, Ignatius J. "Pete" Galantin, United States Navy admiral (d. 2004) * September 28 ** Diosdado Macapagal, 9th President of the Philippines (d. 1997) ** Wenceslao Vinzons, Filipino politician, resistance leader (d. 1942) * September 29 – Virginia Bruce, American actress, singer (d. 1982) * September 30 – Jussi Kekkonen, Finnish major (d. 1962)


October

* October 1 ** Bonnie Parker, American outlaw, member of Barrow Gang (d. 1934) ** Attilio Pavesi, Italian Olympic cyclist (d. 2011) * October 8 ** Paulette Dubost, French actress (d. 2011) ** Gus Hall, American Communist leader (d. 2000) * October 10 ** Sir Albert Margai, 2nd Prime Minister of Sierra Leone (d.
1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...
) ** Julius Shulman, American architectural photographer (d. 2009) * October 13 – Robert McKimson, American animator, director (d. 1977) * October 19 ** Farid al-Atrash, Arab composer, singer and actor (d.
1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...
) ** Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Indian-born American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995) *
October 23 Events Pre-1600 *4004 BC – James Ussher's proposed creation date of the world according to the Bible. *42 BC – Liberators' civil war: Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeat an army under Brutus in the second part of the Batt ...
** Richard Mortensen, Danish painter (d. 1993) ** Hayden Rorke, American actor (d. 1987) * October 24 – Gunter d'Alquen, German journalist, propagandist and SS unit commander (d.
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
) * October 25 ** Tyrus Wong, Chinese-born American artist (d. 2016) ** David Lichine, Russian-American ballet dancer, choreographer (d. 1972) * October 27 ** Jack Carson, Canadian-born actor (d. 1963) ** Herschel Daugherty, American television director (d. 1993) * October 31 – Trevor Housley, Australian public servant (d. 1968)


November–December

* November 4 – Agda Rössel, UN Ambassador (d. 2001) * November 6 – Erik Ode, German television actor (d. 1983) *
November 20 Events Pre-1600 * 284 – Diocletian is chosen as Roman emperor. * 762 – During the An Shi Rebellion, the Tang dynasty, with the help of Huihe tribe, recaptures Luoyang from the rebels. *1194 – Palermo is conquered by Henr ...
– Pauli Murray, African-American civil rights activist, lawyer, author and Episcopal priest (d. 1985) * November 21 – Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia (d. 1999) *
November 26 Events Pre-1600 * 783 – The Asturian queen Adosinda is held at a monastery to prevent her king from retaking the throne from Mauregatus. * 1161 – Battle of Caishi: A Song dynasty fleet fights a naval engagement with Jin dynast ...
– Cyril Cusack, South African–born actor (d. 1993) * November 30 – Harry Bauler, American politician (d. 1962) * December 1 ** Dame Alicia Markova, born Lilian Marks, English ballerina (d. 2004) ** Louis Slotin, Canadian physicist, chemist (d. 1946) * December 4 – R. Venkataraman, 8th President of India (d. 2009) * December 7 ** Louis Prima, American singer-songwriter and bandleader (d. 1978) ** Edmundo Ros, Trinidadian musician (d. 2011) * December 11 – Noel Rosa, Brazilian songwriter (d. 1937) * December 15 – John Hammond (record producer), John Hammond, American record producer (d. 1987) * December 19 – Jean Genet, French writer (d.
1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal en ...
) * December 23 ** Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (d. 2000) ** Kurt Meyer, Kurt "Panzermeyer" Meyer, German ''Generalmajor der Waffen-SS'', war criminal (d. 1961) * December 29 ** Michel Aflaq, Syrian political theorist, founder of Ba'athism (d. 1989) ** Ronald Coase, English-born economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2013) * December 30 – Paul Bowles, American author (d. 1999) * December 31 – Mallikarjun Mansur, Hindustani classical vocalist (d.
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)


Date unknown

* Fawzi Al-Mulki, Prime Minister of Jordan (d. 1962)


Deaths


January

* January 1 – Harriet Powers, American folk artist (b. 1837) *
January 4 Events Pre-1600 *46 BC – Julius Caesar fights Titus Labienus in the Battle of Ruspina. * 871 – Battle of Reading: Æthelred of Wessex and his brother Alfred are defeated by a Danish invasion army. 1601–1900 *1649 – Engli ...
– Léon Delagrange, French pioneer aviator (b. 1873) *
January 5 Events Pre-1600 *1477 – Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is defeated and killed in a conflict with René II, Duke of Lorraine; Duchy of Burgundy, Burgundy subsequently becomes part of France. 1601–1900 *1675 – Battle of Turckh ...
– Léon Walras, French economist (b. 1834) *
January 12 Events Pre-1600 * 475 – Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire. *1528 – Gustav I of Sweden is crowned King of Sweden, having already reigned s ...
– Bass Reeves, one of the first African-American United States Marshals Service, Deputy U.S. Marshals west of the Mississippi River (b. 1838) *
January 13 Events Pre-1600 * 27 BC – Octavian transfers the state to the free disposal of the Roman Senate and the people. He receives Spain, Gaul, and Syria as his province for ten years. * 532 – The Nika riots break out, during the raci ...
– Andrew Jackson Davis, American spiritualist (b. 1826) * January 25 – W. G. Read Mullan, American Jesuit, academic (b. 1860) * January 27 – Thomas Crapper, British plumber (b. 1836) * January 29 – Charles Todd (pioneer), Sir Charles Todd, Australian telegraph pioneer (b. 1826) * January 30 – Granville Woods, African-American inventor (b. 1856)


February

* February 6 – Alfonso Maria Fusco, Italian Roman Catholic priest, saint (b. 1839) * February 7 – Elizabeth Martha Olmsted, American poet (b. 1825) * February 9 – Miguel Febres Cordero, Ecuadorian Roman Catholic religious brother (b. 1854) * February 10 – Lucy Stanton (abolitionist), Lucy Stanton, American abolitionist (b. 1831) * February 14 – Giovanni Passannante, Italian anarchist (b. 1849) *
February 20 Events Pre-1600 *1339 – The Milanese army and the St. George's (San Giorgio) Mercenaries of Lodrisio Visconti clash in the Battle of Parabiago; Visconti is defeated. * 1472 – Orkney and Shetland are pawned by Norway to Scotlan ...
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(assassinated) (b. 1846) * February 23 – Vera Komissarzhevskaya, Russian actress (b. 1864) * February 26 – Esther E. Baldwin, American missionary (b. 1840)


March

* March 1 – José Domingo de Obaldía, 2nd President of Panama (b. 1845) * March 4 – Knut Ångström, Swedish physicist (b. 1857) * March 9 – Fredrik von Otter, 8th Prime Minister of Sweden (b. 1833) *
March 10 Events Pre-1600 * 241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end. * 298 – Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa and makes a ...
– Karl Lueger, Austrian mayor (b. 1844) *
March 18 Events Pre-1600 * 37 – Roman Senate annuls Tiberius' will and proclaims Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ''(aka Caligula = Little Boots)'' emperor.Tacitus, ''Annals'' V.10. * 1068 – An earthquake in the Levant and the Ara ...
– Julio Herrera y Reissig, Uruguayan poet, writer (b. 1875) * March 20 – Nadar (photographer), Nadar, French photographer (b. 1820) * March 26 – An Jung-geun, Korean assassin (b. 1879) * March 27 – Alexander Agassiz, American scientist (b. 1835) * March 28 – David Josiah Brewer, American Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (b. 1837) * March 29 – H. Maria George Colby, American fashion editor (b. 1844) * March 30 – Jean Moréas, Greek poet, essayist and art critic (b. 1856)


April

* April 4 – Augusta Harvey Worthen, American educator and author (b. 1823) * April 15 – Angelia Thurston Newman, American activist and author (b. 1837) * April 12 – William Graham Sumner, American social scientist (b. 1840) * April 21 ** Anne Isabella Robertson, Anglo-Irish writer and suffragist (b. circa 1830) ** Mark Twain, American writer (b. 1835) * April 26 – Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, Norwegian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1832)


May

* May 1 – Pierre Nord Alexis, President of Haiti (b. 1820) * May 3 – Howard Taylor Ricketts, American pathologist (b. 1871) *
May 6 Events Pre-1600 * 1527 – Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance. * 1536 – The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Sp ...
– King
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of the United Kingdom (b. 1841) * May 10 – Stanislao Cannizzaro, Italian chemist (b. 1826) *
May 12 Events Pre-1600 * 254 – Pope Stephen I succeeds Pope Lucius I, becoming the 23rd pope of the Catholic Church, and immediately takes a stand against Novatianism. * 907 – Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai into abdicating, ending the Tang d ...
– William Huggins, Sir William Huggins, British astronomer (b. 1824) * May 18 – Pauline Viardot, French mezzo-soprano, composer (b. 1821) * May 22 – Jules Renard, French writer (b. 1864) * May 27 – Robert Koch, German physician, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1843) * May 28 – Kálmán Mikszáth, Hungarian novelist (b. 1847) * May 29 – Mily Balakirev, Russian composer (b. 1837) *
May 31 Events Pre-1600 * 455 – Emperor Petronius Maximus is stoned to death by an angry mob while fleeing Rome. * 1223 – Mongol invasion of the Cumans: Battle of the Kalka River: Mongol armies of Genghis Khan led by Subutai defeat K ...
– Elizabeth Blackwell, British-born American physician (b. 1821)


June

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June 5 Events Pre-1600 * 1257 – Kraków, in Poland, receives city rights. *1283 – Battle of the Gulf of Naples: Roger of Lauria, admiral to King Peter III of Aragon, destroys the Neapolitan fleet and captures Charles of Salerno. *1288 & ...
– William Sydney Porter (alias O. Henry), American novelist (b. 1862) * June 7 – Goldwin Smith, British-born Canadian historian and journalist (b. 1823) * June 8 – Henry Granger Piffard, New York dermatologist and author of the first systematic treatise on dermatology in America (b. 1842) * June 11 – Maria Schininà, Italian Roman Catholic religious professed (b. 1844) * June 24 – Juan Williams Rebolledo, Chilean admiral and politician (b. 1825)


July

* July 3 – Tokugawa Akitake, Japanese ''daimyō'', the last lord of Mito Domain, younger brother of the last ''shōgun'' Tokugawa Yoshinobu (b. 1853) *
July 4 Events Pre-1600 *362 BC – Battle of Mantinea: The Thebans, led by Epaminondas, defeated the Spartans. * 414 – Emperor Theodosius II, age 13, yields power to his older sister Aelia Pulcheria, who reigned as regent and proclaimed ...
** Melville Fuller, American Chief Justice (b. 1833) ** Giovanni Schiaparelli, Italian astronomer (b. 1835) * July 10 – Johann Gottfried Galle, German astronomer (b. 1812) * July 12 – Charles Rolls, British aviator, automobile manufacturer (b. 1877)


August

* August 6 – Klemens Bachleda, Polish Tatra Mountains, Tatra guide and mountain rescuer (b. 1851) * August 10 – S. Isadore Miner, American journalist (b. 1863) * August 13 – Florence Nightingale, British nurse (b. 1820) *
August 14 Events Pre-1600 *74 BC – A group of officials, led by the Western Han minister Huo Guang, present articles of impeachment against the new emperor, Liu He, to the imperial regent, Empress Dowager Shangguan. The articles, enumerating th ...
– Frank Podmore, British psychical researcher (b. 1856) * August 15 – Constantin Fahlberg, Russian chemist (b. 1850) * August 16 – Pedro Montt, 15th President of Chile (b. 1849) * August 26 **William James, American psychologist, philosopher (b. 1842) **Thomas Petrie, Australian explorer, gold prospector, logger and grazier (b. 1831) *
August 28 Events Pre-1600 * 475 – The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna. * 489 – Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way ...
– Paolo Mantegazza, Italian neurologist, physiologist, anthropologist, and fiction author (b. 1831)


September

* September 1 – Alexander Mikhaylovich Zaytsev, Russian chemist (b. 1841) * September 2 – Henri Rousseau, French painter (b. 1844) * September 6 – Elías Fernández Albano, president of Chile (b. 1845) * September 7 ** Emily Blackwell, American physician (b. 1826) ** William Holman Hunt, British Pre-Raphaelite painter (b. 1827) * September 14 – Lombe Atthill, Northern Irish obstetrician and gynaecologist (b. 1827) * September 16 – Hormuzd Rassam, Iraqi archaeologist (b. 1826) * September 23 – Tup Scott, Australian cricketer (b. 1858) * September 27 – Jorge Chávez, Peruvian aviator (b. 1887) * September 28 – Marie Pasteur, French chemist (b. 1826) * September 29 – Winslow Homer, American painter (b. 1836)


October

* October 3 – Lucy Hobbs Taylor, American dentist (b. 1833) * October 17 – Julia Ward Howe, American abolitionist, poet (b. 1819) * October 21 – Charles van der Stappen, Belgian sculptor (b. 1843) *
October 23 Events Pre-1600 *4004 BC – James Ussher's proposed creation date of the world according to the Bible. *42 BC – Liberators' civil war: Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeat an army under Brutus in the second part of the Batt ...
– Monarchy of Thailand, King
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(Rama V) of Thailand, Siam (b. 1853) * October 27 – Henrietta Gould Rowe, American litterateur (b. 1835) * October 30 – Jean Henri Dunant, Swiss founder of the Red Cross, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1828)


November

* November 6 – Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot, writer (b. 1838) *
November 7 Events Pre-1600 * 335 – Athanasius is banished to Trier, on the charge that he prevented a grain fleet from sailing to Constantinople. * 680 – The Sixth Ecumenical Council commences in Constantinople. * 921 – Treaty of Bon ...
– Florencio Sánchez, Uruguayan playwright (b. 1875) * November 13 – Isabel Grimes Richey, American poet (b. 1858) * November 15 – Wilhelm Raabe, German writer (b. 1831) * November 19 – Wilhelm Rudolph Fittig, German chemist (b. 1835) *
November 20 Events Pre-1600 * 284 – Diocletian is chosen as Roman emperor. * 762 – During the An Shi Rebellion, the Tang dynasty, with the help of Huihe tribe, recaptures Luoyang from the rebels. *1194 – Palermo is conquered by Henr ...
(N.S.) – Leo Tolstoy, Russian writer (b. 1828) *
November 23 Events Pre-1600 * 534 BC – Thespis of Icaria becomes the first recorded actor to portray a character on stage. * 1248 – Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile. * 1499 – Pretender to the t ...
** Hawley Harvey Crippen, American murderer (executed) (b. 1862) ** Octave Chanute, French-American engineer, aviation pioneer (b. 1832)


December

* December 1 – William Pryor Letchworth, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1823) *
December 3 Events Pre-1600 * 915 – Pope John X crowns Berengar I of Italy as Holy Roman Emperor (probable date). 1601–1900 * 1775 – American Revolutionary War: becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the ...
** Mary Baker Eddy, American religious leader, founder of Christian Science (b. 1821) ** Wesley Merritt, American general (b. 1836) * December 8 – Paškal Buconjić, Herzegovinian Catholic bishop (b. 1834) * December 28 – Benjamin Pitman, English-born American stenographer and crafts promoter (b. 1822) * December 29 – Reginald Doherty, British tennis player (b. 1872) * December 31 – John Moisant, American aviator (b. 1868)


Date unknown

* Emma Bedelia Dunham, American poet and teacher (b. 1826)


Nobel Prizes

* Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Chemistry – Otto Wallach * Nobel Prize in Literature, Literature – Paul Heyse * Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Medicine – Albrecht Kossel * Nobel Peace Prize, Peace – Permanent International Peace Bureau * Nobel Prize in Physics, Physics – Johannes Diderik van der Waals


References


Primary sources and year books


''New International Year Book 1910''
970pp of detailed global coverage. * Gilbert, Martin. ''A History of the Twentieth Century: Volume 1 1900–1933'' (1997); global coverage of politics, diplomacy and warfare; pp 206–24. {{Events by month links 1910,