Historians in History (Part 4)

Historical Events

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Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 301 - 400 of 564

• 1887-05-27 Erich Kuttner, German journalist and historian (Vorwarts), born in Berlin (d. 1942)
• 1887-07-09 Samuel Eliot Morison, American historian (Admiral of the Ocean Sea), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1976)
• 1887-10-04 Francis Bull, Norwegian writer (Norsk literature historian), born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1974)
• 1887-12-15 Pieter Geyl, Dutch historian (History of the Dutch Tribe), born in Dordrecht, Netherlands (d. 1966)
• 1888-04-04 Zdzisław Żygulski, Sr., Polish literary historian, born in Przemyśl, Poland (d. 1975)
• 1888-06-27 Lewis Bernstein Namier, English historian, born in Wola Okrzejska, Poland (d. 1960)
• 1889-03-12 Philip Guedalla, English barrister & historian

• 1889-05-17 Alfonso Reyes, Mexican writer (Simpatías y diferencias) and diplomat (Higenia Cruel), born in Monterrey, Mexico (d. 1959)
• 1890-03-18 Gerardus van der Leeuw, Dutch religion historian/minister of Education
• 1890-07-05 Frederick Lewis Allen, American social historian and editor of Harper's Magazine, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1954)
• 1890-11-30 John Tasker Howard, American composer and music historian, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 1964)
• 1891-06-18 Hans Ruin, Finnish Swedish-language historian
• 1891-07-26 Jacques Pirenne, Belgian historian and honorary secretary of King Leopold III of Belgium, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1972)
• 1891-08-02 Viktor Maksimovich Zhirmunsky, Russian literary historian and linguist, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1971)
• 1891-12-02 Charles H. Wesley, American author and historian (The History of Alpha Phi Alpha), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 1987)
• 1892-01-10 Dumas Malone, American historian (Jefferson & His Time), born in Coldwater, Mississippi (d. 1986)
• 1892-04-14 V. Gordon Childe, British archaeologist and prehistorian, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1957)
• 1892-06-28 E. H. Carr, English historian (History of Soviet Russia), born in London (d. 1982)
• 1892-10-28 Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis, Dutch historian of science (biography of Archimedes), born in Tilburg, Netherlands (d. 1965)
• 1893-09-27 Joannes Cornelissen, Dutch historian (Hooft & Tacitus)
• 1893-10-30 Jan Romein, Dutch historian (Low Countries at Sea), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1962)
• 1894-07-26 Lodewijk Rogier, Dutch historian (Henric van Veldeken), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1974)
• 1895-02-04 Annie [Anna HM] Romein-Verschoor, Dutch historian (Erflaters)
• 1895-03-14 Frans Ganshof, Belgian historian
• 1895-03-23 Encarnacion Alzona, Filipino historian (d. 2001)
• 1895-05-03 Ernst Kantorowicz, German-American historian (Laudes regiae), born in Posen, Prussia (d. 1963)
• 1895-06-14 Louis Finkelstein, American historian and theologist (Pharizees), born in Cincinnati, Ohio (d. 1991)
• 1895-09-28 Charles Petrie, historian, born in Liverpool, England
• 1895-10-19 Louis Mumford, cultural historian/city planner/writer
• 1895-10-31 B. H. Liddell Hart, English military historian and publicist (The Rommel Papers), born in Paris (d. 1970)
• 1896-01-05 Hendrik Algra, Dutch teacher, journalist, historian, and politician (ARP), born in Hurdegaryp, Netherlands (d. 1982)
• 1896-05-25 Jan Nicolaas Bakhuizen van den Brink, Dutch theologist and church historian, born in Joure, Netherlands (d. 1987)
• 1897-09-29 Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (d. 1980)
• 1898-01-22 Hans van Werveke, Flemish historian (Diocese Terwaan)
• 1898-07-04 Pilar Barbosa, Puerto Rican historian and political activist, born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico (d. 1997)
• 1898-07-13 Martin David, German/Neth law historian
• 1898-08-17 Gerard Schmook, Flemish librarian/historian/custodian
• 1898-08-20 Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish author (The Emigrants) and historian, born in Moshultamåla, Sweden (d. 1973)
• 1899-01-22 Guido Kisch, Czech/German/American historian (Jews in medieval Germany)
• 1899-01-23 Joseph Nathan Kane, American non-fiction writer & journalist (Famous Firsts), born in NYC, New York (d. 2002)
• 1899-02-18 Arthur Bryant, English historian (King Charles II)
• 1899-02-24 Jacob Presser, Dutch historian/writer (Down-fall)
• 1899-05-26 Otto E. Neugebauer, Austrian-American mathematician and historian, born in Innsbruck, Austria-Hungary (d. 1990)
• 1899-08-12 Alfred Kantorowicz, German historian (Spanish Diary)
• 1899-10-09 Bruce Catton, American historian and writer (Civil War), born in Petoskey, Michigan (d. 1978)
• 1901-01-13 A. B. Guthrie, American novelist, historian (d. 1991)
• 1901-01-13 Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish historian and priest (d. 1978)
• 1901-03-21 Richard Leslie Hill, historian
• 1901-04-29 G. O. Sayles, English historian, born in Chesterfield, England (d. 1994)
• 1901-05-01 Antal Szerb, Hungarian author and historian, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1945)
• 1901-06-15 Peter Shankland, English filmmaker and historian
• 1901-11-11 F. Van Wyck Mason, American historian and author (Three Harbours), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1978)
• 1902-01-25 Gerard Knuvelder, Dutch literature historian (Vocation, Kitty), born in Arnhem, Netherlands (d. 1982)
• 1902-02-21 Arthur D Nock, English/American historian (St Paul)
• 1902-06-12 Hendrik Elias, Flemish historian and Mayor of Ghent (1941-44), born in Machelen, Belgium (d. 1973)
• 1902-08-22 Jack Roy Armstrong, English historian (History of Sussex), born in Broadstairs, Kent (d. 1993)
• 1902-08-24 Fernand Braudel, French historian (Civilization & Capitalism), born in Luméville, France (d. 1985)
• 1902-09-19 Pieter Jan Bouman, Dutch sociologist and historian, born in Batavia, Dutch East Indies (d. 1977)
• 1902-10-25 Henry Steele Commager, American historian (Atlas of Civil War), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1902-11-10 Murk Ozinga, Dutch building historian (Monuments of Curacao)
• 1902-11-20 Wolfgang Kunkel, German lawyer and law historian, born in Fürth, Germany (d. 1981)
• 1903-01-20 Sybil Marion Rosenfeld, English theatre historian, born in London, England (d. 1996)
• 1903-03-11 Ronald Syme, New Zealand classicist and historian, born in Eltham, New Zealand (d. 1989)
• 1903-08-23 Mauritius van Haegendoren, Flemish historian and senator, born in Leuven, Belgium (d. 1994)
• 1903-09-03 Willem Kooiman, Dutch theologist and church historian (d. 1968)
• 1903-10-04 Bona Arsenault, French Canadian politician, historian and genealogist, born in Bonaventure, Quebec (d. 1993)
• 1903-11-20 Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani historian and educationist, born in Patyali, near Allahabad, United Provinces of British India (d. 1981)
• 1903-12-04 A. L. Rowse, British author and historian, born in Tregonissey, St Austell, Cornwall (d. 1997)
• 1904-02-23 William L Shirer, historian (Rise & Fall of 3rd Reich)
• 1904-07-05 Harold Acton, English-Italian historian and art collector, born in Villa La Pietra, Florence, Italy (d. 1994)
• 1905-02-28 Glyn Jones, Welsh, novelist, poet and literary historian, born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (d. 1995)
• 1906-02-10 Henry Phelps Brown, British historian and economist, born in Calne (d. 1994)

• 1906-04-10 Kathleen Major, British historian and principal (St Hilda's College, England), born in Lincolnshire (d. 2001)
• 1906-06-28 Safford Cape, American-Belgian conductor, composer and music historian, born in Denver, Colorado (d. 1973)
• 1906-08-02 Albert Goodwin, English historian, born in Sheffield, England (d. 1995)
• 1906-08-30 Elizabeth Pakenham, Countess of Longford, British historian, born in London (d. 2002)

• 1906-11-07 Margaret Barbara Lambert, British historian (Saar) (d. 1995)
• 1907-03-13 Mircea Eliade, Romanian religious historian (Le Yoga) and author, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 1986) [O.S. 02-28]
• 1907-03-13 Albert Hughes Williams, historian (d. 1996)
• 1907-04-03 Isaac Deutscher, Polish-English historian (Stalin/Trotsky biography), born in Chrzanów, Poland (d. 1967)
• 1907-05-28 F. G. Emmison, British archivist and historian, born in Bedford, England (d. 1995)
• 1907-09-04 Maurice Ashley, historian and editor (The Listener) (d. 1994)
• 1907-09-26 Anthony Blunt, British art historian and spy for USSR, born in Bournemouth, Hampshire, England (d. 1983)
• 1908-05-24 Michael Roberts, English historian, born in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire (d. 1996)
• 1908-08-06 James Lees-Milne, English writer and architectural historian, born in Wickhamford, Worcestershire (d. 1997)
• 1908-11-13 C. Vann Woodward, American historian and educator, born in Vanndale, Arkansas (d. 1999)
• 1908-11-22 Michael Balfour, English historian, born in Oxford (d. 1995)
• 1909-01-02 Rene Etiemble, French literature historian (Parlez-vous Franglais)
• 1909-03-09 Derk Bodde, American sinologist and historian of China, born in Marshfield, Massachusetts (d. 2003)
• 1909-03-27 Golo Mann, German-American historian (Antisemitism), born in Munich (d. 1994)
• 1909-04-16 Herman Uyttersprot, Flemish literature historian, born in Denderbelle (d. 1967)
• 1909-04-22 Indro Montanelli, Italian journalist and historian (History of the Greeks), born in Fucecchio, Italy (d. 2001)
• 1909-07-02 Hermann Bengtson, German historian (Greeks Ancient Times), born in Ratzeburg, Germany (d. 1989)
• 1909-07-30 C. Northcote Parkinson, English historian (Pursuit of Progress), born in Barnard Castle, County Durham, England (d. 1993)
• 1909-09-16 Fernand Lodewick, literature historian (d. 1995)
• 1909-11-10 Paweł Jasienica, Polish historian, born in Ulyanovsk, Russia (d. 1970)
• 1909-11-23 Nigel Tranter, author/historian (River Realm, Robert the Bruce)

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Famous Deaths

Deaths 301 - 400 of 555

• 1945-02-01 Johan Huizinga, Dutch culture historian (Homo Ludens), dies at 72
• 1945-10-08 Herman Theodoor Colenbrander, Dutch historian, dies at 73
• 1946-12-15 Konrad Haebler, German historian (Hundert Kalenderinkunabeln), dies at 89
• 1947-01-13 Veit Valentin, German/American historian (German People), dies at 61
• 1947-08-20 Franz VM Cumont, Belgian religious historian, dies at 79
• 1947-11-17 Ricarda Huch, German writer and historian "First Lady of German humanism", dies at 83
• 1947-11-17 Victor Serge, Russian anarchist, novelist, and historian (b. 1890)
• 1947-12-29 Joseph Cuvelier, Belgian historian and general archivist, dies at 78
• 1948-07-18 Herman Gummerus, Finnish historian and politician (b. 1877)
• 1948-08-03 Albert F Pollard, British historian (Evolution of parliament), dies at 78
• 1948-08-10 Kan'ichi Asakawa, Japanese historian, writer, and peace activist, dies at 74
• 1948-09-01 Charles A. Beard, American historian (American Continentalism), dies at 73
• 1949-05-18 James Truslow Adams, American historian (Pulitzer 1921), dies at 70
• 1950-04-03 Carter G. Woodson, American historian (African American studies), dies at 74
• 1951-06-01 Rafael Altamira Crevea, Spanish lawyer/historian, dies at 85
• 1953-08-17 Bannister Fletcher, English architect and architectural historian (A History of Architecture), dies at 87
• 1953-09-17 Emil Ermatinger, Swiss literature historian, dies at 80
• 1954-02-13 Frederick Lewis Allen, American social historian and editor of Harper's Magazine, dies at 63
• 1954-05-19 Aart A van Schelven, church historian (Willem of Orange), dies at 73
• 1954-05-30 Ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian and author (My Life), dies at 67
• 1954-10-26 Floris HL Prims, Flemish priest/historian/archivist of Antwerp, dies
• 1956-03-22 George Al Sarton, Belgian-American chemist and historian, dies at 71
• 1956-04-19 Ernst Robert Curtius, German literature historian, dies at 70
• 1956-09-26 Lucien Febvre, French historian (Un Destin, Martin Luther), dies at 78
• 1957-10-19 V. Gordon Childe, British archaeologist and prehistorian, dies at 65
• 1957-11-12 Fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Roman Law), dies at 78
• 1958-01-09 Paul Fechter, German writer (Der Zauberer Gottes), dies at 77
• 1958-01-13 John Lindeboom, Dutch vicar/church historian, dies at 75
• 1958-05-15 Michael G the Boer, historian (Harbor of Amsterdam), dies at 91
• 1958-08-14 Mary Ritter Beard, American historian, dies at 82
• 1958-10-27 Frederik Gerretson [Geerten Gossaert], historian/poet/politician, dies at 74
• 1959-04-08 Gustave Charlier, Belgian literature historian, dies
• 1959-12-27 Alfonso Reyes, Mexican writer (Simpatías y diferencias) and diplomat (Higenia Cruel), dies at 70
• 1960-01-11 Johan E. Elias, Dutch historian (Amsterdam's regency), dies at 84
• 1960-08-19 Lewis Bernstein Namier, English historian, dies at 72
• 1962-07-16 Jan Romein, Dutch historian (Breaking of Two Ages), dies at 68
• 1962-07-20 George MacAulay Trevelyan, English royal historian, dies at 86
• 1962-07-21 G. M. Trevelyan [George Macaulay Trevelyan], British historian and academic, dies at 86
• 1963-01-11 Arthur D Nock, English-Americans historian (St Paul), dies at 60
• 1963-05-02 Van Wyck Brooks, American historian (Ordeal of Mark Twain), dies at 77
• 1963-06-26 Obe Postma, Fries, poet/geography/historian (Own Cart), dies
• 1963-09-09 Ernst Kantorowicz, German-American historian (Laudes regiae), dies at 68
• 1964-01-30 Berthold Altaner, German church historian, dies at 80
• 1964-11-20 John Tasker Howard, American composer and music historian, dies at 73
• 1965-05-18 Eduard Jan Dijksterhuis, Dutch historian of science (biography of Archimedes), dies at 72
• 1965-07-27 Henri Daniel-Rops, French writer and historian (b. 1901)
• 1966-12-31 Pieter Geyl, Dutch historian (History of the Dutch Race), dies at 79
• 1967-08-19 Isaac Deutscher, Polish-English historian (Stalin/Trotsky biography), dies at 60
• 1967-09-03 David Cohen, historian and chairman of the Jewish Council, dies at 84
• 1967-11-12 Herman Uyttersprot, Flemish literature historian, dies at 58
• 1968-08-31 George P Gooch, English historian/House of Commons leader, dies
• 1968-09-18 Willem Kooiman, Dutch theologist and church historian, dies at 65
• 1969-12-26 Johannes Gerard van Dillen, Dutch economic historian (Of Wealth & Oligarchists), dies at 86
• 1970-01-29 B. H. Liddell Hart, English military historian and publicist (The Rommel Papers), dies at 74
• 1970-02-18 Desideer Stracke, Flemish jesuit and literature historian, dies at 94
• 1970-04-30 Jacob Presser, historian/writer (Doom, Ondergang), dies at 71
• 1970-08-19 Paweł Jasienica, Polish historian, dies at 60
• 1970-10-24 Richard Hofstadter, American historian, dies at 54
• 1971-01-31 Viktor Maksimovich Zhirmunsky, Russian literary historian and linguist, dies at 79
• 1971-10-10 John Cawte Beaglehole, New Zealand historian (b. 1901)
• 1972-09-07 Jacques Pirenne, Belgian historian and honorary secretary of King Leopold III of Belgium, dies at 81
• 1973-02-02 Hendrik Elias, Flemish historian and Mayor of Ghent (1941-44), dies at 70
• 1973-03-26 Safford Cape, American-Belgian conductor, composer and music historian, dies at 67
• 1973-08-08 Vilhelm Moberg, Swedish author (The Emigrants) and historian, dies at 74
• 1974-03-30 Lodewijk Rogier, Dutch historian (Reborn in Freedom), dies at 79
• 1974-07-04 Francis Bull, Norwegian writer (Norsk literature historian), dies at 86
• 1974-11-23 Cornelius Ryan, Irish war reporter and historian (Bridge too Far), dies at 54
• 1975-04-28 Jan A. de Jonge, Dutch historian, dies at 48

• 1975-10-24 Zdzisław Żygulski, Sr., Polish literary historian, dies at 87

• 1976-05-15 Samuel Eliot Morison, American historian (Admiral of the Ocean Sea), dies at 88
• 1976-09-13 Albert Tessier, French Canadian priest, historian and filmmaker (b. 1895)
• 1977-03-10 Pieter Jan Bouman, Dutch sociologist and historian, dies at 74
• 1978-02-05 Annie [Anna HM] Romein-Verschoor, Dutch historian (Omzien), dies at 83
• 1978-02-21 Mieczysław Żywczyński, Polish historian and priest (b. 1901)
• 1978-08-28 Bruce Catton, American historian and writer (Civil War), dies at 78
• 1978-08-28 F. Van Wyck Mason, American historian and author (Three Harbours), dies at 76
• 1978-09-19 Étienne Gilson, French philosopher and historian, dies at 94
• 1980-06-23 Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian (bomanslag), dies
• 1980-11-24 Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (b. 1897)
• 1981-01-10 Fawn M. Brodie, American historian (b. 1915)
• 1981-01-22 Ishtiaq Hussain Qureshi, Pakistani historian and educationist, dies at 77
• 1981-05-01 Clarence A Bacote, historian/political scientist, dies at 75
• 1981-07-12 Ben Seijes, historian (WWII), dies at 73

• 1981-12-29 Guido Provoost, Belgian historian, dies at 41
• 1982-06-29 Gerard[us PM] Knuvelder, literature historian (Anthology), dies
• 1982-09-11 Albert Soboult, French historian, dies at 68
• 1982-11-03 E. H. Carr, English historian (History of Soviet Russia), dies at 90
• 1984-06-25 Michel Foucault, French philosopher and historian (History of Sexuality), dies of AIDs at 57
• 1985-01-22 Sir Arthur Bryant, British historian (b. 1899)
• 1985-03-15 Radha Krishna Choudhary, Indian historian and writer (b. 1921)
• 1985-07-05 Gerard Schmook, Flemish literature historian/custodian, dies at 86
• 1985-11-28 Fernand Braudel, French historian (Civilization & Capitalism), dies at 83
• 1986-02-07 Cheikh Anta Diop, Senegalese historian (b. 1923)
• 1986-03-02 Marcel Liebman, Belgian historian, dies at 56
• 1986-04-22 Mircea Eliade, Romanian religious historian (Le Yoga) & author, dies at 79
• 1987-08-16 Charles H. Wesley, American author and historian (The History of Alpha Phi Alpha), dies at 95
• 1987-11-05 Jan Nicolaas Bakhuizen van den Brink, Dutch theologist and church historian, dies at 91

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