Thomas Andrews was the principle architect for the infamous RMS Titanic. He died in the sinking, on April 15, 1912.
1873-1912
Ma Barker is best known for supposedly leading the criminal behavior of her four sons.
1873-1935
1873-1921
Willa Cather was a writer of poetry and novels known for such works as O Pioneers! and My Antonia.
1873-1947
Leon Frank Czolgosz is known as the assassin who killed President William McKinley.
1873-1901
1873-1961
An early 20th century filmmaking pioneer and one of the first to make a narrative fiction film, Alice Guy-Blaché made more than 1,000 films and ran her own film studio in New Jersey, experimenting with sound syncing, color tinting, interracial casting and special effects.
1873-1968
W.C. Handy was an African-American composer and a leader in popularizing blues music in the early 20th century, with hits like "Memphis Blues" and "St. Louis Blues."
1873-1958
Painter Ernest Lawson is known for his impressionistic urban landscapes using thick, intense color. His major work includes Spring Night, Harlem River.
1873-1939
1873-1913
1873-1932
Dwight Morrow (1873–1931) helped draft an early workers' compensation law, devised a national aviation policy, and served as ambassador to Mexico.
1873-1931
Sergey Rachmaninov was a Russian musician known for his magnificent piano playing as well as his distinguished compositions and symphonies.
1873-1943
Max Reinhardt was one of the first theatrical directors to achieve international recognition. He helped found the annual Salzburg Festival.
1873-1943
1873-1944
A career criminal romanticized as the last of a breed of Old West outlaws, Cherokee Bad Boy Henry Starr earned the distinction of having robbed more banks in the Old West than all other famous bank-robbing gangs combined.
1873-1921