Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926), known professionally as Rudolph Valentino or mononymously as Valentino was an Italian-born actor and dancer. Dubbed The Latin Lover, he became one of the most iconic stars of American silent cinema and an enduring symbol of early Hollywood glamour.
"The Sheik" actor Rudolph Valentino (24) weds actress Jean Acker (26)
Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926), known professionally as Rudolph Valentino or mononymously as Valentino was an Italian-born...
Historical Significance
Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926), known professionally as Rudolph Valentino or mononymously as Valentino was an Italian-born actor and dancer.
Key People
Events Before
Last day of the Julian calendar in Finland; January 2 becomes January 14
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Russian Bolshevik Party is renamed the All-Russian Communist Party
The Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP), also known as the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party (RSDWP) or the Russian Social Democratic Party (RSDP), was a socialist political party…
Fearing foreign invasion, Vladimir Lenin shifts revolutionary Russia's capital from Petrograd (St. Petersburg) to Moscow
Fearing foreign invasion, Vladimir Lenin shifts revolutionary Russia's capital from Petrograd (St. Petersburg) to Moscow
American jazz musician Louis Armstrong (17) weds Daisy Parker (21); divorce in 1923
American jazz musician Louis Armstrong (17) weds Daisy Parker (21); divorce in 1923
German World War I fighter ace Baron Manfred von Richthofen aka "The Red Baron," is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur S
German World War I fighter ace Baron Manfred von Richthofen aka "The Red Baron," is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur Somme in France. Canadian pilot Arthur Roy Brown is credited with the kill.
Events After
Isaac Asimov is born
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Byelorussian Communist Organization is founded as a separate party
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League of Nations holds its first council meeting in Paris
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First day of alcohol prohibition comes into effect in the US as a result of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution
The Eighteenth Amendment (Amendment XVIII) to the United States Constitution established the prohibition of alcohol in the United States.
Baseball Hall of Famer "Rube" Foster and seven other team owners create the first Negro National League (NNL) at a meeti
Baseball Hall of Famer "Rube" Foster and seven other team owners create the first Negro National League (NNL) at a meeting in a Kansas City YMCA
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Hank Greenberg is born
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Belgian mining law introduces a 9.5-hour workday
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First running of San Francisco's famed "Bay to Breakers" footrace (7.63 miles/12.3 km); Robert Vlught wins in 44:10
First running of San Francisco's famed "Bay to Breakers" footrace (7.63 miles/12.3 km); Robert Vlught wins in 44:10
The US Post Office begins parcel post delivery
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened on November 6, 1919?
- Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926), known professionally as Rudolph Valentino or mononymously as Valentino was an Italian-born actor and dancer. Dubbed The Latin Lover, he became one of the most iconic stars of American silent cinema and an enduring symbol of early Hollywood glamour.
- Why is "The Sheik" actor Rudolph Valentino (24) weds actress Jean Acker (26) significant?
- Rodolfo Pietro Filiberto Raffaello Guglielmi di Valentina d'Antonguolla (May 6, 1895 – August 23, 1926), known professionally as Rudolph Valentino or mononymously as Valentino was an Italian-born actor and dancer.
- Who was involved in "The Sheik" actor Rudolph Valentino (24) weds actress Jean Acker (26)?
- Key figures include Rudolph Valentino (actor).