Historical figures of the Interwar Period

The atlas holds 73 people and 864 moments here, from 1918 to 1939. The most recorded lives are Albert Camus, Jimmy Carter and George H. W. Bush. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.

Notable people

  1. Albert Camus

    from 1924 to 1933

    3 moments here

    French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…

  2. Jimmy Carter

    from 1924 to 1930

    3 moments here

    James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…

  3. George H. W. Bush

    from 1924 to 1937

    3 moments here

    George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

  4. Doris Lessing

    from 1919 to 1937

    3 moments here

    British novelist Doris May Lessing was born in Kermanshah, Iran, grew up in Southern Rhodesia, and moved to London in 1949.…

  5. Marilyn Monroe

    from 1926 to 1935

    2 moments here

    American actress and model born Norma Jeane Mortenson. This chronology maps verified places where Monroe lived, worked, traveled, performed, filmed,…

  6. Pope John Paul II

    from 1920 to 1938

    2 moments here

    Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…

  7. Fidel Castro

    from 1926 to 1932

    2 moments here

    Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

  8. Pope Benedict XVI

    from 1927 to 1939

    2 moments here

    Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…

  9. Sarah Bernhardt

    from 1918 to 1923

    2 moments here

    French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…

  10. Rudyard Kipling

    from 1923 to 1936

    2 moments here

    English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…

  11. Martin Luther King Jr.

    in 1929

    1 moment here

    American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…

  12. Pope Francis

    in 1936

    1 moment here

    Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…

  13. Che Guevara

    in 1928

    1 moment here

    Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…

  14. Neil Armstrong

    in 1930

    1 moment here

    American naval aviator, research test pilot, NASA astronaut, aerospace administrator, and professor.…

  15. Elvis Presley

    in 1935

    1 moment here

    American singer and actor Elvis Aaron Presley, widely known as the “King of Rock and Roll.” Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, he grew up in Memphis,…

  16. Margaret Thatcher

    in 1925

    1 moment here

    British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…

  17. Yuri Gagarin

    in 1934

    1 moment here

    Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…

  18. Mikhail Gorbachev

    in 1931

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…

  19. Theodore Roosevelt

    in 1919

    1 moment here

    Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…

  20. Kofi Annan

    in 1938

    1 moment here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

  21. Indira Gandhi

    in 1937

    1 moment here

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

  22. Hebe Camargo

    in 1929

    1 moment here

    Brazilian television host, singer, actress, and radio performer widely known as the “Queen of Brazilian Television.” Born in Taubaté, she moved to…

  23. Nadine Gordimer

    in 1923

    1 moment here

    South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…

  24. Corazon Aquino

    in 1933

    1 moment here

    María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was a Filipino political leader and president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.…

Moments

  1. 1920 Night at Sabarmati Ashram Rabindranath Tagore
  2. 1920 Second Fascist congress Benito Mussolini
  3. 1920 Birth in Wadowice Pope John Paul II
  4. 1920 Lectures at Oxford University Rabindranath Tagore
  5. 1920 Spends several days with Milena in Vienna Franz Kafka
  6. 1920 Arrival and residence in Paris James Joyce
  7. 1920 Departure from Trieste for Paris James Joyce
  8. 1920 Visits Rammohun Roy's grave Rabindranath Tagore
  9. 1920 Spoke at the Second Comintern Congress Vladimir Lenin
  10. 1920 Meets Milena at Gmünd Franz Kafka
  11. 1920 Guest of Albert Kahn near Paris Rabindranath Tagore
  12. 1920 Chicago editorial work Ernest Hemingway
  13. 1920 Lectures at Copenhagen University Ernest Rutherford
  14. 1920 Campaigns in Boston Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  15. 1920 Campaigns in Clarksburg Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  16. 1920 Attends The Hague congress Sigmund Freud
  17. 1920 Campaigns in Cincinnati Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  18. 1920 Campaigns in Denver Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  19. 1920 Begins treatment in the High Tatras Franz Kafka
  20. 1920 Congress of Tours delegate Ho Chi Minh
  21. 1920 Meets the Istanbul delegation at Bilecik Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
  22. 1920 Settles in Dixon Ronald Reagan
  23. 1921 Lectures at King's College London Albert Einstein
  24. 1921 Visits the White House Albert Einstein
  25. 1921 Appears amid a London crowd Charlie Chaplin
  26. 1921 Attends Garrick Club dinner Charlie Chaplin
  27. 1921 Visits Berlin on European tour Charlie Chaplin
  28. 1921 Visits Paris during European homecoming Charlie Chaplin
  29. 1921 Visits Sing Sing Prison Charlie Chaplin
  30. 1921 Move to Paris Ernest Hemingway
  31. 1921 Residence on rue du Cardinal Lemoine Ernest Hemingway
  32. 1921 Arrival in Tel Aviv Golda Meir
  33. 1921 Departure for Palestine Golda Meir
  34. 1921 Transit through Naples Golda Meir
  35. 1921 Vagabonds camping trip at Hagerstown Henry Ford
  36. 1921 Residence on Compoint Lane Ho Chi Minh
  37. 1921 Return to Buenos Aires Jorge Luis Borges
  38. 1921 Holds first Odisha meeting at Kathajodi Mahatma Gandhi
  39. 1921 Attends Paris Opera benefit Marie Curie
  40. 1921 Arrives in Gaza Winston Churchill
  41. 1921 Convenes Middle East conference in Cairo Winston Churchill
  42. 1921 Meets delegations in Jerusalem Winston Churchill
  43. 1921 Arrives in New York Albert Einstein
  44. 1921 Gives first American lecture at Columbia Albert Einstein
  45. 1921 Marriage in Calais Charles de Gaulle
  46. 1921 Writes from Matliary Franz Kafka
  47. 1921 Lectures at Princeton Albert Einstein
  48. 1921 First director of Liceo de Niñas Nº 6 Gabriela Mistral
  49. 1921 Arrives in New York Harbor Marie Curie
  50. 1921 Boards Olympic at Cherbourg Marie Curie

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