Historical figures in Beirut
The atlas holds 6 people and 6 moments here, from 1272 BC to 2006. The most recorded lives are Mark Twain, Charles de Gaulle and Mother Teresa. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Musicians and Composers, across the Interwar Period and the Space Age.
Notable people
Mark Twain
in 1867
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Charles de Gaulle
in 1929
1 moment here
French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…
Mother Teresa
in 1982
1 moment here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Kofi Annan
in 2006
1 moment here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Umm Kulthum
in 1932
1 moment here
Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…
Ramesses II
in 1272 BC
1 moment here
Ramesses II, commonly called Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty.…
Moments
- 1272 BC Crosses the Dog River Ramesses II
- 1867 Organizes a caravan in Beirut Mark Twain
- 1929 Staff posting in Beirut Charles de Gaulle
- 1932 Concert tour in Beirut Umm Kulthum
- 1982 Evacuates children in west Beirut Mother Teresa
- 2006 Post-war Lebanon visit Kofi Annan