Historical figures in Fukuoka

The atlas holds 4 people and 4 moments here, from 1587 to 2000. The most recorded lives are Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Among them Educators, Engineers and Inventors and Writers, across the Age of Exploration and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Albert Einstein

   in 1922

   1 moment here

   German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

2. Junko Tabei

   in 2000

   1 moment here

   Japanese mountaineer, author, and teacher. Tabei became the first woman to summit Mount Everest in 1975 and the first woman to complete the Seven…

3. Marilyn Monroe

   in 1954

   1 moment here

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

4. Toyotomi Hideyoshi

   in 1587

   1 moment here

   Japanese samurai, daimyō, imperial regent, and chancellor who rose from a humble background under Oda Nobunaga to unify most of Japan.…

Moments

1. 1587 Attack in Chikuzen Toyotomi Hideyoshi
2. 1922 Visits Hakata and Kyushu University Albert Einstein
3. 1954 Dined during a Fukuoka honeymoon stay Marilyn Monroe
4. 2000 Kyushu University master's completion Junko Tabei

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