Historical figures in Japan
The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1889 to 2005. The most recorded lives are Michael Jackson, Che Guevara and Jorge Luis Borges. Among them Business Leaders, Writers and Political Leaders, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Michael Jackson
in 1973
1 moment here
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist whose career began with the Jackson 5 and developed into global solo stardom.…
Che Guevara
in 1959
1 moment here
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1979
1 moment here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Rudyard Kipling
in 1889
1 moment here
English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…
Wangarĩ Maathai
in 2005
1 moment here
Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…
Moments
- 1889 Pacific journey through Japan Rudyard Kipling
- 1959 Trade negotiations in Japan Che Guevara
- 1973 First Japanese performances Michael Jackson
- 1979 Trip to Japan with María Kodama Jorge Luis Borges
- 2005 Japan visit and mottainai advocacy Wangarĩ Maathai