Historical figures in Jericho

The atlas holds 7 people and 12 moments here, from 63 BC to 2019. The most recorded lives are Yasser Arafat, Jesus Christ and Pranab Mukherjee. Among them Religious Figures, across the Space Age and the Ancient World.

Notable people

  1. Jesus Christ

    from 29 to 30

    2 moments here

    Jesus of Nazareth was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader in Roman Judaea. Most modern scholars agree that he existed historically;…

  2. Miguel Ángel Asturias

    in 1932

    1 moment here

    Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, journalist, and 1967 Nobel laureate. Asturias’s documented life moved between Guatemala, Europe,…

  3. Pompey

    in 63 BC

    1 moment here

    Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, known as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a Roman general and statesman of the late Roman Republic.…

  4. Pranab Mukherjee

    in 2015

    2 moments here

    Indian politician and statesman who served as the 13th President of India from 25 July 2012 to 25 July 2017.…

  5. Sebastián Piñera

    from 2011 to 2019

    2 moments here

    Chilean economist, businessman and politician who served as president of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2022.…

  6. Selma Lagerlöf

    in 1899

    1 moment here

    Swedish writer, teacher, Nobel laureate, and women’s-suffrage speaker. Lagerlöf was born at Mårbacka in Värmland, trained in Stockholm, taught in…

  7. Yasser Arafat

    from 1967 to 2002

    3 moments here

    Palestinian political leader, founding member of Fatah, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004, and president of the…

Moments

  1. 63 BC March to Jericho Pompey
  2. 29 Baptized in the Jordan Jesus Christ
  3. 30 Stopped near Jericho Jesus Christ
  4. 1899 Middle Eastern journey: Palestine Selma Lagerlöf
  5. 1932 Journey through Palestine Miguel Ángel Asturias
  6. 1967 Recruitment activity in the West Bank Yasser Arafat
  7. 1995 Tour of evacuated West Bank towns Yasser Arafat
  8. 2002 Release from Ramallah compound siege Yasser Arafat
  9. 2011 Meeting Mahmoud Abbas Sebastián Piñera
  10. 2015 First Indian presidential visit to Palestine Pranab Mukherjee
  11. 2015 Honorary doctorate at Al-Quds University Pranab Mukherjee
  12. 2019 State visit to the West Bank Sebastián Piñera

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