Historical figures in London

The atlas holds 101 people and 455 moments here, from 1374 to 2022. The most recorded lives are Shinzo Abe, Whitney Houston and Heath Ledger. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Shinzo Abe

    in 2007

    1 moment here

    Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…

  2. Whitney Houston

    in 1988

    1 moment here

    American singer, actress, producer, and cultural icon known for recordings including “I Will Always Love You,” major world tours, film roles, and…

  3. Heath Ledger

    in 2008

    1 moment here

    Australian actor and music-video director whose career began in Australian television, expanded internationally after his 1998 move to the United…

  4. Li Keqiang

    in 2014

    1 moment here

    Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…

  5. Raisa Gorbacheva

    in 1989

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…

Moments

  1. 1849 Arrives as an exile in London Karl Marx
  2. 1851 Attends the Great Exhibition Charles Dickens
  3. 1851 Lives at 28 Dean Street Karl Marx
  4. 1851 Moves into Tavistock House Charles Dickens
  5. 1854 Attends Crystal Palace opening Charles Darwin
  6. 1855 London Philharmonic concerts Richard Wagner
  7. 1856 Moves to Grafton Terrace Karl Marx
  8. 1860 Trinity House board attendance Michael Faraday
  9. 1861 First foreign journey: London Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  10. 1862 Met Herzen and visited the Crystal Palace Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  11. 1862 Diplomatic visit to England Otto von Bismarck
  12. 1864 Moves to Modena Villas Karl Marx
  13. 1864 Joins the First International's founding meeting Karl Marx
  14. 1868 Visit to London Jules Verne
  15. 1870 Gives final public reading Charles Dickens
  16. 1870 Makes last public appearance Charles Dickens
  17. 1870 Buried in Poets' Corner Charles Dickens
  18. 1870 Move to Regent's Park Road Friedrich Engels
  19. 1871 Makes a London trip Mark Twain
  20. 1872 Writes from London Mark Twain
  21. 1873 Rents Montague Street house Charles Darwin
  22. 1873 Begins work in London Vincent van Gogh
  23. 1874 Lives at Ivy Cottage Vincent van Gogh
  24. 1875 Conducts Requiem in London Giuseppe Verdi
  25. 1875 Moves to 41 Maitland Park Road Karl Marx
  26. 1875 Appears before vivisection commission Charles Darwin
  27. 1876 Teaches and assists ministry in Isleworth Vincent van Gogh
  28. 1879 London triumph at the Gaiety Theatre Sarah Bernhardt
  29. 1879 Studies at University College London Rabindranath Tagore
  30. 1881 International Medical Congress presentation Louis Pasteur
  31. 1881 Boarder at Tite Street Oscar Wilde
  32. 1882 Buried in Westminster Abbey Charles Darwin
  33. 1882 Marriage to Jacques Damala Sarah Bernhardt
  34. 1883 Marx funeral eulogy Friedrich Engels
  35. 1883 Dies at Maitland Park Road Karl Marx
  36. 1884 Wilde family home at Tite Street Oscar Wilde
  37. 1884 Marriage at St James's Church Oscar Wilde
  38. 1888 Studies at University College London Mahatma Gandhi
  39. 1888 Trains for the bar at Inner Temple Mahatma Gandhi
  40. 1888 Concert at St James's Hall Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  41. 1888 Enters Harrow School Winston Churchill
  42. 1889 Residence on Villiers Street Rudyard Kipling
  43. 1889 Born in London Charlie Chaplin
  44. 1889 Departure from London before Faraday Lecture Dmitri Mendeleev
  45. 1889 Dinner at the Langham Hotel Oscar Wilde
  46. 1891 Residence recorded at Tite Street Oscar Wilde
  47. 1891 Leaves London after qualifying Mahatma Gandhi
  48. 1892 Marriage at All Souls Church Rudyard Kipling
  49. 1893 Conducting in London Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  50. 1895 Imprisonment at Pentonville Oscar Wilde

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