Historical figures in London

The atlas holds 101 people and 455 moments here, from 1374 to 2022. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Moments

  1. 1895 Imprisonment at Wandsworth Oscar Wilde
  2. 1895 Premiere of The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde
  3. 1895 Warning at the Café Royal Oscar Wilde
  4. 1895 Libel trial at the Old Bailey Oscar Wilde
  5. 1895 Preliminary hearing at Bow Street Oscar Wilde
  6. 1895 Conviction in London Oscar Wilde
  7. 1895 Processing at Newgate Prison Oscar Wilde
  8. 1895 Death in London Friedrich Engels
  9. 1896 Returns to England after circumnavigation Mark Twain
  10. 1900 Guest at Dollis Hill House Mark Twain
  11. 1901 Makes maiden Commons speech Winston Churchill
  12. 1902 Worked in the British Museum Reading Room Vladimir Lenin
  13. 1902 Moved to London with Iskra Vladimir Lenin
  14. 1903 Appears at the Royal Institution Marie Curie
  15. 1903 Second RSDLP Congress in London Vladimir Lenin
  16. 1904 Stop in London during exile journey James Joyce
  17. 1905 Schooling at Harrow Jawaharlal Nehru
  18. 1905 Third RSDLP Congress in London Vladimir Lenin
  19. 1905 Performs at Duke of York's Theatre Charlie Chaplin
  20. 1907 Attends the Fifth RSDLP Congress in London Joseph Stalin
  21. 1908 Debuts with Fred Karno at the Coliseum Charlie Chaplin
  22. 1908 Returned to the British Museum Vladimir Lenin
  23. 1908 Marries at St Margaret’s Winston Churchill
  24. 1910 Legal studies in London Jawaharlal Nehru
  25. 1912 Brings Gitanjali translations to London Rabindranath Tagore
  26. 1918 Moved to St John's Wood Agatha Christie
  27. 1919 Lives at the Savoy while designing Le Tricorne Pablo Picasso
  28. 1921 Lectures at King's College London Albert Einstein
  29. 1921 Appears amid a London crowd Charlie Chaplin
  30. 1921 Attends Garrick Club dinner Charlie Chaplin
  31. 1921 Returns to London in triumph Charlie Chaplin
  32. 1921 Stays at the Ritz Charlie Chaplin
  33. 1921 Visits the Weekly Dispatch office Charlie Chaplin
  34. 1926 Born at 17 Bruton Street Elizabeth II
  35. 1926 Baptised at Buckingham Palace Elizabeth II
  36. 1926 Visited Harrods during disappearance Agatha Christie
  37. 1927 Lodgings on Portobello Road George Orwell
  38. 1930 London residence James Joyce
  39. 1930 First overseas tour: England Helen Keller
  40. 1931 Detention at Bethnal Green police station George Orwell
  41. 1931 Presents City Lights at the Dominion Charlie Chaplin
  42. 1931 Marriage to Nora Barnacle James Joyce
  43. 1931 Lives at Kingsley Hall Mahatma Gandhi
  44. 1932 Third trip abroad: England Helen Keller
  45. 1933 Addresses Royal Albert Hall Albert Einstein
  46. 1934 Bookseller at Booklovers' Corner George Orwell
  47. 1935 Residence at Lawford Road George Orwell
  48. 1936 Death at Middlesex Hospital Rudyard Kipling
  49. 1936 Appears at London Surrealist exhibition Salvador Dalí
  50. 1936 European journey with Polly Thomson Helen Keller

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