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. 1936 British Academy Beowulf lecture J. R. R. Tolkien
  2. 1937 Convalescence at Greenwich George Orwell
  3. 1937 Emergency operation in London Ernest Rutherford
  4. 1938 Reaches London and takes temporary refuge Sigmund Freud
  5. 1938 Worked at the London embassy John F. Kennedy
  6. 1938 Meets Sigmund Freud Salvador Dalí
  7. 1938 Moves into Maresfield Gardens Sigmund Freud
  8. 1938 Undergoes his final operation in London Sigmund Freud
  9. 1939 Government Code and Cypher School course J. R. R. Tolkien
  10. 1939 Attended Parliament's war speeches John F. Kennedy
  11. 1939 Returned to wartime London John F. Kennedy
  12. 1939 Dies at Maresfield Gardens Sigmund Freud
  13. 1940 Wartime base at Lansdowne Terrace George Orwell
  14. 1940 Flat at Dorset Chambers George Orwell
  15. 1940 First meeting with Churchill Charles de Gaulle
  16. 1940 Free French headquarters at Carlton Gardens Charles de Gaulle
  17. 1941 Moved into Isokon Flats Agatha Christie
  18. 1941 Worked in University College Hospital pharmacy Agatha Christie
  19. 1941 Flat at Langford Court George Orwell
  20. 1942 Residence in Hampstead Charles de Gaulle
  21. 1942 Flat at Mortimer Crescent George Orwell
  22. 1942 Mission to London Dwight D. Eisenhower
  23. 1942 Commanding General of ETOUSA Dwight D. Eisenhower
  24. 1944 London arrival as war correspondent Ernest Hemingway
  25. 1944 Arrival at RAF Northolt Charles de Gaulle
  26. 1944 Home at Canonbury Square George Orwell
  27. 1945 Celebrated VE Day in London Elizabeth II
  28. 1945 London coverage of the general election George Orwell
  29. 1946 First overseas-blind world tour: London Helen Keller
  30. 1946 Goodbye Salute in London Helen Keller
  31. 1947 Married at Westminster Abbey Elizabeth II
  32. 1948 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference Jawaharlal Nehru
  33. 1949 Move to London with Peter Lessing Doris Lessing
  34. 1949 Final hospitalization at University College Hospital George Orwell
  35. 1950 Death at University College Hospital George Orwell
  36. 1951 London Palladium comeback Judy Garland
  37. 1952 Family move to the East End Douglas Adams
  38. 1952 Moved into Buckingham Palace as Queen Elizabeth II
  39. 1952 Return to London from the Soviet Union Doris Lessing
  40. 1953 Crowned at Westminster Abbey Elizabeth II
  41. 1957 Visit to London Gabriel García Márquez
  42. 1959 Finchley campaign speech Margaret Thatcher
  43. 1959 Adopted as Finchley candidate Margaret Thatcher
  44. 1961 Visited London after Vienna John F. Kennedy
  45. 1962 Conducts ANC business in London Nelson Mandela
  46. 1963 Birth in East Finchley George Michael
  47. 1964 Studied at Isleworth Polytechnic Freddie Mercury
  48. 1964 Queen's Theatre engagement Marlene Dietrich
  49. 1964 London Palladium concerts with Liza Minnelli Judy Garland
  50. 1965 Dies at Hyde Park Gate Winston Churchill

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