Historical figures in Martinique

The atlas holds 4 people and 6 moments here, from 1502 to 1974. The most recorded lives are Joséphine de Beauharnais, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Christopher Columbus. Among them Engineers and Inventors, Explorers and Political Leaders, across the Age of Exploration and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Joséphine de Beauharnais

   from 1763 to 1788

   3 moments here

   Marie-Josèphe-Rose Tascher de La Pagerie, known as Joséphine, was Napoleon Bonaparte’s first wife and Empress of the French from 1804 until the…

2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

   in 1940

   1 moment here

   Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

3. Christopher Columbus

   in 1502

   1 moment here

   Genoese navigator who completed four Castilian-sponsored Atlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504.…

4. Gerald Ford

   in 1974

   1 moment here

   Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 after having served as…

Moments

1. 1502 Lands at Le Carbet Christopher Columbus
2. 1763 Birth at Trois-Îlets plantation Joséphine de Beauharnais
3. 1773 Education at the Dames-de-la-Providence convent Joséphine de Beauharnais
4. 1788 Return to Martinique with Hortense Joséphine de Beauharnais
5. 1940 Confers with officials in Martinique Franklin Delano Roosevelt
6. 1974 Martinique meeting with Giscard d'Estaing Gerald Ford

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