Historical figures in Montreal

The atlas holds 10 people and 13 moments here, from 1535 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Jacques Cartier, Elizabeth II and Winston Churchill. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Musicians and Composers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Jacques Cartier

    from 1535 to 1541

    3 moments here

    French navigator and explorer from Saint-Malo whose three Atlantic voyages of 1534, 1535–1536, and 1541–1542 surveyed the Gulf and River of Saint…

  2. Elizabeth II

    from 1964 to 1976

    2 moments here

    Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…

  3. Winston Churchill

    in 1900

    1 moment here

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

  4. Mark Twain

    in 1881

    1 moment here

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

  5. Charles Dickens

    in 1842

    1 moment here

    English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

  6. Charles de Gaulle

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

  7. Ernest Rutherford

    in 1898

    1 moment here

    New Zealand-born physicist and chemist whose research on radioactivity, the atomic nucleus, and nuclear transmutation helped establish nuclear…

  8. Amy Winehouse

    in 2004

    1 moment here

    British singer and songwriter Amy Jade Winehouse was born in London and became internationally known for the albums Frank and Back to Black.…

  9. Prince

    in 2016

    1 moment here

    Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…

  10. Ayrton Senna

    in 1988

    1 moment here

    Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was a three-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…

Moments

  1. 1535 Arrival at Hochelaga Jacques Cartier
  2. 1535 Visit to the Lachine Rapids Jacques Cartier
  3. 1541 Return to Hochelaga on third voyage Jacques Cartier
  4. 1842 Performs in Montreal Charles Dickens
  5. 1881 Attends Montreal copyright banquet Mark Twain
  6. 1898 Macdonald Chair at McGill Ernest Rutherford
  7. 1900 Travels to Montreal on lecture tour Winston Churchill
  8. 1964 Faced unrest in Montreal Elizabeth II
  9. 1967 Vive le Québec libre speech Charles de Gaulle
  10. 1976 Opened the Montreal Olympics Elizabeth II
  11. 1988 Canadian Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
  12. 2004 Montreal International Jazz Festival performance Amy Winehouse
  13. 2016 Montreal Piano & a Microphone shows Prince

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