Historical figures in Vancouver
The atlas holds 6 people and 6 moments here, from 1889 to 1986. The most recorded lives are Mark Twain, Rabindranath Tagore and Jawaharlal Nehru. Among them Writers, Business Leaders and Political Leaders, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Mark Twain
in 1895
1 moment here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1929
1 moment here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1949
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Rudyard Kipling
in 1889
1 moment here
English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…
Diana, Princess of Wales
in 1986
1 moment here
Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…
Wangarĩ Maathai
in 1976
1 moment here
Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…
Moments
- 1889 Visit to Vancouver Rudyard Kipling
- 1895 Reaches Vancouver Mark Twain
- 1929 Lectures in Vancouver Rabindranath Tagore
- 1949 State visit to Canada Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1976 Habitat I conference Wangarĩ Maathai
- 1986 Visit to Expo 86 Diana, Princess of Wales