Historical figures in 1863

The atlas holds 11 people and 21 moments here, in 1863. The most recorded lives are Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Hans Christian Andersen and Mark Twain. Among them Writers, Scientists and Business Leaders.

Notable people

1. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

   in 1863

   7 moments here

   Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

2. Hans Christian Andersen

   in 1863

   4 moments here

   Danish writer renowned for literary fairy tales including “The Little Mermaid,” “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “The Snow Queen,” and “The Ugly…

3. Mark Twain

   in 1863

   2 moments here

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

4. Abraham Lincoln

   in 1863

   1 moment here

   American lawyer, Illinois legislator, congressman, and sixteenth president of the United States.…

5. Charles Darwin

   in 1863

   1 moment here

   English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…

6. Victor Hugo

   in 1863

   1 moment here

   French Romantic poet, novelist, dramatist, artist, activist, and politician. This chronology traces documented physical presences from his mobile…

7. Thomas Edison

   in 1863

   1 moment here

   American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…

8. Charles Dickens

   in 1863

   1 moment here

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

9. Henry Ford

   in 1863

   1 moment here

   American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…

10. Alfred Nobel

    in 1863

    1 moment here

    Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833–1896) developed dynamite and other explosives, built businesses…

11. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    in 1863

    1 moment here

    Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…

Moments

1. 1863 Move to Stockholm for nitroglycerin experiments Alfred Nobel
2. 1863 Gives readings at the British Embassy Charles Dickens
3. 1863 Gambled in Baden-Baden Fyodor Dostoyevsky
4. 1863 Gambled in Wiesbaden Fyodor Dostoyevsky
5. 1863 Returned to Paris during his second European journey Fyodor Dostoyevsky
6. 1863 Visited Genoa during the 1863 journey Fyodor Dostoyevsky
7. 1863 Visited Homburg during the 1863 journey Fyodor Dostoyevsky
8. 1863 Visited Naples during the 1863 journey Fyodor Dostoyevsky
9. 1863 Visited Rome during the 1863 journey Fyodor Dostoyevsky
10. 1863 Begins Paris stay after Spain Hans Christian Andersen
11. 1863 Stays in Bordeaux Hans Christian Andersen
12. 1863 Telegrapher at Stratford Junction Thomas Edison
13. 1863 Returns home from Spain journey Hans Christian Andersen
14. 1863 Revisits childhood sites in Odense Hans Christian Andersen
15. 1863 Summer stay at Pavlodar Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
16. 1863 Birth at the Ford farm Henry Ford
17. 1863 Recuperates at Lake Tahoe Mark Twain
18. 1863 Stays at Steamboat Springs Mark Twain
19. 1863 Visits Luxembourg City Victor Hugo
20. 1863 Recuperates at Malvern Wells Charles Darwin
21. 1863 Dedicated the Gettysburg cemetery Abraham Lincoln

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