Historical figures in 1896
The atlas holds 14 people and 22 moments here, in 1896. The most recorded lives are Mark Twain, Albert Einstein and Leo Tolstoy. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists.
Notable people
Mark Twain
in 1896
5 moments here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Albert Einstein
in 1896
2 moments here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Leo Tolstoy
in 1896
2 moments here
Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…
Henry Ford
in 1896
2 moments here
American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…
Rudyard Kipling
in 1896
2 moments here
English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…
Vladimir Lenin
in 1896
1 moment here
Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…
Winston Churchill
in 1896
1 moment here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
in 1896
1 moment here
Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…
Marie Curie
in 1896
1 moment here
Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
in 1896
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,…
Franz Kafka
in 1896
1 moment here
German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…
J. R. R. Tolkien
in 1896
1 moment here
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…
Alfred Nobel
in 1896
1 moment here
Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833–1896) developed dynamite and other explosives, built businesses…
Helen Keller
in 1896
1 moment here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Moments
- 1896 Enrolls at the Zurich Polytechnic Albert Einstein
- 1896 Lives on Unionstrasse in Zurich Albert Einstein
- 1896 Enters Groton School Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1896 Lives in the House of the Magi Franz Kafka
- 1896 Childhood move to Sarehole J. R. R. Tolkien
- 1896 Lives principally at Yasnaya Polyana Leo Tolstoy
- 1896 Works in the Paris laboratory Marie Curie
- 1896 Lectures in Bombay Mark Twain
- 1896 Travels through Sri Lanka Mark Twain
- 1896 Enrolls at Monastir Military High School Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1896 Teaching at Bishop's College School Rudyard Kipling
- 1896 Imprisoned on Shpalernaya Street Vladimir Lenin
- 1896 Visits Mauritius Mark Twain
- 1896 Quadricycle first drive Henry Ford
- 1896 Lectures in Queenstown Mark Twain
- 1896 Returns to England after circumnavigation Mark Twain
- 1896 Visits his sister at Shamordino Leo Tolstoy
- 1896 Residence at Rock House Rudyard Kipling
- 1896 Cambridge School enrollment Helen Keller
- 1896 Driving the Quadricycle Henry Ford
- 1896 Arrives in Bangalore Winston Churchill
- 1896 Death at Villa Nobel Alfred Nobel