Historical figures in 1897

The atlas holds 9 people and 15 moments here, in 1897. The most recorded lives are Oscar Wilde, Vladimir Lenin and Winston Churchill. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers.

Notable people

1. Oscar Wilde

   in 1897

   4 moments here

   Irish author, poet, playwright, critic, and leading figure in late nineteenth-century aestheticism.…

2. Vladimir Lenin

   in 1897

   2 moments here

   Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…

3. Winston Churchill

   in 1897

   2 moments 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 1897

   2 moments here

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

5. Mahatma Gandhi

   in 1897

   1 moment here

   Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…

6. Leo Tolstoy

   in 1897

   1 moment here

   Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…

7. Pablo Picasso

   in 1897

   1 moment here

   Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…

8. Anton Chekhov

   in 1897

   1 moment here

   Russian playwright, short-story writer, and physician. Chekhov was born in Taganrog, studied and began his literary career in Moscow, undertook a…

9. Rudyard Kipling

   in 1897

   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…

Moments

1. 1897 Attacked after landing in Durban Mahatma Gandhi
2. 1897 Speaks to the Concordia Press Club Mark Twain
3. 1897 Residence near Naples Oscar Wilde
4. 1897 Writing at Berneval-le-Grand Oscar Wilde
5. 1897 Move to Rottingdean Rudyard Kipling
6. 1897 Excursions on the Yenisei Vladimir Lenin
7. 1897 Exiled to Shushenskoye Vladimir Lenin
8. 1897 Fights on the North-West Frontier Winston Churchill
9. 1897 Makes final visit to Saint Petersburg Leo Tolstoy
10. 1897 Pulmonary hemorrhage during Moscow visit Anton Chekhov
11. 1897 Release and voyage to Dieppe Oscar Wilde
12. 1897 Speaks at Claverton Down Winston Churchill
13. 1897 Reunion with Lord Alfred Douglas Oscar Wilde
14. 1897 Lives in Vienna Mark Twain
15. 1897 Studies in Madrid Pablo Picasso

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