Historical figures in 1899

The atlas holds 12 people and 20 moments here, in 1899. The most recorded lives are Winston Churchill, Sarah Bernhardt and Dmitri Mendeleev. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists.

Notable people

1. Winston Churchill

   in 1899

   4 moments here

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

2. Sarah Bernhardt

   in 1899

   3 moments here

   French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…

3. Dmitri Mendeleev

   in 1899

   3 moments here

   Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…

4. Nikola Tesla

   in 1899

   2 moments here

   Serbian-American engineer and inventor best known for foundational work on alternating-current power systems, the induction motor, high-frequency…

5. Pablo Picasso

   in 1899

   1 moment here

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

6. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

   in 1899

   1 moment here

   Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…

7. Mark Twain

   in 1899

   1 moment here

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

8. Sigmund Freud

   in 1899

   1 moment here

   Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…

9. Anton Chekhov

   in 1899

   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…

10. Ernest Hemingway

    in 1899

    1 moment here

    American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…

11. Jorge Luis Borges

    in 1899

    1 moment here

    Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…

12. Helen Keller

    in 1899

    1 moment here

    Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…

Moments

1. 1899 Residence at the White Dacha Anton Chekhov
2. 1899 Kyshtym visit on Ural expedition Dmitri Mendeleev
3. 1899 Return to Tobolsk on Ural expedition Dmitri Mendeleev
4. 1899 Spends summer at Sanna sanatorium Mark Twain
5. 1899 Colorado Springs experimental station Nikola Tesla
6. 1899 Returns to Barcelona's avant-garde Pablo Picasso
7. 1899 Lease of the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt Sarah Bernhardt
8. 1899 Opening of the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt Sarah Bernhardt
9. 1899 Writes at Berchtesgaden Sigmund Freud
10. 1899 Enters the Ottoman Military Academy Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
11. 1899 Commercial Club address Nikola Tesla
12. 1899 Hamlet premiere Sarah Bernhardt
13. 1899 Arrival at Nizhny Tagil during Ural expedition Dmitri Mendeleev
14. 1899 Radcliffe entrance examinations Helen Keller
15. 1899 Birth in Oak Park Ernest Hemingway
16. 1899 Birth in Buenos Aires Jorge Luis Borges
17. 1899 Captured near Chieveley Winston Churchill
18. 1899 Imprisoned and escapes in Pretoria Winston Churchill
19. 1899 Reaches Lourenço Marques after escape Winston Churchill
20. 1899 Returns to Durban as a celebrity Winston Churchill

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