Historical figures in 1908

The atlas holds 14 people and 19 moments here, in 1908. The most recorded lives are Vladimir Lenin, Winston Churchill and Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists.

Notable people

1. Vladimir Lenin

   in 1908

   3 moments here

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

2. Winston Churchill

   in 1908

   2 moments here

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

3. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

   in 1908

   2 moments here

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

4. Franz Kafka

   in 1908

   2 moments here

   German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…

5. Adolf Hitler

   in 1908

   1 moment here

   Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…

6. Albert Einstein

   in 1908

   1 moment here

   German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…

7. Charlie Chaplin

   in 1908

   1 moment here

   English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…

8. Thomas Edison

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   1 moment here

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

9. Mark Twain

   in 1908

   1 moment here

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

10. Sigmund Freud

    in 1908

    1 moment here

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

11. J. R. R. Tolkien

    in 1908

    1 moment here

    John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English philologist, university professor, and author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.…

12. Le Corbusier

    in 1908

    1 moment here

    Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…

13. Ho Chi Minh

    in 1908

    1 moment here

    Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…

14. Empress Dowager Cixi

    in 1908

    1 moment here

    Empress Dowager Cixi (Yehe Nara Xingzhen) was a Manchu noblewoman who exercised decisive power in the Qing government as empress dowager and regent…

Moments

1. 1908 Moves to Vienna Adolf Hitler
2. 1908 Teaches at University of Bern Albert Einstein
3. 1908 Begins work at the Accident Insurance Institute Franz Kafka
4. 1908 Makes first official trip to Děčín Franz Kafka
5. 1908 Lodgings in Edgbaston J. R. R. Tolkien
6. 1908 Early Paris residence and Perret office Le Corbusier
7. 1908 Debuts with Fred Karno at the Coliseum Charlie Chaplin
8. 1908 Joins the Salzburg psychoanalytic meeting Sigmund Freud
9. 1908 Holidayed with Gorky on Capri Vladimir Lenin
10. 1908 Returned to the British Museum Vladimir Lenin
11. 1908 Moves into Stormfield Mark Twain
12. 1908 Admission to Collège Quốc học Ho Chi Minh
13. 1908 Vacations across western North America Thomas Edison
14. 1908 Proposes to Clementine at Blenheim Winston Churchill
15. 1908 Continues organizing in Benghazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
16. 1908 Travels to Tripoli and Benghazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
17. 1908 Marries at St Margaret’s Winston Churchill
18. 1908 Death at the Hall of Graceful Bird Empress Dowager Cixi
19. 1908 Moved the Bolshevik center to Paris Vladimir Lenin

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