Historical figures in 1914
The atlas holds 18 people and 30 moments here, in 1914. The most recorded lives are Franz Kafka, Jorge Luis Borges and Vladimir Lenin. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists.
Notable people
Franz Kafka
in 1914
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German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1914
3 moments here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Vladimir Lenin
in 1914
2 moments here
Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…
Thomas Edison
in 1914
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American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…
Marie Curie
in 1914
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Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…
Henry Ford
in 1914
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American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…
Agatha Christie
in 1914
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English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Sarah Bernhardt
in 1914
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French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…
Theodore Roosevelt
in 1914
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Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (1858–1919) was the 26th president of the United States, serving from 1901 to 1909.…
Golda Meir
in 1914
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Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…
Albert Einstein
in 1914
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German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Ronald Reagan
in 1914
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American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1914
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Joseph Stalin
in 1914
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Soviet revolutionary and political leader, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili in Gori, Georgia.…
Pablo Picasso
in 1914
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Winston Churchill
in 1914
1 moment here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
Charles de Gaulle
in 1914
1 moment here
French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…
Ernest Rutherford
in 1914
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New Zealand-born physicist and chemist whose research on radioactivity, the atomic nucleus, and nuclear transmutation helped establish nuclear…
Moments
- 1914 Return to Milwaukee and Zionist activity Golda Meir
- 1914 Everglades tour with John Burroughs Henry Ford
- 1914 Visit to Edison in Florida Henry Ford
- 1914 European arrival and stay in Paris Jorge Luis Borges
- 1914 Geneva residence and education Jorge Luis Borges
- 1914 Studies begin at the Collège de Genève Jorge Luis Borges
- 1914 Serves final exile at Kureika Joseph Stalin
- 1914 Carries France's radium to Bordeaux Marie Curie
- 1914 Makes first wartime journey to the front Marie Curie
- 1914 Lives in Avignon at war's outbreak Pablo Picasso
- 1914 Holiday at Belle-Île at outbreak of war Sarah Bernhardt
- 1914 Villa on the Bay of Arcachon Sarah Bernhardt
- 1914 Camps in the Everglades Thomas Edison
- 1914 Hosts Ford and Burroughs at Fort Myers Thomas Edison
- 1914 Settled in wartime Bern Vladimir Lenin
- 1914 Reached the River of Doubt Theodore Roosevelt
- 1914 Moves to Dahlem apartment Albert Einstein
- 1914 Return to Manaus after expedition Theodore Roosevelt
- 1914 Departure from Denver Golda Meir
- 1914 Faces the ‘tribunal’ at Askanischer Hof Franz Kafka
- 1914 Meets Ernst Weiß in Lübeck Franz Kafka
- 1914 Recovers at Marielyst Franz Kafka
- 1914 Departs Cape Town for England Mahatma Gandhi
- 1914 Wounded at Dinant Charles de Gaulle
- 1914 Imprisoned at Nowy Targ Vladimir Lenin
- 1914 Wellington Town Hall lecture Ernest Rutherford
- 1914 Red Cross hospital service Agatha Christie
- 1914 At besieged Antwerp Winston Churchill
- 1914 Marriage to Archibald Christie Agatha Christie
- 1914 Moves to Chicago Ronald Reagan