Historical figures in 1916

The atlas holds 18 people and 31 moments here, in 1916. The most recorded lives are Rabindranath Tagore, J. R. R. Tolkien and Franz Kafka. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.

Notable people

1. Rabindranath Tagore

   in 1916

   5 moments here

   Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…

2. J. R. R. Tolkien

   in 1916

   5 moments here

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

3. Franz Kafka

   in 1916

   3 moments here

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

4. Vladimir Lenin

   in 1916

   2 moments here

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

5. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

   in 1916

   2 moments here

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

6. Helen Keller

   in 1916

   2 moments here

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

7. Adolf Hitler

   in 1916

   1 moment here

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

8. Pablo Picasso

   in 1916

   1 moment here

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

9. Charlie Chaplin

   in 1916

   1 moment here

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

10. Winston Churchill

    in 1916

    1 moment here

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

11. Thomas Edison

    in 1916

    1 moment here

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

12. Marie Curie

    in 1916

    1 moment here

    Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…

13. Charles de Gaulle

    in 1916

    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…

14. James Joyce

    in 1916

    1 moment here

    Irish novelist, poet, and critic whose life moved between Dublin, continental Europe, and Switzerland.…

15. Henry Ford

    in 1916

    1 moment here

    American industrialist and founder of Ford Motor Company. Ford grew up in rural Michigan, worked in Detroit engineering and machine shops, developed…

16. Agatha Christie

    in 1916

    1 moment here

    English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…

17. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    in 1916

    1 moment here

    Dwight D. Eisenhower was a United States Army officer, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe during World War II, and the 34th president of the United…

18. Golda Meir

    in 1916

    1 moment here

    Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…

Moments

1. 1916 Wrote first detective novel Agatha Christie
2. 1916 Teaching and study in Milwaukee Golda Meir
3. 1916 Lecture at Mabel Tainter Memorial Building Helen Keller
4. 1916 Peace speech in New York Helen Keller
5. 1916 Return from the Peace Ship mission Henry Ford
6. 1916 Trains radiology assistants in Paris Marie Curie
7. 1916 Serves in Edirne after Gallipoli Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
8. 1916 Takes command in Diyarbakır Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
9. 1916 Commands troops at Ploegsteert Winston Churchill
10. 1916 Relocated to Zurich Vladimir Lenin
11. 1916 Captured at Douaumont Charles de Gaulle
12. 1916 Works at his Mutual studio Charlie Chaplin
13. 1916 Marriage to Edith Bratt J. R. R. Tolkien
14. 1916 Seefeldstrasse residence James Joyce
15. 1916 Kiental anti-war conference Vladimir Lenin
16. 1916 Lands in Kobe for Japanese lecture tour Rabindranath Tagore
17. 1916 Received in Rangoon Rabindranath Tagore
18. 1916 British Expeditionary Force depot at Étaples J. R. R. Tolkien
19. 1916 Joins battalion at Rubempré J. R. R. Tolkien
20. 1916 Marriage to Mamie Doud Dwight D. Eisenhower
21. 1916 Holidays with Felice in Marienbad Franz Kafka
22. 1916 Somme service from Bouzincourt J. R. R. Tolkien
23. 1916 Moves to Montrouge studio Pablo Picasso
24. 1916 Tours Adirondacks and Vermont Thomas Edison
25. 1916 Deployed to Somme near Bapaume Adolf Hitler
26. 1916 Arrives in Seattle Rabindranath Tagore
27. 1916 Battle at Regina Trench J. R. R. Tolkien
28. 1916 Meditates among Santa Barbara orange groves Rabindranath Tagore
29. 1916 San Francisco lecture stay Rabindranath Tagore
30. 1916 Reads In the Penal Colony in Munich Franz Kafka
31. 1916 Writes in Golden Lane Franz Kafka

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