Historical figures in 1921

The atlas holds 21 people and 58 moments here, in 1921. The most recorded lives are Marie Curie, Charlie Chaplin and Albert Einstein. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Educators.

Notable people

  1. Marie Curie

    in 1921

    15 moments here

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

  2. Charlie Chaplin

    in 1921

    8 moments here

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

  3. Albert Einstein

    in 1921

    6 moments here

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

  4. Winston Churchill

    in 1921

    3 moments here

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

  5. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    in 1921

    3 moments here

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

  6. Mao Zedong

    in 1921

    3 moments here

    Chinese communist revolutionary and political leader who led the Chinese Communist Party and founded the People’s Republic of China.…

  7. Golda Meir

    in 1921

    3 moments here

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

  8. Mahatma Gandhi

    in 1921

    2 moments here

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

  9. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

    in 1921

    2 moments here

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

  10. Ernest Hemingway

    in 1921

    2 moments here

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

  11. Vladimir Lenin

    in 1921

    1 moment here

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

  12. Pablo Picasso

    in 1921

    1 moment here

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

  13. Rabindranath Tagore

    in 1921

    1 moment here

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

  14. Franz Kafka

    in 1921

    1 moment here

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

  15. Charles de Gaulle

    in 1921

    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…

  16. Walt Disney

    in 1921

    1 moment here

    Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…

  17. George Orwell

    in 1921

    1 moment here

    George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…

  18. Henry Ford

    in 1921

    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…

  19. Jorge Luis Borges

    in 1921

    1 moment here

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

  20. Ho Chi Minh

    in 1921

    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…

  21. Gabriela Mistral

    in 1921

    1 moment here

    Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…

Moments

  1. 1921 Lectures at King's College London Albert Einstein
  2. 1921 Visits the White House Albert Einstein
  3. 1921 Appears amid a London crowd Charlie Chaplin
  4. 1921 Attends Garrick Club dinner Charlie Chaplin
  5. 1921 Visits Berlin on European tour Charlie Chaplin
  6. 1921 Visits Paris during European homecoming Charlie Chaplin
  7. 1921 Visits Sing Sing Prison Charlie Chaplin
  8. 1921 Move to Paris Ernest Hemingway
  9. 1921 Residence on rue du Cardinal Lemoine Ernest Hemingway
  10. 1921 Arrival in Tel Aviv Golda Meir
  11. 1921 Departure for Palestine Golda Meir
  12. 1921 Transit through Naples Golda Meir
  13. 1921 Vagabonds camping trip at Hagerstown Henry Ford
  14. 1921 Residence on Compoint Lane Ho Chi Minh
  15. 1921 Return to Buenos Aires Jorge Luis Borges
  16. 1921 Holds first Odisha meeting at Kathajodi Mahatma Gandhi
  17. 1921 Attends Paris Opera benefit Marie Curie
  18. 1921 Arrives in Gaza Winston Churchill
  19. 1921 Convenes Middle East conference in Cairo Winston Churchill
  20. 1921 Meets delegations in Jerusalem Winston Churchill
  21. 1921 Arrives in New York Albert Einstein
  22. 1921 Gives first American lecture at Columbia Albert Einstein
  23. 1921 Marriage in Calais Charles de Gaulle
  24. 1921 Writes from Matliary Franz Kafka
  25. 1921 Lectures at Princeton Albert Einstein
  26. 1921 First director of Liceo de Niñas Nº 6 Gabriela Mistral
  27. 1921 Arrives in New York Harbor Marie Curie
  28. 1921 Boards Olympic at Cherbourg Marie Curie
  29. 1921 Honored at the American Museum of Natural History Marie Curie
  30. 1921 Inspects the Canonsburg radium plant Marie Curie
  31. 1921 Lectures at Vassar College Marie Curie
  32. 1921 Receives radium at the White House Marie Curie
  33. 1921 Visits Pittsburgh Marie Curie
  34. 1921 Visits the College of Physicians of Philadelphia Marie Curie
  35. 1921 Welcomed at Carnegie Hall Marie Curie
  36. 1921 Addresses the Swedish Academy Rabindranath Tagore
  37. 1921 Laugh-O-Gram Studio work Walt Disney
  38. 1921 Lectures in Manchester Albert Einstein
  39. 1921 Receives Columbia honorary doctorate Marie Curie
  40. 1921 Receives University of Chicago honorary degree Marie Curie
  41. 1921 Sees Niagara Falls Marie Curie
  42. 1921 Visits the Grand Canyon Marie Curie
  43. 1921 Visits Yale University Marie Curie
  44. 1921 First CCP Congress Mao Zedong
  45. 1921 First CCP Congress relocation Mao Zedong
  46. 1921 Visits Western Front headquarters at Karacahisar Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
  47. 1921 Family summer at Fontainebleau Pablo Picasso
  48. 1921 Took leave at Gorki Vladimir Lenin
  49. 1921 Arrives at Campobello before illness Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  50. 1921 CCP secretary in Changsha Mao Zedong

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