Historical figures in 1929
The atlas holds 24 people and 31 moments here, in 1929. The most recorded lives are Jawaharlal Nehru, Thomas Edison and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.
Notable people
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1929
3 moments here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Thomas Edison
in 1929
2 moments here
American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
in 1929
2 moments here
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1929
2 moments here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Frida Kahlo
in 1929
2 moments here
Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón) was born in Coyoacán and spent much of her life in Mexico City.…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1929
2 moments here
Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…
Adolf Hitler
in 1929
1 moment here
Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…
Albert Einstein
in 1929
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Pablo Picasso
in 1929
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
in 1929
1 moment here
Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…
Marie Curie
in 1929
1 moment here
Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…
Martin Luther King Jr.
in 1929
1 moment here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
Salvador Dalí
in 1929
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Mao Zedong
in 1929
1 moment here
Chinese communist revolutionary and political leader who led the Chinese Communist Party and founded the People’s Republic of China.…
Charles de Gaulle
in 1929
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…
George Orwell
in 1929
1 moment here
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
Gabriel García Márquez
in 1929
1 moment here
Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…
Benito Mussolini
in 1929
1 moment here
Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…
Henry Ford
in 1929
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…
Le Corbusier
in 1929
1 moment here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
Mother Teresa
in 1929
1 moment here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
in 1929
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…
Hebe Camargo
in 1929
1 moment here
Brazilian television host, singer, actress, and radio performer widely known as the “Queen of Brazilian Television.” Born in Taubaté, she moved to…
Umm Kulthum
in 1929
1 moment here
Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…
Moments
- 1929 Uses Caputh summer house Albert Einstein
- 1929 Staff posting in Beirut Charles de Gaulle
- 1929 Moves into New York Executive Mansion Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1929 Residence in Cuernavaca Frida Kahlo
- 1929 Visit to Barranquilla Gabriel García Márquez
- 1929 Arrival in Shanghai Ho Chi Minh
- 1929 Travel onward to India Ho Chi Minh
- 1929 Independence flag ceremony on the Ravi Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1929 Evacuation to Tonggu and Xinfeng Mao Zedong
- 1929 Born at 501 Auburn Avenue Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1929 Begins novitiate in Darjeeling Mother Teresa
- 1929 Returns privately to Dinard Pablo Picasso
- 1929 Moves into the Paris art world Salvador Dalí
- 1929 Music-hall meeting with intellectuals Umm Kulthum
- 1929 Signing the Lateran Treaty Benito Mussolini
- 1929 Hospitalization at Hopital Cochin George Orwell
- 1929 Fort Myers visit with Edison and Firestone Henry Ford
- 1929 Celebrates birthday at Fort Myers Thomas Edison
- 1929 Birth in Taubaté Hebe Camargo
- 1929 Canadian education conference in Victoria Rabindranath Tagore
- 1929 Lectures in Vancouver Rabindranath Tagore
- 1929 Inspects Clinton Prison after riot Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1929 Speaks at Nuremberg party rally Adolf Hitler
- 1929 Marriage to Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo
- 1929 Begins recurring stays at Yalova Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1929 Buenos Aires lecture tour Le Corbusier
- 1929 Appears with President Hoover on second U.S. tour Marie Curie
- 1929 Dedicates Greenfield Village Thomas Edison
- 1929 Executive officer to the Assistant Secretary of War Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1929 All-India Trade Union Congress session Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1929 Congress presidency at Lahore Jawaharlal Nehru