Historical figures in 1931
The atlas holds 18 people and 48 moments here, in 1931. The most recorded lives are Mahatma Gandhi, Charlie Chaplin and Albert Einstein. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Military Leaders.
Notable people
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1931
12 moments here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Charlie Chaplin
in 1931
7 moments here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Albert Einstein
in 1931
5 moments here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Helen Keller
in 1931
4 moments here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
in 1931
3 moments here
Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…
Walt Disney
in 1931
2 moments here
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
George Orwell
in 1931
2 moments here
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
James Joyce
in 1931
2 moments here
Irish novelist, poet, and critic whose life moved between Dublin, continental Europe, and Switzerland.…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1931
2 moments here
Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Thomas Edison
in 1931
1 moment here
American inventor and industrialist whose laboratories developed and commercialized technologies in telegraphy, recorded sound, electric lighting and…
John F. Kennedy
in 1931
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1931
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Jean-Paul Sartre
in 1931
1 moment here
French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
Marlene Dietrich
in 1931
1 moment here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Mother Teresa
in 1931
1 moment here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Frida Kahlo
in 1931
1 moment here
Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón) was born in Coyoacán and spent much of her life in Mexico City.…
Agatha Christie
in 1931
1 moment here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1931
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…
Moments
- 1931 Archaeological season at Nineveh Agatha Christie
- 1931 Attends City Lights premiere Albert Einstein
- 1931 First Christ Church residence Albert Einstein
- 1931 Tours Universal Studios Albert Einstein
- 1931 Visits Mount Wilson Observatory Albert Einstein
- 1931 Works at Caltech Albert Einstein
- 1931 Stays in St. Moritz Charlie Chaplin
- 1931 Museum of Modern Art visit Frida Kahlo
- 1931 Teaching at Middlebury College Gabriela Mistral
- 1931 Teaching at Vassar College Gabriela Mistral
- 1931 Detention at Bethnal Green police station George Orwell
- 1931 Return to Paris from London James Joyce
- 1931 Teaching at Lycée du Havre Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1931 Visit to Charlie Chaplin's set Marlene Dietrich
- 1931 Inspects the Uşak Sugar Factory Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1931 Attends New York City Lights premiere Charlie Chaplin
- 1931 Departs New York on longest journey Charlie Chaplin
- 1931 Presents City Lights at the Dominion Charlie Chaplin
- 1931 Visits Chartwell Charlie Chaplin
- 1931 Honorary degree at Temple University Helen Keller
- 1931 Visits Denizli Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1931 Visits Malatya Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1931 Receives the Legion of Honour in Paris Charlie Chaplin
- 1931 Takes tea at Alexanderplatz police headquarters Charlie Chaplin
- 1931 Birth in Privolnoye Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1931 World Conference on Work for the Blind Helen Keller
- 1931 First religious vows Mother Teresa
- 1931 Arrest by Royal Hong Kong Police Ho Chi Minh
- 1931 Marriage to Nora Barnacle James Joyce
- 1931 Hop-field research in Kent George Orwell
- 1931 Tour of France Helen Keller
- 1931 Tour of Yugoslavia Helen Keller
- 1931 Sails from Bombay for Round Table Conference Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Entered Choate John F. Kennedy
- 1931 Lives at Kingsley Hall Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Received at Aden Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Stops at Port Said Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Visits Lancashire textile workers Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Dies at Glenmont Thomas Edison
- 1931 Recovery cruise to Panama Walt Disney
- 1931 Recovery holiday in Cuba Walt Disney
- 1931 Addresses meetings in Lausanne Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Attends Brindisi cultural function Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Leaves London and speaks in Paris Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Meets Romain Rolland at Villeneuve Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Returns to Bombay from Europe Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Travels through Milan Mahatma Gandhi
- 1931 Visits Vatican and meets Mussolini Mahatma Gandhi