Historical figures in 1939

The atlas holds 20 people and 47 moments here, in 1939. The most recorded lives are Adolf Hitler, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Elizabeth II. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Artists.

Notable people

1. Adolf Hitler

   in 1939

   10 moments here

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

2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

   in 1939

   8 moments here

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

3. Elizabeth II

   in 1939

   3 moments here

   Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…

4. John F. Kennedy

   in 1939

   3 moments here

   John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…

5. Frida Kahlo

   in 1939

   3 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.…

6. Rabindranath Tagore

   in 1939

   2 moments here

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

7. Walt Disney

   in 1939

   2 moments here

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

8. Ernest Hemingway

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   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,…

9. J. R. R. Tolkien

   in 1939

   2 moments here

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

10. Jawaharlal Nehru

    in 1939

    2 moments here

    Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…

11. Albert Einstein

    in 1939

    1 moment here

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

12. Nelson Mandela

    in 1939

    1 moment here

    South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…

13. Pablo Picasso

    in 1939

    1 moment here

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

14. Winston Churchill

    in 1939

    1 moment here

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

15. Sigmund Freud

    in 1939

    1 moment here

    Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…

16. Charles de Gaulle

    in 1939

    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…

17. Pope Benedict XVI

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    1 moment here

    Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…

18. Helen Keller

    in 1939

    1 moment here

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

19. Judy Garland

    in 1939

    1 moment here

    American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…

20. Gabriela Mistral

    in 1939

    1 moment here

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

Moments

1. 1939 Wartime stay at Balmoral Elizabeth II
2. 1939 Finca Vigía tenancy Ernest Hemingway
3. 1939 Hotel Ambos Mundos residence Ernest Hemingway
4. 1939 Paris exhibition trip Frida Kahlo
5. 1939 Return to La Casa Azul Frida Kahlo
6. 1939 Return voyage to New York Frida Kahlo
7. 1939 Chilean consul in Nice Gabriela Mistral
8. 1939 Visit to China before World War II Jawaharlal Nehru
9. 1939 Observed prewar Berlin John F. Kennedy
10. 1939 Studies at Fort Hare Nelson Mandela
11. 1939 Minor-seminary enrollment Pope Benedict XVI
12. 1939 Lays foundation of Mahajati Sadan Rabindranath Tagore
13. 1939 Attends launch of Bismarck Adolf Hitler
14. 1939 Snow White Academy Award Walt Disney
15. 1939 Arrives in Klaipėda Adolf Hitler
16. 1939 Enters Prague Castle Adolf Hitler
17. 1939 Andrew Lang Lecture at St Andrews J. R. R. Tolkien
18. 1939 Government Code and Cypher School course J. R. R. Tolkien
19. 1939 Attends Tirpitz launch in Wilhelmshaven Adolf Hitler
20. 1939 Opens New York World's Fair by television Franklin Delano Roosevelt
21. 1939 Visits Orissa at provincial invitation Rabindranath Tagore
22. 1939 Sails to Mount Vernon with British monarchs Franklin Delano Roosevelt
23. 1939 Meets Szilárd and Wigner on Long Island Albert Einstein
24. 1939 Met Philip at Dartmouth Elizabeth II
25. 1939 Fishes at Campobello Franklin Delano Roosevelt
26. 1939 Fishes in Bonne Bay Franklin Delano Roosevelt
27. 1939 Fishes in Newfoundland's Bay of Islands Franklin Delano Roosevelt
28. 1939 Fishing trip through Atlantic Canada Franklin Delano Roosevelt
29. 1939 Stops in Halifax Franklin Delano Roosevelt
30. 1939 The Wizard of Oz New York premiere Judy Garland
31. 1939 Enters Gdańsk Adolf Hitler
32. 1939 Inspects siege front near Warsaw Adolf Hitler
33. 1939 Inspects Westerplatte Adolf Hitler
34. 1939 Visits front near Ubieszyn Adolf Hitler
35. 1939 Attacked at Bitche in the Saar Offensive Charles de Gaulle
36. 1939 Move to Arcan Ridge Helen Keller
37. 1939 Congress Working Committee meeting Jawaharlal Nehru
38. 1939 Attended Parliament's war speeches John F. Kennedy
39. 1939 Returned to wartime London John F. Kennedy
40. 1939 Takes refuge in Royan Pablo Picasso
41. 1939 Dies at Maresfield Gardens Sigmund Freud
42. 1939 Attends victory parade in Warsaw Adolf Hitler
43. 1939 Leaves Bürgerbräukeller before Elser bomb Adolf Hitler
44. 1939 Speaks at presidential-library cornerstone Franklin Delano Roosevelt
45. 1939 Visits BEF headquarters in France Winston Churchill
46. 1939 Moved to Sandringham Elizabeth II
47. 1939 Move to the Burbank studio Walt Disney

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