Historical figures in 1940

The atlas holds 24 people and 57 moments here, in 1940. The most recorded lives are Charles de Gaulle, Adolf Hitler and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.

Notable people

  1. Charles de Gaulle

    in 1940

    13 moments 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…

  2. Adolf Hitler

    in 1940

    9 moments here

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

  3. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    in 1940

    6 moments here

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

  4. Albert Camus

    in 1940

    3 moments here

    French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…

  5. Jean-Paul Sartre

    in 1940

    3 moments here

    French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…

  6. Elizabeth II

    in 1940

    2 moments here

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

  7. George Orwell

    in 1940

    2 moments here

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

  8. Ernest Hemingway

    in 1940

    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. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    in 1940

    2 moments 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…

  10. Pablo Picasso

    in 1940

    1 moment here

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

  11. John F. Kennedy

    in 1940

    1 moment here

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

  12. Salvador Dalí

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…

  13. Rabindranath Tagore

    in 1940

    1 moment here

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

  14. Gabriel García Márquez

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Colombian novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and Nobel laureate whose life moved between Colombia, Europe, Cuba, the United States, Mexico, and…

  15. James Joyce

    in 1940

    1 moment here

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

  16. Benito Mussolini

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…

  17. Marlene Dietrich

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…

  18. Le Corbusier

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…

  19. Frida Kahlo

    in 1940

    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.…

  20. Jawaharlal Nehru

    in 1940

    1 moment here

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

  21. Indira Gandhi

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

  22. Ho Chi Minh

    in 1940

    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…

  23. Wangarĩ Maathai

    in 1940

    1 moment here

    Kenyan environmentalist, democracy activist, academic, founder of the Green Belt Movement, parliamentarian, and the first African woman awarded the…

  24. Gabriela Mistral

    in 1940

    1 moment here

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

Moments

  1. 1940 Move to Paris for Paris-Soir Albert Camus
  2. 1940 Wartime stay in Lyon Albert Camus
  3. 1940 Fort Ord assignment Dwight D. Eisenhower
  4. 1940 Regimental and corps staff work at Fort Lewis Dwight D. Eisenhower
  5. 1940 Sun Valley writing base Ernest Hemingway
  6. 1940 Consular transfer to Niterói Gabriela Mistral
  7. 1940 Secondary school in Barranquilla Gabriel García Márquez
  8. 1940 Wartime base at Lansdowne Terrace George Orwell
  9. 1940 In Switzerland during German advance Indira Gandhi
  10. 1940 Final flight to Zurich James Joyce
  11. 1940 Captured at Padoux Jean-Paul Sartre
  12. 1940 Prisoner at Stalag XII-D Jean-Paul Sartre
  13. 1940 Prisoner of war in Nancy Jean-Paul Sartre
  14. 1940 Studied at Stanford John F. Kennedy
  15. 1940 Algiers wartime planning efforts Le Corbusier
  16. 1940 Los Angeles portrait Marlene Dietrich
  17. 1940 Lived at Royal Lodge Elizabeth II
  18. 1940 Meets Panama's president during vacation Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  19. 1940 Birth in Ihithe Wangarĩ Maathai
  20. 1940 Attack at Abbeville Charles de Gaulle
  21. 1940 Counterattack at Montcornet Charles de Gaulle
  22. 1940 Relocated to Windsor Castle Elizabeth II
  23. 1940 Flat at Dorset Chambers George Orwell
  24. 1940 At Compiègne armistice ceremony Adolf Hitler
  25. 1940 Tours Paris Adolf Hitler
  26. 1940 Visits old regiment area near Fromelles Adolf Hitler
  27. 1940 Visits Strasbourg Cathedral Adolf Hitler
  28. 1940 War declaration against Britain and France Benito Mussolini
  29. 1940 Anglo-French conference at Tours Charles de Gaulle
  30. 1940 Anglo-French Supreme War Council at Briare Charles de Gaulle
  31. 1940 First meeting with Churchill Charles de Gaulle
  32. 1940 In Paris as brigadier-general Charles de Gaulle
  33. 1940 Landed at Heston before the Appeal Charles de Gaulle
  34. 1940 Meeting on the Breton redoubt Charles de Gaulle
  35. 1940 Mission from Bordeaux Charles de Gaulle
  36. 1940 Reached Plymouth from Brittany Charles de Gaulle
  37. 1940 Free French headquarters at Carlton Gardens Charles de Gaulle
  38. 1940 Returns to occupied Paris Pablo Picasso
  39. 1940 Oxford special convocation at Santiniketan Rabindranath Tagore
  40. 1940 Arrives in wartime America Salvador Dalí
  41. 1940 Medical treatment in San Francisco Frida Kahlo
  42. 1940 Meets Franco at Hendaye Adolf Hitler
  43. 1940 Meets Mussolini in Florence Adolf Hitler
  44. 1940 Meets Pétain at Montoire Adolf Hitler
  45. 1940 Brazzaville Manifesto Charles de Gaulle
  46. 1940 Establishment of the Việt Minh in Guilin Ho Chi Minh
  47. 1940 Arrest after Gorakhpur speeches Jawaharlal Nehru
  48. 1940 Visits Vienna Adolf Hitler
  49. 1940 Established the Order of Liberation Charles de Gaulle
  50. 1940 Marriage to Martha Gellhorn Ernest Hemingway

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