Historical figures in 1944
The atlas holds 19 people and 42 moments here, in 1944. The most recorded lives are Ernest Hemingway, Winston Churchill and Martin Luther King Jr.. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Military Leaders.
Notable people
Ernest Hemingway
in 1944
6 moments here
American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. Hemingway’s documented movements ranged from Illinois and Michigan to Italy in World War I,…
Winston Churchill
in 1944
4 moments here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
Martin Luther King Jr.
in 1944
4 moments here
American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
in 1944
4 moments here
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…
Charles de Gaulle
in 1944
4 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…
John F. Kennedy
in 1944
3 moments here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Marlene Dietrich
in 1944
3 moments here
German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…
Pope John Paul II
in 1944
2 moments here
Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…
Pope Benedict XVI
in 1944
2 moments here
Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…
Adolf Hitler
in 1944
1 moment here
Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…
Ronald Reagan
in 1944
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Nelson Mandela
in 1944
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Marilyn Monroe
in 1944
1 moment here
American actress and model born Norma Jeane Mortenson. This chronology maps verified places where Monroe lived, worked, traveled, performed, filmed,…
George Orwell
in 1944
1 moment here
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
Benito Mussolini
in 1944
1 moment here
Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…
Henry Ford
in 1944
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…
Harry S. Truman
in 1944
1 moment here
Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
George H. W. Bush
in 1944
1 moment here
George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
in 1944
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…
Moments
- 1944 Hürtgen Forest fighting Ernest Hemingway
- 1944 London arrival as war correspondent Ernest Hemingway
- 1944 Service aboard USS San Jacinto George H. W. Bush
- 1944 Arrived back in San Francisco John F. Kennedy
- 1944 Worked on the Radioplane assembly line Marilyn Monroe
- 1944 USO performance in France Marlene Dietrich
- 1944 USO tour in Germany Marlene Dietrich
- 1944 With Jean Gabin in New York Marlene Dietrich
- 1944 Helps found the ANC Youth League Nelson Mandela
- 1944 Reich Labour Service near the Hungarian border Pope Benedict XVI
- 1944 War Loan duty in New York Ronald Reagan
- 1944 Trained in Miami John F. Kennedy
- 1944 Competes in Dublin oratorical contest Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1944 Treated at Chelsea Naval Hospital John F. Kennedy
- 1944 Arrival at RAF Northolt Charles de Gaulle
- 1944 First return to liberated France at Bayeux Charles de Gaulle
- 1944 Visit with 101st Airborne troops before D-Day Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1944 Off Omaha Beach during Normandy landings Ernest Hemingway
- 1944 Visits integrated Hartford Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1944 Works on Simsbury tobacco farm Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1944 Views Normandy beachheads Winston Churchill
- 1944 Survives July 20 bomb at Wolf’s Lair Adolf Hitler
- 1944 Militia activity at Rambouillet Ernest Hemingway
- 1944 Confers with MacArthur and Nimitz in Hawaii Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1944 Visit to his mother after vice-presidential nomination Harry S. Truman
- 1944 Liberation of Paris Charles de Gaulle
- 1944 Liberation of Paris Ernest Hemingway
- 1944 Hiding during Black Sunday Pope John Paul II
- 1944 Residence at Kraków Archbishop's residence Pope John Paul II
- 1944 At British Embassy in Rome Winston Churchill
- 1944 Attends Second Quebec Conference Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1944 Home at Canonbury Square George Orwell
- 1944 Begins Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1944 Campaigns through New York City in the rain Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1944 Campaigns through Philadelphia in the rain Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1944 Reception for Churchill in Paris Charles de Gaulle
- 1944 Edison Illuminating Company building dedication Henry Ford
- 1944 Infantry assignment in Traunstein Pope Benedict XVI
- 1944 Armistice Day in liberated Paris Winston Churchill
- 1944 Final public speech Benito Mussolini
- 1944 Battle of the Bulge reporting trip Ernest Hemingway
- 1944 Flies to Athens during Greek crisis Winston Churchill