Historical figures in 1946
The atlas holds 26 people and 34 moments here, in 1946. The most recorded lives are Helen Keller, Pablo Picasso and Winston Churchill. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Jurists.
Notable people
Helen Keller
in 1946
3 moments here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Pablo Picasso
in 1946
2 moments here
Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and co-founder of Cubism. Born in Málaga, Picasso trained in A Coruña, Barcelona, and Madrid…
Winston Churchill
in 1946
2 moments here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
John F. Kennedy
in 1946
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Pope John Paul II
in 1946
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Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…
Albert Camus
in 1946
2 moments here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Gabriela Mistral
in 1946
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Chilean poet, educator, journalist, and diplomat born Lucila Godoy Alcayaga. Mistral taught across Chile, worked on Mexican educational reform,…
Nelson Mandela
in 1946
1 moment here
South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1946
1 moment here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Salvador Dalí
in 1946
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Charles de Gaulle
in 1946
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 1946
1 moment here
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
Yuri Gagarin
in 1946
1 moment here
Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1946
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Jimmy Carter
in 1946
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James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
Pope Benedict XVI
in 1946
1 moment here
Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…
Le Corbusier
in 1946
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 1946
1 moment here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Harry S. Truman
in 1946
1 moment here
Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1946
1 moment here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Dwight D. Eisenhower
in 1946
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…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1946
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…
Freddie Mercury
in 1946
1 moment here
Freddie Mercury (Farrokh Bulsara) was a British singer, songwriter, pianist, and lead vocalist of Queen.…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1946
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
- 1946 Summer residence near Lourmarin Albert Camus
- 1946 Retired to Colombey Charles de Gaulle
- 1946 Residence at Fort Myer Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1946 Chilean consul in Los Angeles Gabriela Mistral
- 1946 Consular residence in Santa Barbara Gabriela Mistral
- 1946 Postwar visit to Rome Helen Keller
- 1946 Paris hotel stay Ho Chi Minh
- 1946 Established a Boston political residence John F. Kennedy
- 1946 Lecturing career begins in Buenos Aires Jorge Luis Borges
- 1946 Meeting Albert Einstein Le Corbusier
- 1946 Schooling in Molotovskoye Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1946 University of the Witwatersrand student Nadine Gordimer
- 1946 Moves to Orlando Nelson Mandela
- 1946 Works at Château Grimaldi Pablo Picasso
- 1946 Philosophy and theology studies Pope Benedict XVI
- 1946 Works at Disney Studios Salvador Dalí
- 1946 Return visit to Baghdad Umm Kulthum
- 1946 Family relocation to Gzhatsk Yuri Gagarin
- 1946 The Crisis of Man at Columbia Albert Camus
- 1946 Delivers Iron Curtain speech in Fulton Winston Churchill
- 1946 Move to Barnhill farmhouse George Orwell
- 1946 Kashmir journey Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1946 Naval Academy graduation Jimmy Carter
- 1946 Bermuda inspection visit Harry S. Truman
- 1946 Visits the Madoura pottery Pablo Picasso
- 1946 Birth in Stone Town Freddie Mercury
- 1946 Train journey for annual retreat Mother Teresa
- 1946 Calls for European unity in Zurich Winston Churchill
- 1946 First overseas-blind world tour: London Helen Keller
- 1946 Moved to Washington as congressman-elect John F. Kennedy
- 1946 Sets out from Sodepur for Noakhali Mahatma Gandhi
- 1946 Priestly ordination Pope John Paul II
- 1946 Studies at the Angelicum Pope John Paul II
- 1946 Goodbye Salute in London Helen Keller