Historical figures in 1949
The atlas holds 16 people and 27 moments here, in 1949. The most recorded lives are Albert Camus, Mao Zedong and George Orwell. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Performers.
Notable people
Albert Camus
in 1949
9 moments here
French writer, philosopher, journalist, and political activist, born in French Algeria. Camus studied and worked in Algiers, moved between Algeria…
Mao Zedong
in 1949
2 moments here
Chinese communist revolutionary and political leader who led the Chinese Communist Party and founded the People’s Republic of China.…
George Orwell
in 1949
2 moments here
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1949
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…
Winston Churchill
in 1949
1 moment here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
Elizabeth II
in 1949
1 moment here
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Salvador Dalí
in 1949
1 moment here
Spanish painter, sculptor, writer, designer, filmmaker, and leading exponent of Surrealism. Born in Figueres, Dalí trained in Madrid, joined the…
Walt Disney
in 1949
1 moment here
Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. His documented movements include childhood residences in…
Fidel Castro
in 1949
1 moment here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
Jimmy Carter
in 1949
1 moment here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
Le Corbusier
in 1949
1 moment here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1949
1 moment here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
Judy Garland
in 1949
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…
Doris Lessing
in 1949
1 moment here
British novelist Doris May Lessing was born in Kermanshah, Iran, grew up in Southern Rhodesia, and moved to London in 1949.…
Corazon Aquino
in 1949
1 moment here
María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was a Filipino political leader and president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.…
Raisa Gorbacheva
in 1949
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…
Moments
- 1949 Graduation from Notre Dame Convent School Corazon Aquino
- 1949 Move to London with Peter Lessing Doris Lessing
- 1949 Lived at Villa Guardamangia Elizabeth II
- 1949 Final hospitalization at University College Hospital George Orwell
- 1949 Sanatorium at Cranham George Orwell
- 1949 Western Pacific submarine patrol Jimmy Carter
- 1949 Public-speaking career expands Jorge Luis Borges
- 1949 Stay at Unité d'Habitation construction site Le Corbusier
- 1949 Begins university study Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1949 Move to Holmby Hills Walt Disney
- 1949 Speaks at MIT Winston Churchill
- 1949 Hospitalization in Boston Judy Garland
- 1949 Embarkation for Brazil Albert Camus
- 1949 Arrival in Rio de Janeiro Albert Camus
- 1949 Campana stop at Dakar Albert Camus
- 1949 Visit to Recife Albert Camus
- 1949 Lecture in Santiago Albert Camus
- 1949 Lecture visit to São Paulo Albert Camus
- 1949 Stay with Victoria Ocampo in Buenos Aires Albert Camus
- 1949 Visit to Iguape Albert Camus
- 1949 Visit to Montevideo Albert Camus
- 1949 Move to larger Havana flat Fidel Castro
- 1949 First visit to the United States Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1949 State visit to Canada Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1949 Proclamation of the People's Republic Mao Zedong
- 1949 Meets Pope Pius XII Salvador Dalí
- 1949 First Moscow visit Mao Zedong