Historical figures in Auckland

The atlas holds 8 people and 12 moments here, from 1903 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Edmund Hillary, Elizabeth II and Bob Marley. Among them Writers, Musicians and Composers and Performers, across the Cold War and the Space Age.

Notable people

  1. Asha Bhosle

    in 2011

    1 moment here

    Indian playback singer and actress whose career in Indian film and popular music spanned more than eight decades.…

  2. Bob Marley

    in 1979

    1 moment here

    Jamaican singer, songwriter and guitarist whose work with the Wailers made reggae an international musical force.…

  3. Edmund Hillary

    from 1919 to 2008

    4 moments here

    New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, diplomat, and philanthropist. Hillary became internationally known after reaching Mount Everest’s summit with…

  4. Elizabeth II

    in 1953

    2 moments here

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

  5. Herbert Hoover

    in 1903

    1 moment here

    Herbert Clark Hoover was an American mining engineer, international relief administrator, U.S.…

  6. Macfarlane Burnet

    in 1973

    1 moment here

    Australian virologist and immunologist Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, known as Macfarlane Burnet, shared the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…

  7. Prince

    in 2016

    1 moment here

    Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…

  8. Vivien Leigh

    in 1948

    1 moment here

    British actress Vivien Leigh (born Vivian Mary Hartley) was acclaimed for stage work and for Academy Award-winning performances as Scarlett O'Hara in…

Moments

  1. 1903 Christmas during mine-inspection journey Herbert Hoover
  2. 1919 Birth in Auckland Edmund Hillary
  3. 1935 Move to Remuera Edmund Hillary
  4. 1948 Arrival at Whenuapai from Sydney Vivien Leigh
  5. 1953 Arrived in Auckland aboard Gothic Elizabeth II
  6. 1953 Broadcast Christmas message from Auckland Elizabeth II
  7. 1973 Sir Douglas Robb Lectures in Auckland Macfarlane Burnet
  8. 1979 Western Springs concert visit Bob Marley
  9. 1989 Marriage to June Mulgrew Edmund Hillary
  10. 2008 Death at Auckland City Hospital Edmund Hillary
  11. 2011 Rahul and I concert Asha Bhosle
  12. 2016 Auckland Piano & a Microphone shows Prince

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