Historical figures in Beirut

The atlas holds 14 people and 15 moments here, from 1272 BC to 2014. The most recorded lives are Yasser Arafat, Mark Twain and Charles de Gaulle. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Musicians and Composers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Ariel Sharon

    in 1982

    1 moment here

    Israeli military officer and politician. Sharon was born in Kfar Malal in Mandatory Palestine, served in major Israeli military campaigns from 1948…

  2. Charles de Gaulle

    in 1929

    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…

  3. Eleanor Roosevelt

    in 1952

    1 moment here

    American political figure, diplomat, activist, and First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945.…

  4. Gustave Flaubert

    in 1850

    1 moment here

    French novelist and major exponent of literary realism, best known for Madame Bovary, Salammbô, Sentimental Education, Three Tales, and his extensive…

  5. Jacques Chirac

    in 2002

    1 moment here

    French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…

  6. Kahlil Gibran

    in 1898

    1 moment here

    Lebanese-American writer, poet, and visual artist, best known for The Prophet. Born in Bsharri, he emigrated to Boston as a child, studied in Beirut…

  7. Kofi Annan

    in 2006

    1 moment here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

  8. Mark Twain

    in 1867

    1 moment here

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

  9. Mother Teresa

    in 1982

    1 moment here

    Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…

  10. Ramesses II

    in 1272 BC

    1 moment here

    Ramesses II, commonly called Ramesses the Great, was the third pharaoh of Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty.…

  11. Saddam Hussein

    in 1971

    1 moment here

    Iraqi Ba'athist politician who served as Iraq's president from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003.…

  12. Umm Kulthum

    in 1932

    1 moment here

    Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…

  13. Yasser Arafat

    from 1978 to 1982

    2 moments here

    Palestinian political leader, founding member of Fatah, chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969 to 2004, and president of the…

  14. Zaha Hadid

    in 2014

    1 moment here

    Iraqi-British architect, artist, and designer known for experimental, fluid architectural forms.…

Moments

  1. 1272 BC Crosses the Dog River Ramesses II
  2. 1850 Stay in Beirut Gustave Flaubert
  3. 1867 Organizes a caravan in Beirut Mark Twain
  4. 1898 Study at Collège de la Sagesse Kahlil Gibran
  5. 1929 Staff posting in Beirut Charles de Gaulle
  6. 1932 Concert tour in Beirut Umm Kulthum
  7. 1952 Round-the-world Middle East and Asia journey Eleanor Roosevelt
  8. 1971 Secret Ba'ath leadership meeting Saddam Hussein
  9. 1978 Withdrawal to Beirut during Operation Litani Yasser Arafat
  10. 1982 Evacuation from Beirut to Tunis Yasser Arafat
  11. 1982 Evacuates children in west Beirut Mother Teresa
  12. 1982 At the gates of Beirut Ariel Sharon
  13. 2002 Francophonie summit in Beirut Jacques Chirac
  14. 2006 Post-war Lebanon visit Kofi Annan
  15. 2014 Issam Fares Institute inauguration Zaha Hadid

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