Historical figures in Denver

The atlas holds 12 people and 14 moments here, from 1879 to 1979. The most recorded lives are Dwight D. Eisenhower, Golda Meir and Charlie Chaplin. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Educators, across the Cold War and the Interwar Period.

Notable people

  1. Ahmed Sékou Touré

    in 1979

    1 moment here

    Guinean nationalist, trade-union leader, and Guinea’s first president, serving from independence in 1958 until his death in 1984.…

  2. Charlie Chaplin

    in 1910

    1 moment here

    English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…

  3. Dwight D. Eisenhower

    from 1916 to 1955

    2 moments 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…

  4. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    in 1920

    1 moment here

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

  5. Gerald Ford

    in 1977

    1 moment here

    Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. (born Leslie Lynch King Jr.) was the 38th president of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977 after having served as…

  6. Golda Meir

    from 1913 to 1914

    2 moments here

    Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…

  7. Grace Kelly

    in 1951

    1 moment here

    American actress Grace Patricia Kelly became an internationally prominent film star in the early 1950s, then Princess of Monaco after her 1956…

  8. Muhammad Ali

    in 1979

    1 moment here

    Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…

  9. Sun Yat-sen

    in 1911

    1 moment here

    Chinese physician, revolutionary, and political thinker who founded the Republic of China and the Kuomintang.…

  10. Walt Whitman

    in 1879

    1 moment here

    American poet, essayist, journalist, and author of Leaves of Grass. Born on Long Island, he lived and worked chiefly in Brooklyn, Manhattan,…

  11. Warren G. Harding

    in 1923

    1 moment here

    Warren G. Harding was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923.…

  12. Woodrow Wilson

    in 1919

    1 moment here

    Thomas Woodrow Wilson was an American academic, governor of New Jersey, and the 28th president of the United States.…

Moments

  1. 1879 Arrival in Denver Walt Whitman
  2. 1910 Tours through Denver Charlie Chaplin
  3. 1911 News of Wuchang Uprising Sun Yat-sen
  4. 1913 Move to Denver Golda Meir
  5. 1914 Departure from Denver Golda Meir
  6. 1916 Marriage to Mamie Doud Dwight D. Eisenhower
  7. 1919 League of Nations speech in Denver Woodrow Wilson
  8. 1920 Campaigns in Denver Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  9. 1923 Voyage of Understanding speech in Denver Warren G. Harding
  10. 1951 Summer-stock work at Elitch Theatre Grace Kelly
  11. 1955 Heart attack in Colorado Dwight D. Eisenhower
  12. 1977 Move to Denver Gerald Ford
  13. 1979 Lyle Alzado exhibition Muhammad Ali
  14. 1979 U.S. visit to Denver Ahmed Sékou Touré

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