Historical figures in Kolkata
The atlas holds 27 people and 84 moments here, from 1811 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Ramakrishna, Swami Vivekananda and Sri Aurobindo. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Jurists, across the Interwar Period and the Space Age.
Notable people
Ulysses S. Grant
in 1879
1 moment here
Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…
William Makepeace Thackeray
in 1811
1 moment here
English novelist, illustrator, journalist, lecturer, and editor, best known for Vanity Fair.…
Yang Chen-Ning
in 1945
1 moment here
Chinese-American theoretical physicist whose work in statistical mechanics, particle physics, gauge theory, and condensed-matter physics included the…
Moments
- 1916 Research scholar at Calcutta University Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1917 Joined Rajabazar Science College C. V. Raman
- 1921 Return to Calcutta after Europe C. V. Raman
- 1921 King George V Chair at Calcutta Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- 1921 Birth in Calcutta Satyajit Ray
- 1927 Memorial unveiling in Calcutta Ronald Ross
- 1928 Raman-effect discovery at IACS C. V. Raman
- 1934 Arrest for Calcutta speeches Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1934 Music conference encounter with Allauddin Khan Ravi Shankar
- 1935 Reception at Howrah Station Paramahansa Yogananda
- 1937 Solemn vows at Loreto school Mother Teresa
- 1937 Second world-flight attempt: Calcutta Amelia Earhart
- 1939 Lays foundation of Mahajati Sadan Rabindranath Tagore
- 1941 Dies at Jorasanko mansion Rabindranath Tagore
- 1943 Advertising work in Calcutta Satyajit Ray
- 1945 Left Dhaka for Calcutta University Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1945 Transit through Calcutta for U.S. study Yang Chen-Ning
- 1946 Sets out from Sodepur for Noakhali Mahatma Gandhi
- 1947 Fasts and spins in Calcutta on independence day Mahatma Gandhi
- 1947 Stays at Sodepur before independence Mahatma Gandhi
- 1950 Establishes Missionaries of Charity Mother Teresa
- 1952 Opens Kalighat Home for the Dying Mother Teresa
- 1952 Pather Panchali production begins Satyajit Ray
- 1955 Opens Nirmala Shishu Bhavan Mother Teresa
- 1974 Golden-jubilee address at Bose Institute Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1974 Death in Calcutta Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1977 Shatranj Ke Khilari studio work Satyajit Ray
- 1992 Visit to Mother Teresa's hospice Diana, Princess of Wales
- 1992 Death at Calcutta clinic Satyajit Ray
- 1997 Attendance at Mother Teresa's funeral Corazon Aquino
- 1997 Death in Calcutta Mother Teresa
- 1999 Missile-programme travel to Calcutta A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- 2008 Football-academy foundation ceremony Diego Maradona
- 2018 Banga Bibhushan ceremony Asha Bhosle