Historical figures in Lille
The atlas holds 7 people and 7 moments here, from 1765 to 1963. The most recorded lives are Adolf Hitler, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Winston Churchill. Among them Political Leaders, Educators and Historians, across World War I and the Cold War.
Notable people
Adolf Hitler
in 1940
1 moment here
Adolf Hitler (1889–1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who led the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP), became German…
Charles de Gaulle
in 1890
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…
Édith Piaf
in 1963
1 moment here
French singer and lyricist Édith Giovanna Gassion, known as Édith Piaf, rose from street performance in Paris to international prominence in chanson…
George Bernard Shaw
in 1917
1 moment here
Irish playwright, critic, polemicist, and political activist. Born in Dublin, Shaw moved to London in 1876, became a leading Fabian and dramatist,…
Louis Pasteur
in 1854
1 moment here
French chemist and microbiologist whose work on molecular asymmetry, fermentation, germ theory, pasteurization, and vaccines transformed modern…
Winston Churchill
in 1916
1 moment here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in 1765
1 moment here
Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…
Moments
- 1765 Delayed by illness in Lille Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1854 Dean at Lille Louis Pasteur
- 1890 Birth in Lille Charles de Gaulle
- 1916 Commands troops at Ploegsteert Winston Churchill
- 1917 Western Front battlefield visit George Bernard Shaw
- 1940 Visits old regiment area near Fromelles Adolf Hitler
- 1963 Final live performances at Lille Opera Édith Piaf