London in the Interwar Period
The atlas holds 49 people and 98 moments here, from 1918 to 1939. The most recorded lives are Charlie Chaplin, Glynis Johns and George Orwell.
Notable people
Agatha Christie
from 1918 to 1926
2 moments here
English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Albert Einstein
from 1921 to 1933
2 moments here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Alfred Hitchcock
from 1919 to 1926
2 moments here
English filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980), known as the “Master of Suspense,” worked in British cinema before relocating to Hollywood in 1939.…
Arthur Conan Doyle
from 1919 to 1926
3 moments here
Scottish-born British physician and writer best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh,…
Bertrand Russell
from 1918 to 1937
2 moments here
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, was an English philosopher, mathematician, logician, writer, and public campaigner.…
B. R. Ambedkar
from 1920 to 1931
4 moments here
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer, politician, principal architect of India’s Constitution, and a leading…
Charlie Chaplin
from 1921 to 1931
6 moments here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
C. V. Raman
in 1921
1 moment here
Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970), known for research on light scattering and for the Raman effect.…
Elizabeth II
in 1926
2 moments here
Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…
Elizabeth Taylor
in 1932
1 moment here
British-American actress and HIV/AIDS activist. Born in London, Taylor moved to Southern California in 1939, became a major Hollywood star, worked…
Ernest Rutherford
in 1937
1 moment here
New Zealand-born physicist and chemist whose research on radioactivity, the atomic nucleus, and nuclear transmutation helped establish nuclear…
Errol Flynn
in 1934
1 moment here
Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn was an Australian-born actor who became a major Hollywood star in swashbuckling and adventure films.…
George Orwell
from 1927 to 1937
5 moments here
George Orwell was the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair, an English novelist, essayist, journalist, critic, and democratic socialist.…
Glynis Johns
from 1923 to 1938
6 moments here
British actress, dancer and singer whose stage and screen career ran from childhood performances in Britain to Broadway and later American work.…
Haile Selassie
in 1924
1 moment here
Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until his deposition in 1974.…
Helen Keller
from 1930 to 1936
3 moments here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
H. G. Wells
from 1930 to 1936
2 moments here
Herbert George Wells was an English novelist, journalist, historian, teacher, and social critic.…
Hirohito
in 1921
2 moments here
Hirohito (posthumously Emperor Shōwa) was Emperor of Japan from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989.…
Howard Florey
in 1926
1 moment here
Australian pharmacologist and pathologist who led the Oxford team that developed penicillin into a practical therapeutic drug.…
James Joyce
from 1930 to 1931
2 moments here
Irish novelist, poet, and critic whose life moved between Dublin, continental Europe, and Switzerland.…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
in 1928
1 moment here
Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
John F. Kennedy
from 1938 to 1939
3 moments here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Jomo Kenyatta
from 1929 to 1935
4 moments here
Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1897–1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who became Kenya’s first prime minister in 1963 and first president…
José Raúl Capablanca
in 1922
1 moment here
Cuban chess player and diplomat, world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. This chronology records documented physical presence at places of birth,…
Moments
- 1918 Imprisonment in Brixton Prison Bertrand Russell
- 1918 Return to London with Ida Baker Katherine Mansfield
- 1918 Marriage to John Middleton Murry Katherine Mansfield
- 1918 Move to Hampstead Katherine Mansfield
- 1918 Moved to St John's Wood Agatha Christie
- 1918 Meetings in Britain Woodrow Wilson
- 1919 Entry into film work at Islington Studios Alfred Hitchcock
- 1919 Séance at Selbit’s Bloomsbury flat Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1919 Women's franchise plea to Parliament Sarojini Naidu
- 1919 Lives at the Savoy while designing Le Tricorne Pablo Picasso
- 1920 Public spiritualism debate at Queen’s Hall Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1920 Return to London for study B. R. Ambedkar
- 1920 Letter written from London B. R. Ambedkar
- 1921 Lectures at King's College London Albert Einstein
- 1921 Appears amid a London crowd Charlie Chaplin
- 1921 Attends Garrick Club dinner Charlie Chaplin
- 1921 Acoustics study at St Paul's Cathedral C. V. Raman
- 1921 Miners' strike reporting in London Zhou Enlai
- 1921 Arrival in London Hirohito
- 1921 Banquet at Buckingham Palace Hirohito
- 1921 Returns to London in triumph Charlie Chaplin
- 1921 Stays at the Ritz Charlie Chaplin
- 1921 Visits the Weekly Dispatch office Charlie Chaplin
- 1922 London tournament and London Rules José Raúl Capablanca
- 1922 Tropical-medicine diploma in London Max Theiler
- 1922 First European visit after emigration Sergei Rachmaninoff
- 1922 Final London visit Katherine Mansfield
- 1923 Political-economy study visit Miguel Ángel Asturias
- 1923 Theatrical debut Glynis Johns
- 1924 Foreign tour: London Haile Selassie
- 1924 Settlement in London P. L. Travers
- 1924 Return to Tavistock Square Virginia Woolf
- 1925 Research at the Lister Institute Macfarlane Burnet
- 1925 Faber publishing career T. S. Eliot
- 1926 Foundation stone for Spiritualist Temple Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1926 Born at 17 Bruton Street Elizabeth II
- 1926 Baptised at Buckingham Palace Elizabeth II
- 1926 Marriage to Ethel Reed Howard Florey
- 1926 Visited Harrods during disappearance Agatha Christie
- 1926 Marriage to Alma Reville Alfred Hitchcock
- 1927 Lodgings on Portobello Road George Orwell
- 1928 Public talk at Friends Meeting House Jiddu Krishnamurti
- 1929 First London political mission Jomo Kenyatta
- 1930 Residence at Chiltern Court H. G. Wells
- 1930 London residence James Joyce
- 1930 First overseas tour: England Helen Keller
- 1930 Arrival in London Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar
- 1930 First Round Table Conference journey B. R. Ambedkar
- 1930 First Round Table Conference Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- 1931 Round Table Conferences in London B. R. Ambedkar