Historical figures in Martinique
The atlas holds 6 people and 8 moments here, from 1502 to 1974. The most recorded lives are Joséphine de Beauharnais, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Christopher Columbus. Among them Engineers and Inventors, Explorers and Political Leaders, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Christopher Columbus
in 1502
1 moment here
Genoese navigator who completed four Castilian-sponsored Atlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504.…
Dalida
in 1965
1 moment here
Dalida, born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was an Egyptian-born Italian-French singer, actress and model.…
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
in 1940
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,…
Gerald Ford
in 1974
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…
Joséphine de Beauharnais
from 1763 to 1788
3 moments here
Marie-Josèphe-Rose Tascher de La Pagerie, known as Joséphine, was Napoleon Bonaparte’s first wife and Empress of the French from 1804 until the…
V. S. Naipaul
in 1960
1 moment here
Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was a Trinidad-born British novelist, essayist, and travel writer.…
Moments
- 1502 Lands at Le Carbet Christopher Columbus
- 1763 Birth at Trois-Îlets plantation Joséphine de Beauharnais
- 1773 Education at the Dames-de-la-Providence convent Joséphine de Beauharnais
- 1788 Return to Martinique with Hortense Joséphine de Beauharnais
- 1940 Confers with officials in Martinique Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1960 Research journey in Martinique V. S. Naipaul
- 1965 Fort-de-France concert Dalida
- 1974 Martinique meeting with Giscard d'Estaing Gerald Ford