Historical figures in Miami
The atlas holds 18 people and 26 moments here, from 1928 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Selena, Lars Onsager and Jim Morrison. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Musicians and Composers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Alberto Fujimori
in 1994
1 moment here
Peruvian agricultural engineer, university rector, and president of Peru from 1990 to 2000. His presidency combined market reforms and…
Amelia Earhart
in 1937
2 moments here
American aviator and author. Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, became a leading aviation pioneer, crossed the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928,…
Amy Winehouse
from 2006 to 2007
2 moments here
British singer and songwriter Amy Jade Winehouse was born in London and became internationally known for the albums Frank and Back to Black.…
Bob Marley
in 1981
1 moment here
Jamaican singer, songwriter and guitarist whose work with the Wailers made reggae an international musical force.…
Celia Cruz
in 2003
1 moment here
Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American singer celebrated internationally as the “Queen of Salsa.” Born in Havana, she rose to fame with Sonora Matancera,…
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
in 1933
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,…
Fulgencio Batista
in 1944
1 moment here
Cuban army officer and politician who became a central power in Cuba after the 1933 Sergeants’ Revolt, served as president from 1940 to 1944,…
Jim Morrison
from 1969 to 1970
2 moments here
James Douglas “Jim” Morrison was an American singer, songwriter, poet, and lead vocalist of the Doors.…
John F. Kennedy
in 1944
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Lars Onsager
from 1972 to 1976
3 moments here
Norwegian-American physical chemist and theoretical physicist whose career took him from Norway and Switzerland to major American universities.…
Mercedes Sosa
from 1967 to 1995
2 moments here
Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…
Muhammad Ali
in 1964
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…
Paramahansa Yogananda
in 1928
1 moment here
Indian and American Hindu monk, yogi, teacher, and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.…
Ronald Reagan
in 1968
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Selena
from 1994 to 1995
3 moments here
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, known mononymously as Selena, was an American Tejano singer, songwriter, fashion designer, and business owner.…
Violeta Chamorro
in 1978
1 moment here
Violeta Barrios Torres de Chamorro was a Nicaraguan newspaper publisher and politician. After succeeding her assassinated husband at La Prensa, she…
Willy Brandt
in 1971
1 moment here
German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…
Zaha Hadid
in 2016
1 moment here
Iraqi-British architect, artist, and designer known for experimental, fluid architectural forms.…
Moments
- 1928 Lectures in Miami Paramahansa Yogananda
- 1933 Survives Miami assassination attempt Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1937 Second world-flight attempt: Miami arrival Amelia Earhart
- 1937 Departure from Miami Amelia Earhart
- 1944 Departure for Miami Fulgencio Batista
- 1944 Trained in Miami John F. Kennedy
- 1964 First Liston championship fight Muhammad Ali
- 1967 International tour performance in Miami Mercedes Sosa
- 1968 Campaigns at Miami Beach convention Ronald Reagan
- 1969 Dinner Key Auditorium concert Jim Morrison
- 1970 Miami conviction Jim Morrison
- 1971 Visit to Key Biscayne Willy Brandt
- 1972 Move to the University of Miami Lars Onsager
- 1973 Seventieth-birthday conference paper Lars Onsager
- 1976 Death in Coral Gables Lars Onsager
- 1978 In Miami when her husband was assassinated Violeta Chamorro
- 1981 Death at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital Bob Marley
- 1994 Noche de Carnaval appearance Selena
- 1994 Summit of the Americas Alberto Fujimori
- 1995 Calle Ocho appearance Selena
- 1995 Orange Bowl concert Selena
- 1995 United States tour performance in Miami Beach Mercedes Sosa
- 2003 Televised Miami Beach tribute Celia Cruz
- 2006 Back to Black work trip Amy Winehouse
- 2007 Marriage to Blake Fielder-Civil Amy Winehouse
- 2016 Death at Mount Sinai Medical Center Zaha Hadid