Historical figures in New Delhi
The atlas holds 66 people and 127 moments here, from 1231 to 2024. The most recorded lives are Manmohan Singh, Ghalib and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Jurists, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Akbar
in 1556
1 moment here
Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (1542–1605), commonly known as Akbar, was the third Mughal emperor.…
Anwar Sadat
in 1974
1 moment here
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer, Free Officer, politician, and president of Egypt from 1970 until his assassination in 1981.…
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
from 2002 to 2007
3 moments here
Indian aerospace engineer, science administrator, author, and the eleventh president of India.…
Ariel Sharon
in 2003
1 moment here
Israeli military officer and politician. Sharon was born in Kfar Malal in Mandatory Palestine, served in major Israeli military campaigns from 1948…
Asha Bhosle
in 2008
1 moment here
Indian playback singer and actress whose career in Indian film and popular music spanned more than eight decades.…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
from 1951 to 2018
6 moments here
Indian statesman, poet, journalist and Bharatiya Janata Party leader who served as India’s prime minister in 1996 and from 1998 to 2004.…
Aung San
in 1947
1 moment here
Burmese independence leader, political organizer, and military commander. Aung San helped found the Burma Independence Army, led the anti-Japanese…
Aurangzeb
in 1658
1 moment here
Aurangzeb (Muhi al-Din Muhammad, later Alamgir I) was the sixth Mughal emperor, ruling from 1658 until 1707.…
B. R. Ambedkar
from 1948 to 1956
2 moments here
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer, politician, principal architect of India’s Constitution, and a leading…
Chulalongkorn
in 1872
1 moment here
Chulalongkorn (Rama V) was King of Siam from 1868 until 1910. His reign combined state centralization, legal and social reform, and diplomacy…
Claude Simon
in 1975
1 moment here
French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…
C. V. Raman
in 1930
1 moment here
Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (1888–1970), known for research on light scattering and for the Raman effect.…
Dorothy Hodgkin
in 1967
1 moment here
English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…
Edmund Hillary
in 1985
1 moment here
New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, diplomat, and philanthropist. Hillary became internationally known after reaching Mount Everest’s summit with…
Fidel Castro
in 1983
1 moment here
Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…
Gamal Abdel Nasser
in 1960
1 moment here
Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…
Ghalib
from 1810 to 1869
7 moments here
Mirza Asadullah Beg Khan, known as Ghalib, was an Indian Urdu and Persian poet and letter writer.…
Hastings Banda
in 1983
1 moment here
Hastings Kamuzu Banda was a Malawian physician and politician who led Nyasaland to independence and served as Malawi's prime minister and first…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1958
1 moment here
Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…
Hugo Chávez
in 2005
1 moment here
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…
Humayun
from 1555 to 1556
3 moments here
Nasir al-Din Muhammad Humayun was the second Mughal emperor. His reign in northern India was interrupted by defeat and exile, followed by a…
Ibn Battuta
from 1334 to 1341
2 moments here
Maghrebi Muslim jurist, traveller, explorer, and author from Tangier. Between 1325 and 1354 he journeyed through North and East Africa, the Middle…
Indira Gandhi
from 1983 to 1984
2 moments here
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
Jacques Chirac
from 1998 to 2006
2 moments here
French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…
Moments
- 1231 Administered Delhi during Iltutmish's Gwalior campaign Razia Sultan
- 1236 Field camp on the Yamuna Razia Sultan
- 1236 Public appeal during the succession crisis Razia Sultan
- 1238 Received a Khwarazmian prince Razia Sultan
- 1240 Returned to Delhi before Altunia's revolt Razia Sultan
- 1334 Serves as qadi in Delhi Ibn Battuta
- 1341 Leaves Delhi with the China embassy Ibn Battuta
- 1398 Battle and sack of Delhi Timur
- 1555 Return to Delhi Humayun
- 1556 Death in Delhi Humayun
- 1556 Fatal fall at Sher Mandal Humayun
- 1556 Triumphal entry into Delhi Akbar
- 1608 Pilgrimage at Humayun's Tomb Jahangir
- 1658 Coronation at Delhi Aurangzeb
- 1810 Extended residence in Delhi Ghalib
- 1810 Move to Delhi after marriage Ghalib
- 1857 At home during the Delhi uprising Ghalib
- 1860 Departure from Delhi for Rampur Ghalib
- 1860 Return to Delhi from Rampur Ghalib
- 1860 Move within Ballimaran Ghalib
- 1869 Death at Ghalib ki Haveli Ghalib
- 1872 Administrative tour of Delhi Chulalongkorn
- 1891 Departure for Delhi Swami Vivekananda
- 1918 Attends Delhi War Conference Mahatma Gandhi
- 1930 Knighthood ceremony at Viceroy's House C. V. Raman
- 1943 Speech in New Delhi Muhammad Ali Jinnah
- 1943 Birth in Delhi Pervez Musharraf
- 1944 Indian Science Congress presidency in New Delhi Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1945 INA trial defence appearance Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1946 Government residence on Aurangzeb Road Vallabhbhai Patel
- 1946 Elected permanent Chairman of the Constituent Assembly Rajendra Prasad
- 1946 Constituent Assembly speech Sarojini Naidu
- 1947 Delhi press conference en route to Britain Aung San
- 1947 Relocation after Partition Ram Narayan
- 1947 Tree planting in Mehrauli Sarojini Naidu
- 1947 Asian Relations Conference inauguration Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1947 Independence Day at the Red Fort Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1947 Tryst with Destiny address Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1947 Meetings with princely rulers Vallabhbhai Patel
- 1948 Assassinated at Birla House Mahatma Gandhi
- 1948 Begins final Delhi fast Mahatma Gandhi
- 1948 Marriage to Savita Ambedkar B. R. Ambedkar
- 1949 Return to Delhi after emergency landing Vallabhbhai Patel
- 1949 Music director at All India Radio Ravi Shankar
- 1950 First Republic Day parade Rajendra Prasad
- 1951 Jana Sangh secretary based in Delhi Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 1956 Departure for Asian goodwill tour Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- 1956 Death at his Delhi home B. R. Ambedkar
- 1958 Meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru Ho Chi Minh
- 1959 Arrives in New Delhi Martin Luther King Jr.