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
Jahangir
in 1608
1 moment here
Nur ud-din Muhammad Salim, known by his regnal name Jahangir, was the fourth Mughal emperor.…
Jawaharlal Nehru
from 1945 to 1964
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Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Jiang Zemin
in 1996
1 moment here
Jiang Zemin was a Chinese electrical engineer and politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002,…
Jimmy Carter
in 1978
1 moment here
James Earl Carter Jr. was an American naval officer, Georgia state senator and governor, the 39th president of the United States, and a…
John Lennon
in 1968
1 moment here
English musician, songwriter, artist and peace activist; co-founder of the Beatles. This chronology records documented physical presence at…
Khaleda Zia
from 1992 to 2006
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Bangladeshi politician who was prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–1996 and 2001–2006, chaired the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from 1984 until her…
Lata Mangeshkar
from 1963 to 2001
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Indian playback singer and occasional composer whose career spanned eight decades. Born in Indore, she moved to Mumbai in 1945 and became a central…
Li Keqiang
in 2013
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Chinese politician and economist who rose from rural labour in Anhui through the Communist Youth League, led Henan and Liaoning, served as vice…
Mahatma Gandhi
from 1918 to 1948
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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Manmohan Singh
from 1969 to 2024
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Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…
Martin Luther King Jr.
in 1959
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American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…
Maurice Wilkins
in 1983
1 moment here
New Zealand-born British physicist and biophysicist whose career ran from solid-state physics and wartime atomic research to X-ray diffraction…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1986
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
in 1943
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a barrister and political leader who led the All-India Muslim League and became Pakistan’s first governor-general after…
Muhammadu Buhari
in 2015
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Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Nguyễn Phú Trọng
in 2013
1 moment here
Vietnamese politician and political theorist who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024, and…
Octavio Paz
from 1962 to 1968
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Mexican poet, essayist, editor, and diplomat whose international postings and teaching appointments connected Mexico City, the United States, Europe,…
Osho
in 1985
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Indian guru and founder of the Rajneesh movement, born Chandra Mohan Jain. His documented life moved between central and western India, the United…
Pervez Musharraf
from 1943 to 2005
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Pakistani military officer and politician who served as Pakistan’s chief executive after the 1999 coup and as president from 2001 to 2008.…
Pranab Mukherjee
from 2012 to 2020
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Indian politician and statesman who served as the 13th President of India from 25 July 2012 to 25 July 2017.…
Rajendra Prasad
from 1946 to 1950
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Indian lawyer, independence leader, journalist and statesman who became the first President of India, serving from 1950 to 1962.…
Rajiv Gandhi
from 1966 to 1987
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Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…
Ram Narayan
from 1947 to 1974
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Indian sarangi player who established the sarangi as a solo concert instrument in Hindustani classical music.…
Ravi Shankar
in 1949
1 moment here
Indian sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar (1920–2012) was a leading exponent of Hindustani classical music whose performances, teaching, recordings,…
Moments
- 1959 Meets Nehru at Teen Murti Bhavan Martin Luther King Jr.
- 1960 State visit to New Delhi Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1961 Arrival for India tour Yuri Gagarin
- 1962 Ambassadorial residence in New Delhi Octavio Paz
- 1962 Month in Delhi V. S. Naipaul
- 1963 Republic Day performance of “Aye Mere Watan Ke Logon” Lata Mangeshkar
- 1964 Death in New Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1964 Delegation visit to India Sirimavo Bandaranaike
- 1966 Pilot training in Delhi Rajiv Gandhi
- 1967 Scientific tour of Delhi Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1968 Settles in Delhi after marriage Rajiv Gandhi
- 1968 Arrival for Rishikesh retreat John Lennon
- 1968 In New Delhi during the Tlatelolco massacre Octavio Paz
- 1969 Professor at Delhi School of Economics Manmohan Singh
- 1969 State visit to New Delhi Richard Nixon
- 1972 Chief Economic Adviser in New Delhi Manmohan Singh
- 1972 Delhi stopover and meeting with Indira Gandhi Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1973 Legal practice at the Supreme Court Sushma Swaraj
- 1974 Photographed performing in New Delhi Ram Narayan
- 1974 New Delhi visit Anwar Sadat
- 1975 Hospital transfer during Emergency Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 1975 Lectures in New Delhi Claude Simon
- 1975 Informal meeting with Indira Gandhi Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1976 Finance Ministry secretaryship Manmohan Singh
- 1978 India state visit Jimmy Carter
- 1981 National farmers' rally Rajiv Gandhi
- 1983 Chairmanship of Non-Aligned Movement Indira Gandhi
- 1983 International Union of Elementologists conference Maurice Wilkins
- 1983 Non-Aligned Movement summit Fidel Castro
- 1983 Non-Aligned Movement summit Saddam Hussein
- 1983 Non-Aligned summit diplomacy Thomas Sankara
- 1983 Visit to New Delhi Hastings Banda
- 1984 Assassination at prime-ministerial residence Indira Gandhi
- 1984 Boat Club rally Rajiv Gandhi
- 1985 Deputy chairmanship of Planning Commission Manmohan Singh
- 1985 Arrival as High Commissioner in New Delhi Edmund Hillary
- 1985 Return to India via Delhi Osho
- 1986 State visit to New Delhi Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1987 Meeting with Zia-ul-Haq Rajiv Gandhi
- 1990 Return from Geneva to India Manmohan Singh
- 1991 Finance-minister swearing-in Manmohan Singh
- 1992 SAARC visit to New Delhi Khaleda Zia
- 1995 Political visit to New Delhi Vladimir Zhirinovsky
- 1996 State visit to New Delhi Jiang Zemin
- 1998 Republic Day visit to New Delhi Jacques Chirac
- 1999 Address to the nation during Kargil conflict Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 2000 Meeting with President Clinton Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- 2001 Bharat Ratna investiture Lata Mangeshkar
- 2002 Filed presidential nomination A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
- 2002 Sworn in as president A. P. J. Abdul Kalam