Historical figures in Quebec City

The atlas holds 10 people and 16 moments here, from 1535 to 1987. The most recorded lives are Jacques Cartier, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Explorers, across the Cold War and the Space Age.

Notable people

  1. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    in 1942

    1 moment here

    French writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900–1944) pioneered airmail flying in Europe, Africa, and South America, wrote works including…

  2. Charles de Gaulle

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    French army officer, leader of Free France during the Second World War, head of France's Provisional Government, and president of the French Fifth…

  3. Charles Dickens

    in 1842

    1 moment here

    English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…

  4. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    from 1936 to 1944

    3 moments here

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

  5. Golda Meir

    in 1906

    1 moment here

    Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…

  6. Jacques Cartier

    from 1535 to 1541

    5 moments here

    French navigator and explorer from Saint-Malo whose three Atlantic voyages of 1534, 1535–1536, and 1541–1542 surveyed the Gulf and River of Saint…

  7. James Cook

    in 1759

    1 moment here

    British naval officer, hydrographer and explorer whose surveys of Newfoundland and three Pacific voyages transformed European geographic knowledge of…

  8. Léopold Sédar Senghor

    in 1987

    1 moment here

    Senegalese poet, theorist of Négritude, and statesman who became Senegal’s first president in 1960.…

  9. Ronald Reagan

    in 1985

    1 moment here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

  10. Winston Churchill

    in 1943

    1 moment here

    Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…

Moments

  1. 1535 Wintering at Stadacona Jacques Cartier
  2. 1536 Departure from Sainte-Croix Jacques Cartier
  3. 1541 Establishment of Charlesbourg-Royal Jacques Cartier
  4. 1541 Return to Stadacona Jacques Cartier
  5. 1541 Reconnaissance from Charlesbourg-Royal Jacques Cartier
  6. 1759 Surveys the St Lawrence approaches to Quebec James Cook
  7. 1842 Visits Quebec City Charles Dickens
  8. 1906 Arrival in Quebec Golda Meir
  9. 1936 Official visit to Quebec City Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  10. 1942 Stay in Quebec City Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
  11. 1943 Attends First Quebec Conference Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  12. 1943 First Quebec Conference Winston Churchill
  13. 1944 Attends Second Quebec Conference Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  14. 1967 Arrival in Quebec City Charles de Gaulle
  15. 1985 Meets Mulroney in Quebec City Ronald Reagan
  16. 1987 Université Laval fiftieth-anniversary address Léopold Sédar Senghor

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