Historical figures in Saigon
The atlas holds 18 people and 39 moments here, from 1911 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Ngô Đình Diệm, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and Thích Nhất Hạnh. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Military Leaders, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Bảo Đại
in 1954
1 moment here
Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy, known as Bảo Đại, was the final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty and later chief of state of the State of Vietnam.…
Bhumibol Adulyadej
in 1959
1 moment here
Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) was King of Thailand from 1946 to 2016. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, he grew up partly in Thailand and Switzerland,…
Charlie Chaplin
in 1936
1 moment here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Dalida
in 1961
1 moment here
Dalida, born Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was an Egyptian-born Italian-French singer, actress and model.…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1911
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…
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
in 1950
1 moment here
Central African military officer and politician who seized power in the Central African Republic in 1966, served as president, and proclaimed himself…
John F. Kennedy
in 1951
1 moment here
John Fitzgerald Kennedy was an American naval officer, journalist, congressman, senator, and the 35th president of the United States.…
Lê Đức Thọ
from 1948 to 1975
3 moments here
Vietnamese revolutionary, Communist Party leader, and diplomat. Born Phan Đình Khải, he was imprisoned by French colonial authorities, worked in…
Marguerite Duras
from 1914 to 1932
3 moments here
French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker, born Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu.…
Ngô Đình Diệm
from 1944 to 1963
9 moments here
Ngô Đình Diệm was a Vietnamese civil servant, nationalist politician, prime minister of the State of Vietnam, and first president of the Republic of…
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
from 1946 to 1975
6 moments here
South Vietnamese army officer and politician who led South Vietnam as chairman of the National Leadership Committee from 1965 and as president from…
Norodom Sihanouk
in 1936
1 moment here
Cambodian monarch, politician, and cultural figure who was king (1941–1955; 1993–2004), prime minister, chief of state, and leader in exile.…
Pablo Neruda
in 1928
1 moment here
Chilean poet, diplomat, senator, Communist political figure, and 1971 Nobel laureate. Born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, he lived and…
Pol Pot
in 1953
1 moment here
Cambodian communist revolutionary and dictator, born Saloth Sâr. As leader of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and Democratic Kampuchea, he oversaw a…
Prajadhipok
in 1930
1 moment here
Prajadhipok (Rama VII) was King of Siam from 1925 until his abdication in 1935. Educated in England and trained in the military, he travelled…
Richard Nixon
from 1953 to 1969
2 moments here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Thích Nhất Hạnh
from 1950 to 1964
4 moments here
Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, teacher, author, and peace activist. Thích Nhất Hạnh helped develop engaged Buddhism, founded the Plum Village…
Trần Đại Quang
in 2018
1 moment here
Vietnamese police general and politician who served as Minister of Public Security from 2011 to 2016 and as President of Vietnam from April 2016…
Moments
- 1911 Departure from Saigon aboard Amiral de Latouche-Tréville Ho Chi Minh
- 1914 Birth in Gia Định Marguerite Duras
- 1928 Secondary school in Saigon Marguerite Duras
- 1928 Travel in French Indochina Pablo Neruda
- 1930 Arrival in Saigon Prajadhipok
- 1932 Return to Saigon Marguerite Duras
- 1936 Secondary school in Saigon Norodom Sihanouk
- 1936 Arrives in Saigon Charlie Chaplin
- 1944 Flight to Saigon Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1946 Defection to Saigon Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1948 Cochinchina Party work Lê Đức Thọ
- 1950 Residence at Ấn Quang Pagoda Thích Nhất Hạnh
- 1950 Deployment to French Indochina Jean-Bédel Bokassa
- 1951 Visited French Indochina John F. Kennedy
- 1953 Arrival in Saigon Pol Pot
- 1953 Visit to Saigon Richard Nixon
- 1954 Departure from Saigon for France Bảo Đại
- 1954 Return from exile at Tân Sơn Nhứt Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1954 Prime ministerial meeting in Saigon Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1955 Proclamation of the Republic Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1959 Teaching at Saigon temples Thích Nhất Hạnh
- 1959 State visit to South Vietnam Bhumibol Adulyadej
- 1961 Saigon concert Dalida
- 1961 Meeting with Lyndon B. Johnson Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1963 Arrest in Cholon Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1963 Assassination during transfer to Tân Sơn Nhứt Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1963 Escape from Gia Long Palace Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1963 Refuge at St. Francis Xavier Church Ngô Đình Diệm
- 1963 Return to South Vietnam Thích Nhất Hạnh
- 1964 Founding higher Buddhist studies institute Thích Nhất Hạnh
- 1969 Meeting Nixon at Independence Palace Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1969 Visit to South Vietnam Richard Nixon
- 1970 Meeting Vice President Agnew Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1970 Meeting Vice President Agnew again Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1975 Entry into Saigon Lê Đức Thọ
- 1975 Departure from Tan Son Nhut Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1975 Resignation at the presidential palace Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1975 Victory parade in Saigon Lê Đức Thọ
- 2018 Meeting with Ho Chi Minh City voters Trần Đại Quang