Historical figures in Taipei
The atlas holds 11 people and 19 moments here, from 1923 to 2016. The most recorded lives are Teresa Teng, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and Hirohito. Among them Writers, Business Leaders and Engineers and Inventors, across the Space Age and the Cold War.
Notable people
Chiang Kai-shek
from 1950 to 1975
2 moments here
Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman. Chiang Kai-shek led the Nationalist government of China through the Northern Expedition,…
Eisaku Satō
in 1967
1 moment here
Japanese politician and prime minister of Japan from 1964 to 1972. A former railway bureaucrat, Satō led Japan during rapid economic growth, pursued…
F. W. de Klerk
in 2007
1 moment here
South African lawyer and National Party politician who served as State President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as deputy president from 1994…
Hastings Banda
in 1967
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…
Hirohito
in 1923
2 moments here
Hirohito (posthumously Emperor Shōwa) was Emperor of Japan from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989.…
Jimmy Carter
in 1999
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 McCain
in 2016
1 moment here
John Sidney McCain III was an American naval aviator, Vietnam War prisoner of war, U.S. representative, U.S.…
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
from 1969 to 1975
3 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…
Paul Walker
in 2009
1 moment here
Paul William Walker IV was an American actor best known for playing Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise.…
Soong Mei-ling
from 1955 to 1958
2 moments here
Soong Mei-ling, also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek, was a Chinese political figure and wife of Chiang Kai-shek.…
Teresa Teng
from 1957 to 1968
4 moments here
Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng (Teng Li-yun; 1953–1995) became one of the most influential popular vocalists in the Chinese-speaking world and across…
Moments
- 1923 Beitou hot-spring visit Hirohito
- 1923 Return to Taipei Hirohito
- 1950 Resumed presidency in Taipei Chiang Kai-shek
- 1955 Taipei appearance with Chiang Soong Mei-ling
- 1957 Early education at Luzhou Elementary School Teresa Teng
- 1958 Visit to wounded soldiers Soong Mei-ling
- 1965 Studies at Ginling Girls' High School Teresa Teng
- 1967 Paris Night nightclub debut Teresa Teng
- 1967 State visit to Taiwan Hastings Banda
- 1967 Visit to Taipei Eisaku Satō
- 1968 Philippines-earthquake charity fair Teresa Teng
- 1969 Arrival for Taiwan state visit Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1969 Tribute at Taipei Martyrs' Shrine Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1975 Exile residence in Tianmu Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1975 Death in Taipei Chiang Kai-shek
- 1999 Taiwan visit Jimmy Carter
- 2007 Global Forum on New Democracies F. W. de Klerk
- 2009 Fast & Furious 4 Taipei premiere Paul Walker
- 2016 Meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen John McCain