Historical figures in Vienna

The atlas holds 56 people and 141 moments here, from 180 to 2011. The most recorded lives are Ludwig van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Schubert. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Musicians and Composers, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Olav V

   from 1966 to 1982

   2 moments here

   Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…

2. Sigmund Freud

   from 1860 to 1938

   5 moments here

   Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis. This chronology traces documented locations from his Moravian birthplace and Viennese education…

3. Suleiman the Magnificent

   in 1529

   1 moment here

   Ottoman sultan from 1520 to 1566, known in Ottoman tradition as Kanuni, the Lawgiver. Born at Trabzon and educated for dynastic rule, Suleiman…

4. Sydney Brenner

   in 2000

   1 moment here

   South African-born molecular biologist whose career moved from Johannesburg and Oxford to Cambridge, California, Singapore and other scientific…

5. Ulysses S. Grant

   in 1878

   1 moment here

   Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…

6. Willy Brandt

   in 1972

   1 moment here

   German Social Democratic politician, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm in Lübeck. He lived in exile in Norway and Sweden during the Nazi era, became…

7. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

   from 1762 to 1791

   14 moments here

   Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…

8. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

   in 1965

   1 moment here

   Pakistani barrister and statesman who served as Pakistan’s fourth president (1971–1973) and ninth prime minister (1973–1977).…

Moments

1. 1918 Political-economy teaching in Vienna Max Weber
2. 1918 Continues medical treatment in Vienna Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
3. 1918 Completion of the Tractatus Ludwig Wittgenstein
4. 1919 Return from captivity Ludwig Wittgenstein
5. 1919 Teacher training Ludwig Wittgenstein
6. 1920 Spends several days with Milena in Vienna Franz Kafka
7. 1923 Theosophical convention in Vienna Jiddu Krishnamurti
8. 1924 Makes his last outing Franz Kafka
9. 1924 Moves to Hoffmann’s sanatorium Franz Kafka
10. 1924 Transferred to Vienna’s laryngology clinic Franz Kafka
11. 1924 Dies at Kierling Franz Kafka
12. 1926 Design work on Haus Wittgenstein Ludwig Wittgenstein
13. 1926 Work at Hütteldorf monastery Ludwig Wittgenstein
14. 1927 Occidentalists photographed in Vienna Edgar de Wahl
15. 1938 Speaks on Vienna Heldenplatz Adolf Hitler
16. 1938 Leaves Vienna under Nazi rule Sigmund Freud
17. 1940 Visits Vienna Adolf Hitler
18. 1943 Overnight stay in Vienna Benito Mussolini
19. 1950 Final Vienna visit Ludwig Wittgenstein
20. 1956 Return to the University of Vienna Erwin Schrödinger
21. 1958 Third Pugwash Conference in Vienna Hideki Yukawa
22. 1961 Death in Vienna Erwin Schrödinger
23. 1961 Met Khrushchev in Vienna John F. Kennedy
24. 1961 Vienna summit with Kennedy Nikita Khrushchev
25. 1964 Honorary membership in Vienna Bhumibol Adulyadej
26. 1964 European Cup final in Vienna Alfredo Di Stéfano
27. 1965 Nuclear discussions in Vienna Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
28. 1966 Reception at Vienna's Hofburg Bhumibol Adulyadej
29. 1966 State visit to Austria Olav V
30. 1967 Conference in Vienna Claude Simon
31. 1972 Visit to Vienna Willy Brandt
32. 1973 Meeting with Chancellor Kreisky Golda Meir
33. 1979 SALT II signing in Vienna Jimmy Carter
34. 1979 SALT II summit participation Konstantin Chernenko
35. 1982 Working visit to Vienna Muammar Gaddafi
36. 1982 State visit to Austria Olav V
37. 1993 World Conference on Human Rights Manmohan Singh
38. 1998 Human-rights assembly in Vienna Kofi Annan
39. 2000 Mendel Lecture Sydney Brenner
40. 2009 Women's World Awards gala Claudia Cardinale
41. 2011 Pneumonia and coma in Vienna George Michael

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