Historical figures in 1868
The atlas holds 26 people and 52 moments here, in 1868. The most recorded lives are Charles Dickens, Ramakrishna and Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Among them Writers, Scientists and Performers.
Notable people
Alexander Graham Bell
in 1868
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Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist, teacher of the deaf, and engineer best known for patenting the first practical telephone.…
Alfred Nobel
in 1868
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Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833–1896) developed dynamite and other explosives, built businesses…
Arthur Conan Doyle
in 1868
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Scottish-born British physician and writer best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh,…
Baháʼu'lláh
in 1868
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Baháʼu'lláh (Mírzá Ḥusayn-ʻAlí Núrí) was an Iranian religious leader and founder of the Baháʼí Faith.…
Charles Darwin
in 1868
1 moment here
English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…
Charles Dickens
in 1868
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English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
Chulalongkorn
in 1868
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Chulalongkorn (Rama V) was King of Siam from 1868 until 1910. His reign combined state centralization, legal and social reform, and diplomacy…
Emperor Meiji
in 1868
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Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito) was emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912. His reign encompassed the Meiji Restoration, the transfer of the imperial court…
Friedrich Nietzsche
in 1868
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German philosopher, classical philologist, cultural critic, poet, and author. Born in Röcken, Nietzsche was educated at Schulpforta and Leipzig,…
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
in 1868
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Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…
George Eliot
in 1868
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Mary Ann Evans, known by the pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, translator, journalist, and poet.…
Henrik Ibsen
in 1868
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Norwegian playwright and poet whose career took him from Telemark and coastal Norway to theatre work in Bergen and Christiania, then to long…
Imam Shamil
in 1868
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Avar imam, political and military leader of the Caucasian Imamate, and principal leader of North Caucasian resistance to Imperial Russia during the…
James Buchanan
in 1868
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James Buchanan Jr. was an American lawyer, diplomat, senator, secretary of state, and the fifteenth president of the United States.…
Johannes Brahms
in 1868
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German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms developed as a performer there before touring Central Europe,…
José Rizal
in 1868
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Filipino nationalist, writer, physician, and polymath whose reform advocacy, novels, exile, trial, and execution made him a central figure in…
Jules Verne
in 1868
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French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…
Mark Twain
in 1868
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Maxim Gorky
in 1868
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Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov, known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian and Soviet writer, journalist, publisher, and political activist.…
Mongkut
in 1868
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Mongkut, also known as Rama IV, was King of Siam from 1851 until 1868. Before becoming king he spent twenty-seven years as the monk Vajirañāṇo,…
Porfirio Díaz
in 1868
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José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican general and politician who led Mexico from 1876 to 1880 and from 1884 until his overthrow in 1911.…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
in 1868
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Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
Ramakrishna
in 1868
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Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (Ramakrishna Chattopadhyay) was an Indian Hindu mystic and religious teacher.…
Sarah Bernhardt
in 1868
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French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…
Moments
- 1868 Instructor at Somerset College Alexander Graham Bell
- 1868 University College London studies Alexander Graham Bell
- 1868 First public dynamite demonstration Alfred Nobel
- 1868 Jesuit preparatory schooling Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1868 Reads at Plymouth Church Charles Dickens
- 1868 Reads in Baltimore Charles Dickens
- 1868 Reads in Philadelphia Charles Dickens
- 1868 Continued from Vevey to Milan Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1868 Continued to Vevey after Sofya’s death Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1868 Moved to Geneva Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1868 Residence in Dresden Henrik Ibsen
- 1868 Childhood pilgrimage to Antipolo José Rizal
- 1868 Visit to London Jules Verne
- 1868 Visit to Wat Bowonniwet as king Mongkut
- 1868 Telegraph inauguration at Tehuacán Porfirio Díaz
- 1868 Pilgrimage at Kedar Ghat Ramakrishna
- 1868 Pilgrimage at Prayag Ramakrishna
- 1868 Pilgrimage at Vaidyanath Ramakrishna
- 1868 Pilgrimage at Vrindavan Ramakrishna
- 1868 Pilgrimage departure with Mathur Ramakrishna
- 1868 Return to Dakshineswar from pilgrimage Ramakrishna
- 1868 Residence on rue de Rome Sarah Bernhardt
- 1868 Works as a Boston telegrapher Thomas Edison
- 1868 Meets President Andrew Johnson Charles Dickens
- 1868 Reads before the president Charles Dickens
- 1868 Reads in Providence Charles Dickens
- 1868 Return to Oaxaca Porfirio Díaz
- 1868 Reads in Buffalo Charles Dickens
- 1868 Reads in New Haven Charles Dickens
- 1868 Reads in Portland Charles Dickens
- 1868 Reads in Syracuse Charles Dickens
- 1868 Reads in Worcester Charles Dickens
- 1868 Revisits Niagara Falls Charles Dickens
- 1868 Month at Torquay George Eliot
- 1868 Birth in Nizhny Novgorod Maxim Gorky
- 1868 Departs New York aboard Russia Charles Dickens
- 1868 Gives final American reading Charles Dickens
- 1868 Conducting A German Requiem Johannes Brahms
- 1868 Meeting members of The Five Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1868 Journey to Osaka during the Boshin War Emperor Meiji
- 1868 Republican nomination Ulysses S. Grant
- 1868 Death at Wheatland James Buchanan
- 1868 Finishes The Innocents Abroad in San Francisco Mark Twain
- 1868 Family stay at Freshwater Charles Darwin
- 1868 Incarceration in Acre Citadel Baháʼu'lláh
- 1868 Solar-eclipse expedition at Wa Ko Chulalongkorn
- 1868 Solar-eclipse expedition to Wakor Mongkut
- 1868 Formal coronation Emperor Meiji
- 1868 Returns to Leipzig University Friedrich Nietzsche
- 1868 Death in Bangkok Mongkut