Historical figures in 1877
The atlas holds 25 people and 41 moments here, in 1877. The most recorded lives are Ulysses S. Grant, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders.
Notable people
Alexander Graham Bell
in 1877
1 moment here
Scottish-born Canadian-American inventor, scientist, teacher of the deaf, and engineer best known for patenting the first practical telephone.…
Baháʼu'lláh
in 1877
1 moment here
Baháʼu'lláh (Mírzá Ḥusayn-ʻAlí Núrí) was an Iranian religious leader and founder of the Baháʼí Faith.…
Charles Darwin
in 1877
2 moments here
English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…
Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1877
1 moment here
American architect, designer, writer, and educator whose career spanned more than seven decades.…
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
in 1877
3 moments here
Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…
Hermann Hesse
in 1877
1 moment here
German-Swiss poet, novelist, essayist, and painter. Hesse’s documented life moved between Württemberg, Switzerland, Italy, and Southeast Asia:…
Johannes Brahms
in 1877
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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 Martí
in 1877
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Cuban nationalist, writer, journalist, and organizer of the Cuban Revolutionary Party. Martí lived and worked across Cuba, Spain, Mexico, Guatemala,…
José Rizal
in 1877
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Filipino nationalist, writer, physician, and polymath whose reform advocacy, novels, exile, trial, and execution made him a central figure in…
Karl Marx
in 1877
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German philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. Born in Trier, Marx studied in Bonn and Berlin, worked in Cologne, and…
Max Planck
in 1877
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German theoretical physicist and originator of quantum theory. Planck’s documented life moved from Kiel to Munich, Berlin, Kiel again, and Berlin,…
Muhammad Iqbal
in 1877
1 moment here
Muhammad Iqbal (1877–1938) was a South Asian philosopher, poet, lawyer, and political figure.…
Oscar Wilde
in 1877
2 moments here
Irish author, poet, playwright, critic, and leading figure in late nineteenth-century aestheticism.…
Otto von Bismarck
in 1877
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Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…
Pedro II of Brazil
in 1877
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Pedro II (1825–1891) was the second and final emperor of Brazil, reigning from 1831 until the 1889 coup that abolished the monarchy.…
Porfirio Díaz
in 1877
1 moment here
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 1877
3 moments here
Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
Rudyard Kipling
in 1877
1 moment here
English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…
Sri Aurobindo
in 1877
1 moment here
Sri Aurobindo (Aurobindo Ghose) was an Indian nationalist, philosopher, poet, and yogi. His documented movements run from childhood in Bengal and…
Syngman Rhee
in 1877
1 moment here
Syngman Rhee was a Korean independence activist and the first president of the Republic of Korea, serving from 1948 until his resignation in 1960.…
Ulysses S. Grant
in 1877
7 moments here
Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…
Vincent van Gogh
in 1877
1 moment here
Dutch Post-Impressionist painter whose documented movements trace a path from a Brabant childhood through work and religious study in the…
Walt Whitman
in 1877
1 moment here
American poet, essayist, journalist, and author of Leaves of Grass. Born on Long Island, he lived and worked chiefly in Brooklyn, Manhattan,…
William McKinley
in 1877
1 moment here
William McKinley Jr. (1843–1901) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, Republican politician, governor of Ohio, and the 25th president of the…
Moments
- 1877 Residence at Mazra'ih Baháʼu'lláh
- 1877 Family move to Madison Frank Lloyd Wright
- 1877 Revisited Darovoye after forty years Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1877 Conducting First Symphony Johannes Brahms
- 1877 Conducting First Symphony Johannes Brahms
- 1877 Summer stays by Lake Wörthersee Johannes Brahms
- 1877 Residence in Ciudad Vieja José Martí
- 1877 Return through Progreso José Martí
- 1877 Year of study in Berlin Max Planck
- 1877 Audience with Pope Pius IX Oscar Wilde
- 1877 Visit reflected in Ravenna Oscar Wilde
- 1877 Kissingen Dictation at spa Otto von Bismarck
- 1877 Stay at Goldings Farm Rudyard Kipling
- 1877 Loreto schooling in Darjeeling Sri Aurobindo
- 1877 Family relocation to Seoul Syngman Rhee
- 1877 Thomas Paine program Walt Whitman
- 1877 Childhood in Dublin Winston Churchill
- 1877 Return from Guadalajara campaign Porfirio Díaz
- 1877 University study at Santo Tomas José Rizal
- 1877 Arrival at Liverpool Ulysses S. Grant
- 1877 Departure for world tour Ulysses S. Grant
- 1877 Studies in Amsterdam Vincent van Gogh
- 1877 Investigates earthworms at Stonehenge Charles Darwin
- 1877 Dinner with Queen Victoria Ulysses S. Grant
- 1877 Marriage to Mabel Hubbard Alexander Graham Bell
- 1877 Stayed at Maly Prikol manor Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1877 Birth at Marktplatz 6 Hermann Hesse
- 1877 Lecture at Teatro Colón José Martí
- 1877 Honeymoon in Saint Petersburg Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1877 Marriage at Saint George's Church Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1877 Registered as a spa guest in Neuenahr Karl Marx
- 1877 Arrival at Edinburgh Ulysses S. Grant
- 1877 Return from second foreign journey Pedro II of Brazil
- 1877 Freedom of Glasgow Ulysses S. Grant
- 1877 Settlement at Clarens Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1877 Stay in Paris Ulysses S. Grant
- 1877 Takes congressional seat William McKinley
- 1877 Receives honorary degree at Cambridge Charles Darwin
- 1877 Birth in Sialkot Muhammad Iqbal
- 1877 Spoke at Nekrasov’s funeral Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1877 Christmas aboard USS Vandalia Ulysses S. Grant