Historical figures in 1879
The atlas holds 34 people and 50 moments here, in 1879. The most recorded lives are Ulysses S. Grant, Fyodor Dostoyevsky and Walt Whitman. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Scientists.
Notable people
Rubén Darío
in 1879
1 moment here
Nicaraguan poet, journalist, and diplomat Félix Rubén García Sarmiento, known as Rubén Darío, was a central initiator of Spanish-language Modernismo.…
Sarah Bernhardt
in 1879
2 moments here
French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…
Sarojini Naidu
in 1879
1 moment here
Indian poet, nationalist, women’s-rights advocate, president of the Indian National Congress, and first governor of the United Provinces.…
Sri Aurobindo
in 1879
1 moment here
Sri Aurobindo (Aurobindo Ghose) was an Indian nationalist, philosopher, poet, and yogi. His documented movements run from childhood in Bengal and…
Sun Yat-sen
in 1879
2 moments here
Chinese physician, revolutionary, and political thinker who founded the Republic of China and the Kuomintang.…
Ulysses S. Grant
in 1879
8 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 1879
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 1879
3 moments here
American poet, essayist, journalist, and author of Leaves of Grass. Born on Long Island, he lived and worked chiefly in Brooklyn, Manhattan,…
Warren G. Harding
in 1879
1 moment here
Warren G. Harding was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923.…
Woodrow Wilson
in 1879
1 moment here
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was an American academic, governor of New Jersey, and the 28th president of the United States.…