Historical figures in 1894
The atlas holds 27 people and 33 moments here, in 1894. The most recorded lives are Helen Keller, Mark Twain and Sun Yat-sen. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists.
Notable people
Albert Einstein
in 1894
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Alfred Nobel
in 1894
1 moment here
Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor, and industrialist Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833–1896) developed dynamite and other explosives, built businesses…
Anatole France
in 1894
1 moment here
French poet, journalist, novelist, public intellectual, Académie française member, and 1921 Nobel laureate in Literature.…
Benito Mussolini
in 1894
1 moment here
Italian journalist, Fascist leader, and dictator of Italy from 1922 until his removal in 1943.…
B. R. Ambedkar
in 1894
1 moment here
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer, politician, principal architect of India’s Constitution, and a leading…
Charlie Chaplin
in 1894
1 moment here
English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Edgar de Wahl
in 1894
2 moments here
Baltic German mathematician, physics teacher, naval officer, and creator of Occidental, later renamed Interlingue.…
Eleanor Roosevelt
in 1894
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American political figure, diplomat, activist, and First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945.…
Émile Zola
in 1894
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French novelist, journalist, and leading naturalist writer. Born in Paris, Zola spent formative years in Aix-en-Provence before returning to Paris;…
Emperor Meiji
in 1894
1 moment here
Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito) was emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912. His reign encompassed the Meiji Restoration, the transfer of the imperial court…
Empress Dowager Cixi
in 1894
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Empress Dowager Cixi (Yehe Nara Xingzhen) was a Manchu noblewoman who exercised decisive power in the Qing government as empress dowager and regent…
Helen Keller
in 1894
3 moments here
Helen Adams Keller was an American deafblind author, lecturer, disability-rights advocate, and political activist.…
Hermann Hesse
in 1894
1 moment here
German-Swiss poet, novelist, essayist, and painter. Hesse’s documented life moved between Württemberg, Switzerland, Italy, and Southeast Asia:…
Jack London
in 1894
1 moment here
American novelist, journalist, sailor, war correspondent, and socialist activist. Born John Griffith Chaney in San Francisco, he grew up around the…
José Martí
in 1894
1 moment here
Cuban nationalist, writer, journalist, and organizer of the Cuban Revolutionary Party. Martí lived and worked across Cuba, Spain, Mexico, Guatemala,…
Joseph Stalin
in 1894
1 moment here
Soviet revolutionary and political leader, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili in Gori, Georgia.…
Mark Twain
in 1894
2 moments here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Max Weber
in 1894
1 moment here
German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist whose work on rationalisation, bureaucracy, religion, capitalism, and social action…
Nikita Khrushchev
in 1894
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Soviet Communist Party leader and chairman of the Council of Ministers. Khrushchev rose from industrial work in the Donbas through party posts in…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1894
1 moment here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Ronald Ross
in 1894
2 moments here
British physician, malariologist, mathematician, writer, and 1902 Nobel laureate. Ross established the mosquito’s role in malaria transmission…
Satyendra Nath Bose
in 1894
1 moment here
Indian theoretical physicist and mathematician whose 1924 work founded Bose-Einstein statistics.…
Sun Yat-sen
in 1894
2 moments here
Chinese physician, revolutionary, and political thinker who founded the Republic of China and the Kuomintang.…
Swami Vivekananda
in 1894
1 moment here
Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, teacher, and chief disciple of Ramakrishna. Born Narendranath Datta in Calcutta, he travelled widely through India…
Moments
- 1894 Residence at Björkborn Manor Alfred Nobel
- 1894 Residence at Villa Saïd Anatole France
- 1894 Teacher-training studies Benito Mussolini
- 1894 Childhood schooling at Dapoli B. R. Ambedkar
- 1894 Makes childhood stage appearance Charlie Chaplin
- 1894 Marriage to Maria von Hübbenet Edgar de Wahl
- 1894 Permanent move to Tallinn Edgar de Wahl
- 1894 Raised by grandmother in Tivoli Eleanor Roosevelt
- 1894 Stay in Rome at the outbreak of the Dreyfus affair Émile Zola
- 1894 Chautauqua speech-teaching meeting Helen Keller
- 1894 Clock-factory apprenticeship in Calw Hermann Hesse
- 1894 Imprisonment for vagrancy Jack London
- 1894 Enrolls at Tiflis Theological Seminary Joseph Stalin
- 1894 Spends winter and spring in Paris Mark Twain
- 1894 Visits Nikola Tesla's laboratory Mark Twain
- 1894 Move to Freiburg professorship Max Weber
- 1894 Birth in Calcutta Satyendra Nath Bose
- 1894 Petition mission to Tianjin Sun Yat-sen
- 1894 Founding Vedanta Society of New York Swami Vivekananda
- 1894 Move to Munich Thomas Mann
- 1894 Visits Waterloo battlefield Winston Churchill
- 1894 Sojourn at Patisar Rabindranath Tagore
- 1894 Home leave in London Ronald Ross
- 1894 Birth in Kalinovka Nikita Khrushchev
- 1894 First meeting with Patrick Manson Ronald Ross
- 1894 Spring journey to Kyoto Yosano Akiko
- 1894 Travel to Veracruz José Martí
- 1894 Imperial Headquarters at Hiroshima Castle Emperor Meiji
- 1894 Visit to Bedloe's Island Helen Keller
- 1894 Wright-Humason School studies Helen Keller
- 1894 Sixtieth-birthday commemoration Empress Dowager Cixi
- 1894 Revive China Society founded Sun Yat-sen
- 1894 Joins family in Pavia Albert Einstein