Historical figures in 1896
The atlas holds 41 people and 67 moments here, in 1896. The most recorded lives are Mark Twain, José Rizal and Mikhail Vrubel. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Scientists.
Notable people
Mark Twain
in 1896
5 moments here
Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Max Weber
in 1896
1 moment here
German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist whose work on rationalisation, bureaucracy, religion, capitalism, and social action…
Mikhail Vrubel
in 1896
5 moments here
Russian painter, draughtsman, sculptor, ceramic artist, and theatrical designer associated with Symbolism and Russian Art Nouveau.…
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
in 1896
1 moment here
Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a barrister and political leader who led the All-India Muslim League and became Pakistan’s first governor-general after…
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
in 1896
1 moment here
Ottoman officer, Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, founder of the Republic of Turkey, and its first president.…
Pearl S. Buck
in 1896
1 moment here
American writer, humanitarian, and activist whose life was divided between the United States and China before she became an internationally prominent…
Rajendra Prasad
in 1896
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, independence leader, journalist and statesman who became the first President of India, serving from 1950 to 1962.…
Ronald Ross
in 1896
3 moments here
British physician, malariologist, mathematician, writer, and 1902 Nobel laureate. Ross established the mosquito’s role in malaria transmission…
Rudyard Kipling
in 1896
2 moments here
English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
in 1896
1 moment here
Indian philosopher, academic, diplomat, and statesman. Radhakrishnan taught at leading Indian and British universities, served as vice-chancellor of…
Sun Yat-sen
in 1896
2 moments here
Chinese physician, revolutionary, and political thinker who founded the Republic of China and the Kuomintang.…
Swami Vivekananda
in 1896
2 moments here
Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, teacher, and chief disciple of Ramakrishna. Born Narendranath Datta in Calcutta, he travelled widely through India…
Vladimir Lenin
in 1896
1 moment here
Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…
William McKinley
in 1896
2 moments here
William McKinley Jr. (1843–1901) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, Republican politician, governor of Ohio, and the 25th president of the…
Winston Churchill
in 1896
1 moment here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
Woodrow Wilson
in 1896
1 moment here
Thomas Woodrow Wilson was an American academic, governor of New Jersey, and the 28th president of the United States.…
Yun Ch'iho
in 1896
3 moments here
Korean politician, reformer, educator, Christian leader, diarist, and later Japanese colonial collaborator.…
Moments
- 1896 Three-month stay in Paris Yun Ch'iho
- 1896 Siege of Imus Emilio Aguinaldo
- 1896 University study at Berkeley Jack London
- 1896 Residence at Rock House Rudyard Kipling
- 1896 Exile in London Sun Yat-sen
- 1896 Cambridge School enrollment Helen Keller
- 1896 Driving the Quadricycle Henry Ford
- 1896 Detention in Barcelona José Rizal
- 1896 Detention at Chinese Legation Sun Yat-sen
- 1896 Arrives in Bangalore Winston Churchill
- 1896 Imprisonment at Fort Santiago José Rizal
- 1896 Death at Villa Nobel Alfred Nobel
- 1896 Admission to the Académie française Anatole France
- 1896 Court-martial in Manila José Rizal
- 1896 Execution at Bagumbayan José Rizal
- 1896 Stay in Brookline after pardon Liliʻuokalani
- 1896 Six-month stay in Shanghai Yun Ch'iho