Historical figures in 1897

The atlas holds 37 people and 64 moments here, in 1897. The most recorded lives are Chulalongkorn, Emilio Aguinaldo and Oscar Wilde. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Philosophers.

Notable people

  1. Alfred Deakin

    in 1897

    1 moment here

    Australian barrister, journalist, federation advocate and Australia’s second prime minister.…

  2. Amelia Earhart

    in 1897

    1 moment here

    American aviator and author. Earhart was born in Atchison, Kansas, became a leading aviation pioneer, crossed the Atlantic as a passenger in 1928,…

  3. Anton Chekhov

    in 1897

    1 moment here

    Russian playwright, short-story writer, and physician. Chekhov was born in Taganrog, studied and began his literary career in Moscow, undertook a…

  4. Arthur Conan Doyle

    in 1897

    1 moment here

    Scottish-born British physician and writer best known as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. Doyle studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh,…

  5. B. R. Ambedkar

    in 1897

    1 moment here

    Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer, politician, principal architect of India’s Constitution, and a leading…

  6. Camille Pissarro

    in 1897

    1 moment here

    Danish-French painter and a central figure in Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism. Born in Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas, Pissarro studied in…

  7. Chulalongkorn

    in 1897

    11 moments here

    Chulalongkorn (Rama V) was King of Siam from 1868 until 1910. His reign combined state centralization, legal and social reform, and diplomacy…

  8. Diego Rivera

    in 1897

    1 moment here

    Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera was a central figure in Mexican muralism. His documented movements include study in Mexico and Europe, work…

  9. Edmund Barton

    in 1897

    2 moments here

    Australian barrister, federation leader, first prime minister of Australia (1901–1903), and founding justice of the High Court of Australia.…

  10. Emilio Aguinaldo

    in 1897

    5 moments here

    Filipino revolutionary, military leader, and political figure who led forces in the Philippine Revolution, headed the First Philippine Republic,…

  11. Grigori Rasputin

    in 1897

    2 moments here

    Russian mystic and faith healer whose rise from a Siberian peasant village to influence at the court of Nicholas II made him one of the most…

  12. Grover Cleveland

    in 1897

    1 moment here

    Stephen Grover Cleveland was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States.…

  13. Herbert Hoover

    in 1897

    1 moment here

    Herbert Clark Hoover was an American mining engineer, international relief administrator, U.S.…

  14. Jack London

    in 1897

    2 moments here

    American novelist, journalist, sailor, war correspondent, and socialist activist. Born John Griffith Chaney in San Francisco, he grew up around the…

  15. Johannes Brahms

    in 1897

    1 moment here

    German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms developed as a performer there before touring Central Europe,…

  16. John Maynard Keynes

    in 1897

    1 moment here

    English economist, civil servant, Cambridge fellow, and British international negotiator whose work shaped modern macroeconomics.…

  17. Jomo Kenyatta

    in 1897

    1 moment here

    Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1897–1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who became Kenya’s first prime minister in 1963 and first president…

  18. Lavr Kornilov

    in 1897

    2 moments here

    Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov was an Imperial Russian Army officer, military intelligence officer, explorer, and general.…

  19. Leon Trotsky

    in 1897

    1 moment here

    Leon Trotsky (Lev Davidovich Bronstein) was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet political leader, Marxist theorist, and organizer of the Red Army.…

  20. Leo Tolstoy

    in 1897

    1 moment here

    Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…

  21. Liliʻuokalani

    in 1897

    1 moment here

    Liliʻuokalani was the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, reigning from January 29, 1891, until the overthrow of the monarchy on January…

  22. Mahatma Gandhi

    in 1897

    1 moment here

    Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…

  23. Mark Twain

    in 1897

    2 moments here

    Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…

  24. Oscar Wilde

    in 1897

    4 moments here

    Irish author, poet, playwright, critic, and leading figure in late nineteenth-century aestheticism.…

Moments

  1. 1897 Schooling in Mumbai B. R. Ambedkar
  2. 1897 Painting at Stamford Brook Camille Pissarro
  3. 1897 Begins art classes at the National School of Fine Arts Diego Rivera
  4. 1897 Pilgrimage to St. Nicholas Monastery Grigori Rasputin
  5. 1897 Return from pilgrimage Grigori Rasputin
  6. 1897 Gold-rush stay in Dawson Jack London
  7. 1897 Birth at Ngenda Jomo Kenyatta
  8. 1897 General Staff Academy in St. Petersburg Lavr Kornilov
  9. 1897 Return to the Turkestan Military District Lavr Kornilov
  10. 1897 Organizing workers in Nikolayev Leon Trotsky
  11. 1897 Attacked after landing in Durban Mahatma Gandhi
  12. 1897 Speaks to the Concordia Press Club Mark Twain
  13. 1897 Residence near Naples Oscar Wilde
  14. 1897 Writing at Berneval-le-Grand Oscar Wilde
  15. 1897 Posting to Kherwara Ronald Ross
  16. 1897 Move to Rottingdean Rudyard Kipling
  17. 1897 Move to Falun Selma Lagerlöf
  18. 1897 Return to Colombo Swami Vivekananda
  19. 1897 Lectures at King's College Ladies' Department Virginia Woolf
  20. 1897 Excursions on the Yenisei Vladimir Lenin
  21. 1897 Exiled to Shushenskoye Vladimir Lenin
  22. 1897 Fights on the North-West Frontier Winston Churchill
  23. 1897 Makes final visit to Saint Petersburg Leo Tolstoy
  24. 1897 Second Australasian Federal Convention opens Alfred Deakin
  25. 1897 Pulmonary hemorrhage during Moscow visit Anton Chekhov
  26. 1897 Federal Convention at Adelaide Edmund Barton
  27. 1897 At Pasong Santol during the Cavite Offensive Emilio Aguinaldo
  28. 1897 Oath as Generalissimo Emilio Aguinaldo
  29. 1897 Retires to Westland Grover Cleveland
  30. 1897 Attends President McKinley’s inauguration Liliʻuokalani
  31. 1897 First presidential inauguration William McKinley
  32. 1897 Departure on first European grand tour Chulalongkorn
  33. 1897 Death in Vienna Johannes Brahms
  34. 1897 Arrival at Venice Chulalongkorn
  35. 1897 Stay in Bern Chulalongkorn
  36. 1897 Mining work in Western Australia Herbert Hoover
  37. 1897 Release and voyage to Dieppe Oscar Wilde
  38. 1897 Founding Ramakrishna Mission Swami Vivekananda
  39. 1897 Audience at Vatican City Chulalongkorn
  40. 1897 Arrival and headquarters at Biak-na-Bato Emilio Aguinaldo
  41. 1897 Diamond Jubilee thanksgiving outside St Paul's Queen Victoria
  42. 1897 Birth at the Otis home Amelia Earhart
  43. 1897 Arrival in Copenhagen Chulalongkorn
  44. 1897 Reception in Stockholm Chulalongkorn
  45. 1897 Residence at Peterhof Palace Chulalongkorn
  46. 1897 Landing at Dyea for the Klondike Jack London
  47. 1897 Speaks at Claverton Down Winston Churchill
  48. 1897 Meeting Kaiser Wilhelm II at Potsdam Chulalongkorn
  49. 1897 Peace meeting with Pedro Paterno Emilio Aguinaldo
  50. 1897 Reunion with Lord Alfred Douglas Oscar Wilde

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