Historical figures in 1905
The atlas holds 42 people and 64 moments here, in 1905. The most recorded lives are Leon Trotsky, Sun Yat-sen and Mikhail Frunze. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Jurists.
Notable people
Agatha Christie
in 1905
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English novelist, playwright, and memoirist, internationally known for detective fiction featuring Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.…
Albert Einstein
in 1905
1 moment here
German-born theoretical physicist who transformed modern physics through special and general relativity, foundational work on quantum theory, and…
Alfred Deakin
in 1905
1 moment here
Australian barrister, journalist, federation advocate and Australia’s second prime minister.…
Calvin Coolidge
in 1905
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John Calvin Coolidge Jr. (1872–1933) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as governor of Massachusetts, vice president of the…
Charlie Chaplin
in 1905
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English actor, comedian, director, writer, producer and composer whose screen persona, the Tramp, became an international icon.…
Chiang Kai-shek
in 1905
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Chinese military commander, revolutionary, and statesman. Chiang Kai-shek led the Nationalist government of China through the Northern Expedition,…
Eleanor Roosevelt
in 1905
3 moments here
American political figure, diplomat, activist, and First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945.…
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
in 1905
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Ivorian physician and politician who became the first president of Côte d’Ivoire, serving from independence in 1960 until his death in 1993.…
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
in 1905
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…
Franz Kafka
in 1905
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German-language Jewish Czech writer whose fiction transformed modern literature. Born and educated in Prague, Kafka trained as a lawyer and worked…
Grigori Rasputin
in 1905
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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…
Grover Cleveland
in 1905
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Stephen Grover Cleveland was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States.…
Harry S. Truman
in 1905
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Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
Henri Matisse
in 1905
1 moment here
French painter, sculptor, draughtsman, printmaker, and major figure of modern art. Born in Le Cateau-Cambresis, Matisse trained and worked…
Jack London
in 1905
2 moments here
American novelist, journalist, sailor, war correspondent, and socialist activist. Born John Griffith Chaney in San Francisco, he grew up around the…
James Joyce
in 1905
3 moments here
Irish novelist, poet, and critic whose life moved between Dublin, continental Europe, and Switzerland.…
Jawaharlal Nehru
in 1905
1 moment here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
Jean-Paul Sartre
in 1905
1 moment here
French philosopher, writer, and political activist associated with existentialism. His documented movements include education and teaching across…
John Maynard Keynes
in 1905
1 moment here
English economist, civil servant, Cambridge fellow, and British international negotiator whose work shaped modern macroeconomics.…
José Raúl Capablanca
in 1905
1 moment here
Cuban chess player and diplomat, world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. This chronology records documented physical presence at places of birth,…
Jules Verne
in 1905
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…
Lavr Kornilov
in 1905
1 moment here
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov was an Imperial Russian Army officer, military intelligence officer, explorer, and general.…
Leon Trotsky
in 1905
4 moments here
Leon Trotsky (Lev Davidovich Bronstein) was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet political leader, Marxist theorist, and organizer of the Red Army.…
Marie Curie
in 1905
1 moment here
Polish-born, naturalized-French physicist and chemist who pioneered research on radioactivity. With Pierre Curie she discovered polonium and radium.…
Moments
- 1905 Education in Paris Agatha Christie
- 1905 Visits Serbia with his family Albert Einstein
- 1905 Honeymoon in Montreal Calvin Coolidge
- 1905 Golden Arrow School Chiang Kai-shek
- 1905 Honeymoon at Hyde Park Eleanor Roosevelt
- 1905 New York City and Hyde Park household Eleanor Roosevelt
- 1905 Moves into Springwood after marriage Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1905 Recuperates in Zuckmantel Franz Kafka
- 1905 Missouri National Guard service Harry S. Truman
- 1905 Fauvist work at Collioure Henri Matisse
- 1905 Schooling at Harrow Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1905 Mountain holiday in Switzerland John Maynard Keynes
- 1905 Columbia College and Manhattan Chess Club José Raúl Capablanca
- 1905 Celebrates seventieth birthday at Delmonico's Mark Twain
- 1905 Flight to Lake Saimaa Maxim Gorky
- 1905 Imprisonment in Peter and Paul Fortress Maxim Gorky
- 1905 Bloody Sunday demonstration Mikhail Frunze
- 1905 Departure for Cambridge studies Muhammad Iqbal
- 1905 Graduates from the Military College Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1905 Posted to the Fifth Army in Damascus Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- 1905 Move to Allora P. L. Travers
- 1905 Recruiting students in Brussels Sun Yat-sen
- 1905 Revolutionary organizing in Berlin Sun Yat-sen
- 1905 Revolutionary organizing in Paris Sun Yat-sen
- 1905 Met Stalin at Tampere Vladimir Lenin
- 1905 Returned clandestinely to Saint Petersburg Vladimir Lenin
- 1905 Returns to the Philippines with congressional delegation William Howard Taft
- 1905 Visit to Hawaiian Korean communities Yun Ch'iho
- 1905 Visit to Korean communities in Mexico Yun Ch'iho
- 1905 Visit to Brioni James Joyce
- 1905 Battle of Mukden Lavr Kornilov
- 1905 Return through Kiev Leon Trotsky
- 1905 Marriage to Katia Pringsheim Thomas Mann
- 1905 Marriage to Franklin Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt
- 1905 Marries Eleanor Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- 1905 Residence at Piazza Ponterosso James Joyce
- 1905 Returns to Trieste from Pola James Joyce
- 1905 Death at home in Amiens Jules Verne
- 1905 Reading at the Ateneo de Madrid Rubén Darío
- 1905 Third RSDLP Congress in London Vladimir Lenin
- 1905 Revolutionary work in Shuya Mikhail Frunze
- 1905 Textile-strike leadership in Ivanovo-Voznesensk Mikhail Frunze
- 1905 Kanpur teaching and literary period Premchand
- 1905 “Notice to quit” speech Alfred Deakin
- 1905 Inspection of Hill Ranch Jack London
- 1905 Birth in Paris Jean-Paul Sartre
- 1905 Travels to Stockholm for Nobel obligations Marie Curie
- 1905 Works around Schoorl Pablo Picasso
- 1905 Meets Katsura in Japan William Howard Taft
- 1905 Month in Rajahmundry Srinivasa Ramanujan